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 Council, James Meehan, chairman of the Kevin Barry Committee, Kevin Keary, secretary of the Students’ Representative Council and Sean Lavan.
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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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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 of eleven possible options for the form of a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry.
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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 construct a memorial in St Stephen's Green. The minutes are signed by B. O Reilly, secretary of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.
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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 Kevin Barry.
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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 rally support for the memorial. Each entry is signed by Liam Ó Féich, president of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.
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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 in granting permission for a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry. The resolution was passed unanimously.
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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 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 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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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, vice-president of the committee.
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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 campus of the university. Murphy advises that the window will be moved in due course and discusses the selection of a suitable location.
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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 the funds collected by the Students' Representative Council after 1920 should be spent and the most appropriate form for the memorial. The interview has been signed with the initials [TOH?] and dated 25 April 1930.
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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.
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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 in University Church, and possible forms the memorial could take.
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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 Kevin Barry; the funds collected by UCD students for the purpose of constructing a memorial; and the form the memorial should take.
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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 an intra-committee communication.
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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.
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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 panels along with specifications relating to the composition and the symbolism of the scenes.
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