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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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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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 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 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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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 Patrick Donovan to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee


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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Letter from Vincent C. Barry to John V. Bourke


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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Letter from W. Ian Bloome to John V. Bourke


Manuscript letter from W. Ian Bloome, Ashbrook Terrace, Leeson Park, Dublin, to John V. Bourke concerning the history of the memorial fund established by the Students' Representative Council (S.R.C.) and suggestions as to the form of the memorial.

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Letter from John V. Bourke to O'Rahilly


Letter from Bourke to O'Rahilly concerning the proposed date for the unveiling ceremony for the stained glass window on 1 November 1934. The letter also refers to sending invitations and financing the ceremony.

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Letter from Major General C. Dempsey to the treasurer of the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund


Letter from [Major General] C. Dempsey, president of University College Dublin Officers Training Corps Mes.s, Griffith Barracks, Dublin to the treasurer of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee enclosing a subscription to the Fund.

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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 Patricia Browner to the treasurer of the Committee


Brief manuscript letter from Patricia Browner of 6 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin, addressed to the treasurer of the Memorial Committee enclosing a cheque as subscription to the fund.

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Letter from Séamus Ó Ceallaigh to the treasurer of the Kevin Barry Memorial


Manuscript letter from Séamus Ó Ceallaigh, 10 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee, written in Irish, relating to a contribution of £1 to the fund.

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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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Irish language draft circular letter


Manuscript draft Irish translation of the circular letter appealing for subscriptions to the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund. The draft also features a list of likely subscribers, including names and short addresses.

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Letter from P. MacCearbhaill to the Committee


Manuscript letter from P. MacCearbhaill, 8 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin to the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee enclosing a subscription from himself and his wife. "The form of the memorial is surely meant to stultify rather than glorify the sacrifice of a very brave young man. However I feel bound to subscribe to any effort to commemorate his memory". He also encloses subscriptions from Todd Andrews, Jim O' Hanrahan and Tadhg MacFirbhisigh.

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