<\/p>\n “These letters between James Finn and May Fay, most of them written in 1916, are part of my family\u2019s inheritance, lovingly treasured by my grandmother, May . She had every reason to cling on to these reminders of the love of her life, my grandfather James Finn. They were married not quite six years when he died leaving her, twenty-five years old and seven months pregnant with their fourth child. They are a document of their love and their time.”<\/p>\n — Tessa Finn,\u00a0Letters – May & James: A Private love in a Revolutionary Year – 1916<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n On Thursday, 28 November 2013 Tessa Finn will give a talk “Another side of 1916. Rathmines love letters” at the\u00a0Rathmines, Ranelagh and Rathgar Historical Society.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Rathmines Town Hall, Dublin 6 | Thursday 28 November 2013, 8pm | Members: Free \/ Visitors: \u20ac3.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tessa Finn is one of the\u00a0private contributors to the collection of the Letters of 1916 who shared her letters between her grandparents James Finn and May Fay and\u00a0allowed for their inclusion in the Letters of 1916 Project. These\u00a0Love Letters\u00a0“are a Continue reading TALK by Tessa Finn: Another side of 1916. Rathmines love letters.<\/span>![\"James](\"https:\/\/letters1916.ie\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/jamesfinn_mayfay.jpeg\")