Letter from the office of J.W. Bacon to John V. Bourke


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.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to Dr John F. Harrington


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.

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Letter from Curtis and Company Printers to John V. Bourke


Letter from Curtis and Company Printers, Temple Lane, Dublin, to Bourke enclosing a statement and receipt for payment for the printing of circulars and envelopes relating to the Kevin Barry Memorial.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to Reverend Professor T. Corcoran


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.

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Letter from Dr T. Corcoran to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Dr T. Corcoran, Convent of Mercy, St Mary's, Nenagh, to Bourke responding to Bourke’s letter of 27 August 1932. Corcoran will be unable to occupy the position of joint honorary treasurer on the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.

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Letter from Charles B. Simmonds


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 attention to the inscription plates as soon as the committee have made a decision.

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Letter from Cumann Chaomhghín Ó h-Iugín, Fine Gael, UCD to John V. Bourke


Letter from de Riva The O'Phelan of Decies, secretary of Cumann Chaomhghín Ó h-Iugín, Fine Gael, UCD, Merrion Square, Dublin, addressed to the secretary of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee urging the committee to refrain from accepting subscriptions from political organisations or units.

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Draft letter from the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee to Dr T. Corcoran


Unsigned letter from Bourke, An Cumann Iománuidheachta, University College Dublin, to Dr T. Corcoran requesting a list of any graduates who may be likely to subscribe to the memorial fund.

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Letter from Dr T. Corcoran to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Dr T. Corcoran, Leeson Street, Dublin, to Bourke concerning the provision of a list of UCD graduates who would be sent circulars soliciting donations to the fund for the Kevin Barry memorial, along with suggestions on how the committee should identify possible recipients of the circulars.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to the Governing Body


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.

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Copy letter from John V. Bourke to the Governing Body of University College Dublin


Copy letter sent by John V. Bourke to the Governing Body of University College Dublin regarding the findings of a commission established by the Students’ Representative Council to look into the history of the fund collected for the establishment of a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry and submitting recommendations to the Governing Body regarding the erection of the memorial. The copy features minor manuscript annotations dated 12 November 1931.

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Letter from C.B. Simmonds to John V. Bourke


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.

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Letter from Reverend Professor Timothy Corcoran to John V. Bourke


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 take in pursuit of approval for the memorial.

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Letter from Reverend M.F. Egan to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript note from [Reverend] M.F. Egan, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin. He is regretfully unable to attend the unveiling ceremony. He mentions offering mass for Kevin Barry minutes after his execution.

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Letter from Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited to John V. Bourke


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 have now reached a definite conclusion".

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Letter from John V. Bourke to Cumann Chaomhghín Ó h-Iugín, Fine Gael, UCD


Letter from Bourke addressed to the secretary of Cumann Ch. Ó h-Iugín, Fine Gael, UCD, responding to his letter concerning the acceptance of subscriptions from political organisations. "Your letter was of course of a purely hypothetical nature as no subscription had been received from the College Cumann of Fianna Fail (It was presumed that that was the “certain political organisation” to which you referred). … the committee see no objection to receiving subscriptions from students of the College, or any group of students, or graduates of the College irrespective of what title they may make use of to describe themselves. So long as the committee are sure of the bona fide College status of the subscribers their subscriptions will be accepted".

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Letter from Cearbhall Ua Dálaigh to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from Cearbhall Ua Dálaigh, "I.P. "[Irish Press] Office, to Bourke regarding Ua Dálaigh's own subscription to the fund. The letter also requests that the committee issue a fresh appeal to graduates through the press and inquires about the progress of the stained glass window.

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