Manuscripts

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

{ 2 comments }

Scandal in High Society

by Bean an Phoist on July 18, 2011 · 3 comments

in Collections,Manuscripts,Prints & Drawings

by Eimear Walsh, NLI Manuscript Student Working on the ever-expanding Headfort Estate Collection, I came across the original Will and Kate love affair in Co. Meath of all places: an aristocrat who married a mere commoner! While today’s public may champion Kate Middleton, it took Edwardian society considerably longer to warm to her predecessor, Rosie [...]

Tagged as: 4th Marquess of Headfort, Chinese Room, Duchess of Westminster, Edward VII, Frank Leah, Headfort Estate Collection, Headfort House, Joseph Holloway Collection, Manuscripts, Marchioness of Headfort, National Library of Ireland, New York Times, Rosie Boote, Showgirl

{ 3 comments }

Next Entries →