Kathleen Clarke Memoirs,

1897-1967.

Manuscript and typescript drafts of the memoirs of republican Kathleen Clarke (née Daly), in which she recalls her early life in Limerick, the Fenian tradition within her family, her meeting and later marriage to veteran Fenian Tom Clarke, his participation in the Easter Rising, his subsquent execution, her own imprisonment in Holloway Jail and her political career with Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil. Contains both notebooks and typescript sheets.

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Main Creator: Clarke, Kathleen, 1878-1972
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Clarke's memoirs were published as 'Revolutionary Woman, Kathleen Clarke 1878-1972, An Autobiography' by the O'Brien Press in 1991.

Tom Clarke and Kathleen Clarke Papers, 1890 -1972 held at MS 49,351-49,357; MS 49,424-49,425; MS 49,819 (Manuscripts Reading Room) and TC 1-33 (NPA Reading Room - Appt. only) in the National Library of Ireland.

Physical description: 4 boxes.

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Arrangement:Fonds
I. Draft memoirs; II. Correspondence. III. Other Papers.
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Handwritten letter acknowledging Clarke's refusal to attend 1916 anniversary mass and graveside ceremony at Arbour Hill,

5th May 1948.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Kathleen Clarke Memoirs, 1897-1967.
Main Creator: Costello, John A. (John Aloysius), 1891-1976
Extent:1 page with envelope.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,883/31/3 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 2000, this collection remains in copyright. It is necessary to obtain the express permission of the copyright owner before reproducing any material from this collection.