Draft letter from John V. Bourke to I.F. McInerney?


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 decided to make further information available.

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Copy letter relating to a meeting of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee


Letter from John V. Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, requesting the presence of an unspecified recipient at the next meeting of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee on 25 August 1932; the letter also features a brief agenda for the meeting.

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The Kevin Barry memorial


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.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to an unspecified member of the Memorial Committee


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 memorial window is available for viewing at the Harry Clarke Stained Glass Studios.

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Letter from I.F. McInerney? to John V. Bourke


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.

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Letter from Kevin Mangan to John V. Bourke


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.

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Letter from Tadhg O Neill to John V. Bourke


Letter from Tadhg O Neill, 1 Montpellier Terrace, Wellington Road, Cork, to Bourke concerning a report in the Irish Press that Joseph J. O' Donoghue IV – "(another one of the uncrowned kings)" - had subscribed $100 to the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund. "As far as I remember it was intended that subscriptions should be taken only from graduates of U.C.D. for the memorial. It would be almost rude to refuse it I suppose but I think the Committee should consider the matter carefully".

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Letter from Sarsfield G.P.S. Hogan to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Sarsfield Hogan, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, to John V. Bourke regarding mortuary cards and responding to questions put to him by Bourke.

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Letter from G.P.S. Hogan to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Hogan, Department of Finance, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, to Bourke concerning the proposed designs for the stained glass window and stating the matter may require further consideration.

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Letter from Kevin Mangan to John V. Bourke


Letter from Mangan, Richmond Avenue, Dublin, informing Bourke that he will be unable to attend the next meeting of the Committee and mentioning stained glass workers in Youghal who may be able to carry out the work on the memorial window.

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Letter from Tadhg Mac Fir Bhisigh to John V. Bourke


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.

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Manuscript letter from G.P.S. Hogan to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript letter from G.P.S. Hogan, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, to John V. Bourke replying to correspondence from Bourke pertaining to the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund, Hogan states that he will write in more detail at a later date after he consults his own papers relating to the fund.

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Letter from Kevin Mangan to John V. Bourke


Letter from Kevin Mangan, Graigue, Richmond Avenue, Milltown, Dublin, accepting the invitation extended by Bourke to join the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.

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Letter from Kevin Mangan to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript letter from Kevin Mangan, Richmond Avenue, Milltown, to Bourke stating that he will be unable to attend a forthcoming committee meeting.

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Letter from G.P.S. Hogan to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript letter from G.P.S. Hogan, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, to John V. Bourke accepting an invitation extended by Bourke to become a member of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee. Written on Department of Finance, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin headed paper.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to Professor Edward P. McLoughlin


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.

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Letter from E.P. McLoughlin to John V. Bourke


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.

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Letter from Ua Rathghaille to John V. Bourke


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.

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Letter from Keogh Brothers Limited to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from B.M. Keogh of Keogh Brothers Limited, 124 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, expressing their desire to contribute to the fund by offering to publish and sell 300-500 memoriam cards and to donate the proceeds to the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund.

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Letter from Eugene L. O'Reilly to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript letter from Eugene L. O'Reilly, secretary of the committee of the UCD Cumann of Fianna Fáil, 49 Dartmouth Square, Leeson Park, Dublin, to Bourke enclosing a cheque for ten guineas as a subscription to the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to B.M. Keogh


Letter from Bourke to B.M. Keogh, 124 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, concerning Keogh’s offer to print memoriam cards in connection with the Kevin Barry Memorial.

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Letter from Ua Rathghaille to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Ua Rathghaille, 40 Herbert Park, Dublin, to Bourke enclosing a cheque to refund Bourke for expenses relating to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.

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Letter from Professor M. Hayden to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Professor Mary Hayden, Windsor Road, concerning the selection of scenes to be depicted in the memorial window.

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Letter from Cormac Ó Cashlaigh to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript letter from Cormac Ó Cashlaigh, University College Dublin, presumably to Bourke. In Irish.

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