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 M.J. O'Maille to the Committee


Brief manuscript letter from M.J. O'Maille, 106 Phibsboro' Road, Dublin, former schoolmate of Kevin Barry's in Belvedere College, to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee enclosing a cheque as a contribution towards the erection of the memorial window.

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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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Invitation acceptance from Mrs C. Gifford-Wilson


Note from Mrs Gifford-Wilson, 49 Philipsburg Avenue, Dublin, confirming her attendance at the unveiling ceremony.

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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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Reply from the President of the Students' Representative Council of Queen's University, Belfast


Brief letter from the President of the Students' Representative Council of Queen's University, Belfast, declining an invitation to the unveiling ceremony of the Kevin Barry Memorial.

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Letter from John Kent to Desmond E. Bell


Brief typed letter from John Kent, private secretary to W.T. Cosgrave, Beechpark, Templeogue, enclosing a cheque for one guinea as Cosgrave's subscription to the fund for the erection of the memorial window.

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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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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 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 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 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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Circular letter appealing for subscriptions


Circular letter entitled 'The Kevin Barry Memorial Fund' containing a brief history of the memorial fund and a request for contributions and subscriptions. The letter is written both in English and in Irish and features the names of the members of the committee. The names of ex-committee members have been crossed out with pencil.

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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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Letter from Vincent C. Barry to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee


Manuscript letter from Vincent C. Barry, University College Galway, responding to questions posed to him regarding the trusteeship of the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund.

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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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Postcard from Cilian Ó Brolcháin to Seán U. de Búrca (John V. Bourke)


Brief manuscript post card, written in Irish, from Cilian Ó Brolcháin, 4 Bóthar na h-Ollscoile, Gaillimh, to Bourke enclosing a subscription to the memorial fund.

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Letter from Curtis and Company Printers to John V. Bourke


Estimate of a quote from Curtis and Company Printers, Temple Lane, Dame Street, Dublin, for the printing of circulars relating to the memorial window. The verso of the letter states the standard conditions of estimate.

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Letter from William P. Fay to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from William P. Fay, Royal Hotel, Boyle, informing Bourke that he will likely be late arriving at the next committee meeting. Written on McCauley Hotels headed paper.

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Letter from Ua Rathghaille to John V. Bourke


Brief manuscript letter from Ua Rathghaille, 40 Herbert Park, Dublin, informing the unspecified recipient, presumably Bourke, that he will be unable to attend a forthcoming meeting of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee.

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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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