Edward MacLysaght Papers,
1913-1972.
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| Notes: | Edward MacLysaght [Edgeworth Lysaght] was born in England in 1887 to Sidney Royse Lysaght (1856-1941) and Katherine Clarke. He moved to Ireland in the 1910s and entered the Dublin literary society. He was an independent delegate to the 1917-1918 Irish Convention. He supported financially the East Clare Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence. In 1920 he changed his name to MacLysaght. He was elected to the Free State Seanad Éireann in 1922 and appointed inspector for the Irish Manuscripts Commission in 1938. He was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 1942 and then appointed Chief Herald of Ireland in 1943 and served in this post until 1954. He served as Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Ireland from 1948 to 1954. He died on 4th March 1986. |
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Edward MacLysaght Papers,
1913-1972.
| In Collection: | Edward MacLysaght Papers, 1913-1972. |
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| Language: | English |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 20,652
(Manuscripts Reading Room) MS 2649-2651 (Manuscripts Reading Room) MS 3206 (Manuscripts Reading Room) MS 4750 (Manuscripts Reading Room) MS 5368 (Manuscripts Reading Room) MS 23,313-23,340 (Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |