The offer of Confederate Blankets was not taken up by the Ennis Poor Law Union, but this advertisement was placed by Thomas Revington & Co, Church-street, in the
Clare Journal of Mon 11 Dec 1865: "Confederate Blankets. Have just received a Large Lot of the above Blankets at 7s 6d per pair. Also a quantity of Flannels, suitable for Charitable Purposes. All those are good for Charitable Purposes, and charged only at Wholesale Prices.”
Four years later, Confederate blankets were still for sale in Ennis. This advertisement was placed by George Carson & Sons, Church-street Ennis, in the
Clare Journal of Thur 16 Dec 1869: “Christmas Charities. Cheap Confederate Blankets - For Charitable Purposes.”
The
Clare Journal, of Mon 3 Jan 1870, published this notice:
Christmas Charity. Rev Robert Fitzgerald gratefully acknowledges the receipt of £10 from Miss Finucane, Pembroke Road, Dublin, late of Larch Hill, for the poor of the town, to be distributed according to his discretion. Blankets have been purchased, and given to twenty six destitute families in Ennis.
It may be that the confederate blankets had found a home at last.
Sheila