Diaries of Alice Helen Brunton, wife of Augustine Henry,
1913-1929.
Diaries of Alice Helen Brunton, also known as Elsie Henry, contain a vast number of newspaper cuttings about events that occurred during World War I. from beginning to end. Diary is interspersed with personal entries, photographs, journals, reports concerning Elsie’s efforts within the Sphagnum Moss Depot at the Royal College of Science for Ireland and correspondence with various relations and friends that were involved in the war. Diaries also document and provide insight into the political situation in Ireland such as the 1916 Rising to the meeting of the Free State Dáil.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Manuscript. Originally listed in 'Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilisation' edited by Richard J. Hayes (Boston : G. K. Hall, 1965). Physical description: 8 volumes. more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
| Access: | Handle with care. |
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Diary of Alice Helen Brunton, wife of Augustine Henry, Vol. 7.,
1918.
| In Collection: | Diaries of Alice Helen Brunton, wife of Augustine Henry, 1913-1929 |
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| Description: | The diary contains newspaper articles on the progress of World War I reporting on the Italian campaign, the French campaign, the British campaign in Russia, the second battle of the Somme, events in Palestine, the Germans request for an Armistice in October 1918 and Austria’s surrender. Diary is interspersed with personal entries, correspondence with various relations such as her brother “Top, Stopford Lauder Brunton. It also documents events in Ireland such as the conscription crisis. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (ca. 300 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 7987
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Access Conditions: | Handle with care. |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |