Nationalism -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
IRA Army Council Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1100
Scope and Contents
The IRA Army Council Correspondence comprises 18 folders of letters relating to the movements and decisions made by the Irish Republican Army Council. Correspondence covers topics including but not limited to Frank Ryan’s time in the U.S., strikes, the British Steamship Line boycott, resignations, planning and meetings, funding, An Phoblacht, raids and arrests, the death of Luke Dillon, movements of volunteers, U.S. members, rifles, and the publication and distribution of letters and...
Dates:
1924-1931
J.J. O'Kelly (Sceilg) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1030
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily consists of the personal papers, letters, manuscripts, notes, and ephemera of John Joseph “J.J.” “Sceilg” O’Kelly in the years 1916-1948. Also included are Seán Óg O’Kelly’s notes and letters on various mid-century Irish labor disputes. Materials include letters, notes, speeches, drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, booklets, short stories, ballads, poems, telegrams, letters of condolences, sympathy cards, mass cards, administrative minutes, administrative...
Dates:
1903 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1948
Nora Ashe Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1045
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of several pieces of correspondence and ephemera originally sent to Nora Ashe in June 1916 and June 1917. Included are three letters, two telegrams, and one copy of the Liberator newspaper.The content mainly relates to the imprisonment of Nora’s brother, Thomas Ashe, in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, his homecoming journey in June 1917 as well as some references to the impending 1917 East Clare by-election. One letter additionally hints at...
Dates:
1916 - 1917