Liam Langley helped to set up the Irish Volunteers in Tuam in 1913. This Christmas card was received by Liam from The O'Rahilly, a republican he got to know through their shared involvement in the rebellion. The date of the card is between 1913-1915.
Michael Joseph O'Rahilly (22 April 1875 –29 April 1916) known as The
O'Rahilly,was an Irish republican
and nationalist; he was a founding member of the Irish Volunteers 1913 and served as Director of Arms. Despite opposing the action, he took part
in the Easter Rising in
Dublin and was killed in a charge on a British machine gun post covering the
retreat from the GPO during the fighting.
