Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
O'Neill, Tadhg — Meenan, James Francis — Keary, Kevin — Lavan, Sean Thomas, 1898-1973
Abstract:
Circular letter to students of University College Dublin concerning the delays in the erection of a memorial to Kevin Barry and appealing for support for The O’Rahilly in the Governing Body elections. The circular letter was sent by Tadgh O’Neill, President of the Students’ Representative... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributor:
Bourke, John V.
Abstract:
Typed draft letter from Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, to an unspecified recipient, [possibly I.F. McInerney or I.F. Tierney?] concerning statements made in the Irish Independent newspaper and requesting that the recipient refrain from commenting on the memorial until the committee... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — McLoughlin, Edward P., Professor
Abstract:
Brief manuscript letter from E.P. McLoughlin, Olney, Ailesbury Road, Dublin, addressed to Bourke outlining his hope that the memorial window will be a worthy tribute to the memory of Kevin Barry.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — University College, Dublin. Governing Body
Abstract:
Brief manuscript letter from John V. Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, to the Governing Body of University College Dublin discussing the erection of the Kevin Barry Memorial.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Bacon, John W.
Abstract:
Letter from the office of J.W. Bacon, secretary and bursar, University College Dublin, stating that a scheme to be prepared by The O’Rahilly still needs to be submitted to the UCD Governing Body.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Bacon, John W.
Abstract:
Letter from John W. Bacon, secretary and bursar, University College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, to John V. Bourke stating that the Governing Body has decided to postpone consideration of a letter submitted to them by Bourke concerning the proposed memorial to Kevin Barry. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Forbes, Tadhg
Abstract:
Manuscript letter concerning the trustees of the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund, the inception of the fund and the reluctance of University College Dublin officials to approve the construction of a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Records (documents)
Contributor:
National University of Ireland. Convocation
Abstract:
Document from The National University of Ireland Convocation detailing the Order of Business for 9 February 1932; including a proposal by John V. Bourke concerning the unnecessary delay on the part of the Governing Body of University College Dublin in granting permission for a memorial dedicated to... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Records (documents)
Contributor:
National University of Ireland. Convocation
Abstract:
Document from The National University of Ireland Convocation detailing the Order of Business for 8 March 1932. Among the proposals are two made by John V. Bourke. One of Bourke’s proposals repeats his objection to the unnecessary delay on the part of the Governing Body of University College Dublin... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Corcoran, Timothy Joseph, 1872-1943
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from Dr T. Corcoran, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, to John V. Bourke in response to enquiries from Bourke concerning consideration by the UCD Governing Body of proposals for the erection of a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry. He suggests possible courses of action for Bourke to... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Circular letter published by the UCD Students’ Representative Council concerning the work of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee and delays experienced in gaining formal approval for the project from the UCD authorities. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Bacon, John W.
Abstract:
Letter from the office of J.W. Bacon, secretary and bursar, University College Dublin, to John V. Bourke stating that the Governing Body has postponed discussion of the proposal for a memorial.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributor:
Bourke, John V.
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from [I.F. McInerney or I.F. Tierney ], University College Dublin, to Bourke responding to a letter he received from the committee on 4 September 1932 and apologising for remarks he made on the subject of the memorial which were published in the Irish Independent. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Mangan, Kevin
Abstract:
Letter from Kevin Mangan, Richmond Avenue, Milltown, to Bourke advising that he may not be able to attend the next meeting of the committee but stating his strong belief in choosing a theme or central idea to guide the selection of designs for the individual panels within the stained glass window. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Harry Clarke Studios — Simmonds, Charles B.
Abstract:
Letter from C.B. Simmonds, manager, Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited, to Bourke, The National University, 49 Merrion Square. He will not be attending the unveiling ceremony but other representatives from the company will be present. He is arranging for the window to be draped and will give his... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — O'Rahilly, Richard, 1903-1984
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from Ua Rathghaille, 40 Herbert Park, Dublin, informing Bourke of his inability to attend a meeting of the committee and commenting on the suggestion that the committee should provide photographs of the stained glass window to subscribers. He feels this would be too costly. [ … ]
Dates:
1927-12-04-1928-03 — 1927-12-04
Type/Formats:
Text — Minutes (records)
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Loose sheet featuring manuscript notes on decisions made by the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee relating to the adoption of an unspecified report by the committee and the election of members to the committee for the period 4 December 1927–19 March 1928. The reverse of the page also features a list... [ … ]
Date:
1927
Type/Formats:
Text — Minutes (records)
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Manuscript notes on decisions made by the committee at a meeting held in Earlsfort Terrace on 13 March [1927 or 1928]. The notes discuss attempts to obtain permission to erect a water font in University Church or to hold an annual memorial mass for Kevin Barry. It also refers to suggestions to... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Murphy, Thomas, 1915-1997
Abstract:
Letter from Thomas Murphy, President of University College Dublin, to John V. Bourke responding to enquiries made by Bourke regarding the possibility of transferring the Kevin Barry Memorial stained glass window from Earlsfort Terrace, the former main campus of UCD, to Belfield, the current main... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Interview
Abstract:
Text of an interview with an unidentified member of the Students’ Representative Council involved in the establishment of the original fund for a memorial which commenced shortly after the execution of Kevin Barry in 1920. The interview addresses questions relating to the history of the fund, how... [ … ]
Dates:
1930-1934 — 1930
Type/Formats:
Text — Clippings
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
News-cutting regarding efforts to have a memorial erected to Barry at UCD on the anniversary of his death, and the eventual unveiling (1 November 1934) of a stained glass tribute to him designed by the Harry Clarke Studios. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Fay, William P.
Abstract:
Manuscript letter concerning a final report from the Kevin Barry Committee including the price estimate received for the stained glass window, attempts made to seek official approval from the Governing Body of University College Dublin, possible sites for the window and the history of the project. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee — Donovan, Patrick
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from Patrick Donovan, 83 Wellington Road, Dublin, former president of the Students’ Representative Council of University College Dublin, written in response to queries posed by a member of the committee, concerning the purpose of the memorial fund, attempts to erect the memorial... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Barry, Vincent Christopher
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from Vincent C. Barry, University College, Galway, to the secretary of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee (John V. Bourke), regarding the absence of a report from the committee for the previous year; the opposition of the UCD Governing Body to the erection of a memorial tablet to... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Bloome, W. Ian
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from W. Ian Bloome, Ashbrook Terrace, Leeson Park, Dublin, to John V. Bourke concerning the history of the memorial fund established by the Students' Representative Council (S.R.C.) and suggestions as to the form of the memorial. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Article — Clippings
Abstract:
Newspaper cutting featuring an article concerning the approval of the Kevin Barry Memorial by the Governing Body of University College Dublin entitled ‘Announcement at N.U.I. Convocation: Erection in College’. [From the Irish Press] [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Miscellaneous documents
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Undated manuscript note on headed paper of the Commerce Society, University College Dublin, discussing the commencement of the construction of the window and the proposed design to be submitted to the committee. The note has not been signed by or addressed to a specific individual but is presumably... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Miscellaneous documents
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Brief undated manuscript note, written in Irish, concerning the Kevin Barry stained glass window and providing a very brief description of its background. Written on National University of Ireland headed paper. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Article — Clippings
Abstract:
Newspaper cutting from the Irish Press criticising the delay of the Governing Body of University College Dublin in erecting the stained glass window memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry.
Type/Formats:
Text — Design drawings
Contributor:
Harry Clarke Studios
Abstract:
Manuscript list of the scenes to be depicted in the stained glass window accompanied by a rough sketch indicating the positioning of each individual scene within the panels. The sketch appears on the reverse of a leaflet for Harry Clarke and Sons Stained Glass Artists and Church Decorators, Dublin. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Miscellaneous documents
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Document provides a detailed description of the scenes to be depicted in each of the eight individual panels of the stained glass window, to be designed and executed by Harry Clark Stained Glass Limited, North Frederick Street, Dublin. The descriptions outline the subject matter of each of the... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Article — Clippings
Contributor:
O'Donohue, Joseph J.
Abstract:
Newspaper cutting from the Irish Press featuring a letter sent by Joseph J. O' Donoghue IV of New York concerning the delays in the erection of the Kevin Barry Memorial and enclosing a cheque of $100 to be expended on the memorial window. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
Keogh Brothers Ltd., photographers
Abstract:
Loose page extracted from a University College Dublin magazine, featuring a black and white print copy of a photograph of the memorial window taken by Keogh Brothers Limited. The copy also features manuscript annotations suggesting possible changes to the window's design. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Press releases
Contributor:
Bourke, John V.
