Piaras Béaslaí Papers,

1895-1965

I. Irish Revolution: (i): An tÓglach (ii): Sinn Féin, Dáil Éireann, IRA (iii): Civil War and censorship (iv): Michael Collins papers (v): Correspondence (vi): Newspaper reports (vii): Photographs.


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Main Creator: Béaslaí, P. S. (Piaras S.), 1881-1965
Contributors: Collins, Michael, 1890-1922
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 67 boxes (ca. 17,000 items)

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I.ii. Sinn Féin, Dáil Éireann, and IRA,

1913-1922.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Piaras Béaslaí Papers, 1895-1965
Description:Documents relating to Béaslaí's positions as a public representative, member of Sinn Féin and Dáil Éireann, and a significant figure in the general headquarters staff of the Irish Volunteers/IRA. Subjects include local issues in Kerry; material relating to Irish Volunteers in Dublin, 1913-18; memoranda concerning the work of Dáil Éireann; documents relating to Sinn Féin, in particular the party's ard fheiseanna in 1918 and 1921; correspondence and reports from local IRA units; documents concerning the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the debate on its acceptance in Dáil Éireann; documents captured from the suspected spy, F.D. Hardy, from republicans during the Civil War, and British intelligence documents from the War of Independence period; documents concerning Béaslaí's trip to the USA in 1922, and Eamon de Valera's earlier trip in 1919-20. There are also writings on various aspects of the Irish revolution by contemporaries and later historians.
Main Creator: Béaslaí, P. S. (Piaras S.), 1881-1965
Language:English
Extent:26 folders.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 33,912/7 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.
Corporate Author:Irish Citizen Army
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Irish Republican Army
Irish Volunteers
Royal Irish Constabulary