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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| 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. more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Draft memoirs; II. Correspondence. III. Other Papers. |
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I.viii. Notebook containing a manuscript draft of sections of Kathleen Clarke's memoirs,
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| In Collection: | Kathleen Clarke Memoirs, 1897-1967. |
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| Description: | Clarke's draft relates to the signing of the Anglo-Treaty, Eamon De Valera’s subsequent resignation as President, the political position of anti-Treaty TDs, the occupation of the Four Courts by anti-Treaty forces, the ongoing work of the Irish Volunteer Dependents Fund and her own receipt of the Freedom of Limerick. Three pages of text have been torn from the notebook. |
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| Extent: | 1 volume. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,883/8
(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. |