Pearse Papers, 1870-1932

Papers of the Pearse family containing a wealth of biographical information on all aspects of family members' various endeavors. Includes papers pertaining to: James Pearse's sculpting business at 27 New Brunswick Street, Dublin; financial and administrative records pertaining to St. Enda's School, run by Mrs. Margaret Pearse following the execution of her sons in 1916; papers relating to the Leinster Stage Society, founded by, amongst others, William Pearse; and a wealth of papers pertaining to Padraic Pearse's involvement in the Gaelic League.

Main Creator: Pearse, Padraic, 1879-1916
Contributors:
Bulfin, William, 1862-1910
Cadic, Édouard
Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Ceannt, Éamonn, 1881-1916
Connolly, Patrick J., Rev., 1875-1951
Darlington, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1849-1920
Devoy, John, 1842-1928
Dinneen, Patrick S. (Patrick Stephen), 1860-1934
Flood, William H. Grattan (William Henry Grattan), 1859-1928
Griffith, Arthur, 1872-1922
Hardebeck, Carl G., 1869-1945
Henebry, Richard, 1863-1916
Hull, Eleanor, 1860-1935
Hayden, Mary, 1862-1942
Fagan, George, 1879-1907
Gorman, Kathleen Mary, 1875-
Gorman, Mabel Evelyn, 1898-1914
Hyde, Douglas, 1860-1949
Larkin, James, 1876-1947
MacDonagh, Thomas, 1878-1916
Mac Neill, Eoin, 1867-1945
Ó Muirgheasa, Énrí, 1872-1945
Meyer, Kuno, 1858-1919
Ó hIcí, Micheál P.
Ó Máille, Tomás, 1880-1938
Pearse, James, 1839-1900
Pearse, Margaret, 1857-1932
Pearse, William, 1881-1916
Ryan, Desmond, 1893-1964
Ó Dubhghaill, Séamus, 1855-1929
O'Leary, Peter, 1839-1920.
Walsh, William J. (William Joseph), 1841-1921
Cumann na mBan
Friends of Irish Freedom
Irish Press (Dublin, Ireland)
Irish Republican Prisoners' Fund
Irish Texts Society
Leinster Stage Society
National Literary Society of Ireland
Sinn Féin
Format: MANUSCRIPT
Language: English
Subjects:
Pearse, Padraic, > 1879-1916 > Correspondence
Gaelic League (Ireland)
St. Enda's School (Dublin, Ireland)
Cullenswood House (Dublin, Ireland)
Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916
Ireland > History > 1901-1910
Ireland > History > 1910-1921
Ireland > History > 1922-
Ireland > Politics and government > 1901-1910
Ireland > Politics and government > 1910-1921
Ireland > Politics and government > 1922-
Notes:
James Pearse (1839-1900), sculptor, originally from London, moved from Birmingham to Ireland in the 1860s to start his own business in Dublin. He converted to Catholicism at St. Argus Church in Dublin and in October 1877, he married his second wife, Margaret Brady (1857-1932), a shop assistant, at the Church of St. Agatha, North William Street, Dublin. They had four children, Margaret Mary (1878-1968), Patrick Henry (1879-1916), William (1881-1916), and Mary Bridget (1888-1947).

Physical description: 119 folders.

Arrangement: Fonds
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Partial letter from Eilís Ní Casiel [Alice Cashel], teacher at St. Angela's Secondary Training College, Cork, to an unidentified recipient [St. Enda's School?] applying for a teaching position,

circa 1908.

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In Collection: Pearse Papers, 1870-1932
Description: Letter is torn and text is obscured. Cashel includes her return address "52 Lower Glanmire Road" (Cork).
Main Creator: Cashel, Alice M.
Language: English
Extent: 1 item (2 pages).
Format: MANUSCRIPT
Call Number: MS 21,052/7 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights: Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.
Access Conditions: Evidence of mould damage. Handle with care.