Frank Gallagher Papers.

Frank Gallagher papers; Correspondence of Frank Gallagher regarding political and personal topics, correspondents include Molly Childers, Éamon and Sinéad De Valera, John T. Hughes, Dorothy McArdle, Kathleen Napoli MacKenna, his wife Cecilia Gallagher and others, c. 1927-1954; News-cuttings and articles regarding the founding of the Irish Press, the Irish General Election and other topics, 1931-1950; Fianna Fáil election propaganda material, 1942-1943; Papers relating to Gallagher’s role as Director of the Government Information Bureau, 1942-1954; Documents regarding Frank Gallagher’s trip to the United States, 1938-1939; Draft sections of Frank Gallagher’s biography of Éamon De Valera with handwritten notes, undated; Speeches and statements by De Valera collected by Gallagher, 1917-1953; Handwritten notes and sections of Gallagher’s history of Fianna Fáil, undated; Frank Gallagher’s photographs, undated.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Gallagher, Frank, 1893-1962
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 4 boxes.
Arrangement:Fonds
Provenance:This collection was donated to the National Library of Ireland, in two accessions; one in 1973 (MS 18,332-18,392) and one in 1976 (MS 21,208-21,274 & 21,277 & 51,584).
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Letter from [Seoasmoh] Mc Uiad to Frank Gallagher describing the murder of a man named Talbot at Crookedwood, Mullingar in the 19th century,

1955 July 3.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Frank Gallagher Papers
Description:The letter describes an event that happened in the "late 1850", in the village of Collinstown, which "at that time and for long after was one of the most bigoted villages in the country". A man named "Talbot" who was a "public informer, and worse, he was a manufactorer of crime", after a riot in Castlepollard where Talbot was "stoned to death at Crookedwood as he was coming home from Mullingar".
Main Creator: Mc Uiad, Seoasmoh
Language:English
Extent:1 item (4 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 21,236 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.