Abstract:
Press copy of a statement signed by Bourke clarifying the date of the unveiling ceremony as the preparations were not complete for the intended date of Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March 1934. The statement also briefly describes the scenes to be depicted in the memorial window. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Ephemera
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Unaddressed invitation to the unveiling of the Kevin Barry Memorial in the Council Chamber, Earlsfort Terrace, University College Dublin on 1 November 1934, written both in English and in Irish.
Dates:
1931-09-1932-08 — 1931-09
Type/Formats:
Text — Records (documents)
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Manuscript document entitled ‘Kevin Barry Memorial File’ concerning the decision of the Governing Body of University College Dublin to approve the erection of a stained glass window as a memorial to Kevin Barry and detailing discussions which took place on the other forms the memorial could... [ … ]
Dates:
1930-02-1930-05 — 1930-02
Type/Formats:
Text — Minutes (records)
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Manuscript minutes of several meetings of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee for the session 1930. The minutes feature the names of the individuals present at the meetings and pertain to the co-option of new members to the committee, the form the memorial could take and possible courses of action to... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Harry Clarke Studios — Simmonds, Charles B.
Abstract:
Letter from C.B. Simmonds, manager, Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited, to Bourke concerning additional charges relating to the completion of the stained glass window and the cost of supplying two inscribed tablets to accompany it. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Harrington, John F., Dr.
Abstract:
Letter from Dr John F. Harrington, Andersonstown, Belfast, to Bourke concerning the attempt to contact former members of the 'H' Company First Battalion, Kevin Barry's former company, who were also fellow students, in order to request their presence at the unveiling ceremony. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Coffey, Denis Joseph
Abstract:
Brief manuscript letter from Denis J. Coffey, president of University College Dublin, to Bourke concerning the Kevin Barry stained glass window. He has just received Bourke’s letter but will be glad to see him about it. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Coffey, Denis Joseph
Abstract:
Letter from Bourke to Denis J. Coffey, president of University College Dublin, informing him that the stained glass window is ready and proposing that the official unveiling ceremony be held on 1 November 1934. The letter also discusses the cost of insuring the window. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee — Harrington, John F., Dr.
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from Dr John F. Harrington, Andersonstown, Belfast, to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee discussing his attempts to gather people who attended college with Kevin Barry, who were also in the 'H' Company First Battalion of the Irish Volunteers, and requesting information about the... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Harry Clarke Studios — Simmonds, Charles B.
Abstract:
Brief letter from C.B. Simmonds, manager, Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited, 6-7 North Frederick Street, Dublin. "Many thanks for your letter to hand this morning. You must excuse me if I do not answer it fully until early next week. I may say, however, that I am glad any points under consideration... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Harrington, John F., Dr.
Abstract:
Typed letter from Bourke to Dr John F. Harrington, Andersonstown, Belfast, responding to his letter of 3 October 1934, concerning plans for the unveiling ceremony and the intention of the memorial committee to invite former comrades of Kevin Barry. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee — MacCearbhaill, P.
Abstract:
Manuscript letter from P. MacCearbhaill, 8 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee enclosing a subscription from himself and his wife. "The form of the memorial is surely meant to stultify rather than glorify the sacrifice of a very brave young man. However I feel bound to... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributor:
Bourke, John V.
Abstract:
Typescript letter from Bourke to members of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee requesting their attendance at a meeting in the Students’ Representative Council Room in University College Dublin on 23 March 1934. The letter includes an agenda for the meeting and informs the members that the... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Unaddressed draft manuscript letter requesting assistance in deciding the design of the stained glass window to be erected in the Council Chamber of University College Dublin and looking for suggestions for appropriate historical scenes in Irish history that could be included in the design. The... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — Corcoran, Timothy Joseph, 1872-1943
Abstract:
Unsigned letter from Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, to Dr T. Corcoran extending an invitation to act as joint honorary treasurer, along with The O’Rahilly, of the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Contributors:
Bourke, John V. — McLoughlin, Edward P., Professor
Abstract:
Letter from Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, to Professor E.P. McLoughlin extending an invitation to act as joint honorary treasurer of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.
Dates:
1926-1927 — 1926
Type/Formats:
Text — Annual reports
Contributor:
Kevin Barry Memorial Committee
Abstract:
Manuscript report, written in Irish, relating to the proposed memorial and the search for approval for the project from the Governing Body of University College Dublin. The report was unanimously adopted by the committee and has been signed by Eoin Ó Broleáin, secretary, and Pádraig O Donnobhán,... [ … ]