Éamonn Duggan Papers,
1913-1968.
Papers of Éámonn Duggan, 1913-1968; Documents relating to the Irish Volunteers and the Easter Rising, comprised mainly of Correspondence between Éámonn Duggan and his fiancé May Kavanagh written during the course of the Rising, 1914-1936; Documents relating to Duggan’s political career with Sinn Féin and Cumann na nGaedheal, includes ephemera collected by Duggan at public and state events he attended and his appointment diary, 1917-1936; Photographs relating to Éamonn Duggan’s political career and his family, 1913-1934; Humorous cartoons and sketches produced by Éámonn Duggan, undated; Personal and private papers of Éámonn Duggan, his wife May Duggan and their son Gerard Duggan, included is documentation relating to Duggan’s legal practice, personal letters and school reports, 1910-1968; Printings and other papers, includes books owned by the Duggan family and additional papers compiled by Éámonn Duggan and his wife May, 1916-1936.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 4 boxes. |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Irish Volunteers and the Easter Rising. II. Political career with Sinn Féin and Cumann na nGaedhael. III. Photographs and sketches. IV. Personal and family papers. V. Printings. VI. Other Papers. |
Letter from May Kavanagh to her fiancé Éamonn Duggan, written during his detention in Portland Prison,
1916 May 29.
| In Collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
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| Description: | Kavanagh writes of their last meeting on 26 April during the Easter Rising, her unsuccessful efforts to get to see him after that, her thoughts on the sentence he received for taking part in the Rising, her own return to work and her hearing rumours that she too had been under arrest. She also writes of news of their friend Eddie Morkan, then detained in Knutsford, her visits to the priests and nuns in Church Street (where Duggan was fighting during much of the Rising) and her hopes of travelling to England to visit him. Pages 3 and 4 contain text in shorthand on the verso. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (6 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,835/3/2
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 2000, this manuscript item remains in copyright. It is necessary to obtain the express permission of the copyright owner before reproducing this item. |