Annie O'Farrelly Papers,
1915-1980.
Papers largely relating to Annie O'Farrelly's involvement with the Irish Republican Army and Cumann na mBan, dating predominantly from the 1920s to the 1950s. The collection contains a large amount of O'Farrelly's correspondence and correspondents include Sighle Humphreys, Richard Mulcahy, Frank Ryan and Peadar O'Donnell. Also included are letters sent by O'Farrelly to her family while a prisoner during the Irish Civil War, 1922-1923, as well as her prison diary. The collection includes photographs pertaining to the Republican movement and commemorations in the 1930s alongside letters concerning Republican newspaper, 'An Phoblacht' and a large amount of I.R.A. communiqués and Cumann na mBan documents. There is a substantial amount of material, including biographical accounts and newspaper cuttings, concerning I.R.A. Chief of Staff, Seán Russell. Also included are minutes of meetings for the Irish language group, An Grágaire, of which O'Farrelly was a member.
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Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Physical description: 1 box. Citations/References: Originally listed in 'Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilisation' edited by Richard J. Hayes (Boston : G. K. Hall, 1965). more |
Arrangement: | Fonds |
Letter to Annie O'Farrelly from Sighle Humphreys concerning an enclosure of money for parcels for prisoners and a meeting with Éamon de Valera,
undated [ca. 1916-1952].
In Collection: | Annie O'Farrelly Papers, 1915-1980 |
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Description: | Enquires about a reply from Miss Larkin regarding prisoners, mentions transport for people for whom "it is high time for these two to get out of town" and writes that "Dev. has written to us to meet him to-morrow" at Suffolk Street as "there are a few things to arrange". |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 47,640/64
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |