Manuscripts

Strewth

by Bean an Phoist on September 2, 2011 · 0 comments

in Collections,Conservation,Manuscripts,Newspapers,Projects

Niamh McGarry, Conservation Asst., Dublin Castle Clippings Conservation Project One of the most surprising items that I have come across during my time working on the conservation of the Dublin Castle Clippings files is a translation of a Danish newspaper article on a typewritten page, with comments from the translator. Surprising, because most of the [...]

Tagged as: "Art Ó Briain", Art O'Brien, British Intelligence, Conservation, Denmark, Dublin Castle Clippings, Irish Civil War, Irish War of Independence, Newspapers, Niamh McGarry, Odense, Seán O'Duinn

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Much love to your sweet self

by Bean an Phoist on August 30, 2011 · 2 comments

in Collections,Manuscripts

by Maria O’Shea, Manuscripts Student One of the wonderful things about working in our Department of Manuscripts is that, as well as working with political and official documents, you come across material that makes you remember that history is made up of real people. One example is a collection of heartbreaking correspondence between Seán T. [...]

Tagged as: Bad Nauheim, Cáit Ó Ceallaigh, Chris Ryan, Correspondence, Kit O'Kelly, Letters, Manuscripts, Maria O'Shea, Mary-Kate O'Kelly, Phyllis Ryan, Politics, President of Ireland, Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh, Seán T. O'Kelly

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Sister Caroline and Brother James

by Bean an Phoist on August 9, 2011 · 5 comments

in Collections,Manuscripts

by Maria O’Shea, Manuscripts Student We have a number of letters here at the National Library written by the nationalist sympathiser Caroline Margaret Douglas, Marchioness of Queensberry, including ten letters, c. 1900-1901, many, if not most of which were sent to James Connolly as editor of The Workers’ Republic. Caroline Douglas née Clayton (1821-1904) was [...]

Tagged as: Anarchists, Caroline Douglas, Correspondence, Erin's Hope, Irish Socialist Republican Party, James Connolly, Let there be Light, Letters, Manchester Martyrs, Manuscripts Studentship, Marchioness of Queensberry, Maria O'Shea, Nationalism, October 1901, Politics, Religion, The Workers' Republic