Typescript copy of a letter from Barry sent to 'A---'


Typescript copy of a letter from Barry sent to 'A---' (all names deleted except for the initial), a fellow student at University College, Dublin, from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin commenting on the progress of his friends in their studies and sending his regards, 'Now Remember me to B--- and gradh mor to F---. Tell her to give the said gradh from me to all the girls in UCD'.

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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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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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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 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 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 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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Invitation acceptance from Dr T. Corcoran


Note from Dr T. Corcoran, Department of Education, University College Dublin, confirming his attendance at the memorial mass and the unveiling ceremony.

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Invitation acceptance from Frank Aiken


Typed, unsigned note from the Minister for Defence, [Frank Aiken], confirming his intention to attend the unveiling of the Kevin Barry Memorial.

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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 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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