Letter from Dan Barry to Mrs Barry Moloney regarding progress on a booklet about Barry


Letter from Dan Barry, Coiste Foillseachan Naisiunta (National Publications Committee), Cork, to Mrs Barry Moloney regarding progress on the booklet about Barry, and enclosing a print which he has copied. Also mentions that he has passed cover drawings to Sean Cronin, and is waiting for a quotation for 10,000 copies of the booklet.

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Letters relating to research for a book on the life of Barry


Letters relating to efforts being made to research and publish a book on the life of Barry; letters from Kathy Barry Moloney to 'John' [Sean Cronin] returning written material with some amendments (12 December 1933); typescript copy of unsigned letter addressed 'A Chara' [Dept of Justice Secretary], seeking permission to have a picture of Barry's grave and aid in contacting warders who attended Barry in Mountjoy (29 October 1936); letter from Mervyn Wall, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, addressed 'A Chara' conveying his brother's permission to publish a letter he received from Barry in Mountjoy, wishing him good luck with the book (18 January 1937).

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Photostat copy of sworn statement made by Barry at Mountjoy Prison


Photostat copy of sworn statement made by Barry at Mountjoy Prison, before Myles Keogh a Justice of the Peace outlining in detail alleged ill treatment during his initial interrogation after arrest (20 September 1920); and the original envelope in which the original was kept with an enclosed note by Barry Moloney outlining how she had it returned to her during the truce (25 July 1960).

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Kevin Barry Papers


A collection of material relating to Kevin Barry, who was executed for his part in the killing of three British soldiers in 1920. The collection includes material associated with his days at Belvedere College, his year as a medical student in UCD, and his brief time in custody at Mountjoy Prison before execution. The majority of the collection is composed of material gathered by Kathy Barry Maloney, Barry's sister, after his death.

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Knocknagow: or the homes of Tipperary


Volume of Knocknagow by Charles J Kickham, inscribed 'Kevin Gerard Barry Condemned Cell Mountjoy Prison 30th October 1920...Up the Republic'. Enclosed is a note by Kathleen Barry Moloney (Barry's sister), explaining how it came into her possession after the execution, and outlining its great value to her (25 July 1960).

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