Papers of the Ryan family of Tomcoole,
1898-1977 and undated.
Mostly correspondence, many of which are in their original envelopes, but also papers; prayer cards; and newspaper articles of the Ryan family of Tomcoole. Some of the correspondents included are Kate, Phyllis, Nelly, Min, Joanna (Joe), James (Jim), John, Martin, Michael, Agnes, ‘Mother’ [Elizabeth Ryan], Chris, Liz(Lizzie), Sister M. Alacoque, Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh and Jim Moore.Topics such as the 1916 Rising, the Anglo-Irish war and the Civil War are prevalent in these papers. Some examples include: several letters to Kate upon her and Nelly’s imprisonment following the Easter Rising; letters to Kate from Jim, writing from Frongoch; letter to Nelly in 1923 by the Ministry of Defense informing her that her detention will be continued despite her hunger strike and a charge against her of planning an escape from Kilmainham. Other items include letters from Kate and Ó Ceallaigh on their honeymoon; telegraphs from Nelly upon her release in 1916 and from Seán McEntee writing of de Valera’s majority in 1917; and obituary notices of Min. Also includes notes on the Ryan family in unknown hand. Some letters are in French and Irish.
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Uí Cheallaigh, Máire, 1878-1934
Ryan, Phyllis, 1895-1983
Ryan, Ellen Mary, 1881-1959
Ryan, Mary Josephine, 1884-1977
Ryan, Joanna, 1877-1942
Ryan, James, 1891-1970
Ryan, Agnes, 1888-1967
Ryan, Martin Joseph, Fr 1883-1929
MacEntee, Seán, 1889-1984
Ó Ceallaigh, Seán T. (Seán Tomás), 1882-1966
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Format: | Manuscript
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Language: | English |
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Arrangement: | Sub-fonds. |