Mary Hutton Papers,

1884-1942.

Collection consists of correspondence from members of Hutton family as well as significant literary and political figures. Included in this collection are letters from Alice Stopford Green, Lady Gregory, Tomás Ó Conceannainn, Alice Milligan and Sinéad De Valera. Along with 14 letters from Roger Casement, mostly regarding his stay in Brazil. Followed by correspondence from Douglas Hyde, regarding his literary work. Hyde supported a proposal that Mary Hutton be elected to membership of the Royal Irish Academy in 1910, but the application was unsuccessful. Collection also includes correspondence from Padraic Pearse, mostly concerning St. Edna's School that Mary Hutton was supporting financially. The last part holds correspondence from Kuno Meyer, distinguished scholar of Celtic Studies, who contributed to Mary Hutton's improvement of fluency in Irish and her involvement in Gaelic League.

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Main Creator: Hutton, Mary, 1862-1953
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 1 box (36 folders).
Arrangement:Fonds
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Letter from Thomas Gogarty to Mary Hutton,

1916 Dec. 3.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Mary Hutton Papers, 1884-1942.
Description:Gogarty thanks Mrs. Hutton for a recent lecture she gave on the most recent research regarding the historicity of The Táin. He talks of his own researches into the placenames around Ardee and Tallanstown, and says he will be happy to discuss this with her if she is interested. He discusses the possible true meaning of the name 'The Wheelabout' given to a local rath. He says he will be very happy to assist in the identification of local place names, which would be of relevance to studies of The Táin.
Main Creator: Gogarty, Thomas, 1877-1949
Language:English
Extent:1 item (3 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 8,611/19/8 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.