Former MEP Mary Banotti leaves over 1ドル.4m in her will – as well as love letters from Michael Collins to Kitty Kiernan
Mary Banotti, left, had letters from Michael Collins
Niamh Horan
One begins "Kitty darling" and the other starts with "My dear dearest Kitty". Both were signed off with love.
Two letters between the revolutionary leader Michael Collins and his fiancee Kitty Kiernan, which have never been seen publicly before, have now been handed over to the Cork Public Museum as part of the will left by former MEP Mary Banotti.
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