Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh Additional Papers,

1898-1981

Political and private papers of Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh and his wife Phyllis, including correspondence; financial accounts, newspaper articles and papers relating to Sinn Féin, the Dáil, the Treaty debates, Fianna Fáil, Cumann na mBan and the Ryan family of Tomcoole, Co. Wexford, 1898-1981.

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Main Creator: Ó Ceallaigh, Seán T. (Seán Tomás), 1882-1966
Contributors: Browne, Michael J., (R.C. Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh), 1895-1980
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 8 boxes (164 folders).
Arrangement:Fonds
I. Correspondence. II. Papers of the Ryan Family of Tomcoole, Co. Wexford. III. Political Papers. IV. Personal Papers. V. Accounts. VI. Appendix.
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Papers of the Ryan family of Tomcoole,

1898-1977 and undated.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh Additional Papers, 1898-1981
Description:Mostly correspondence, many of which are in their original envelopes, but also papers; prayer cards; and newspaper articles of the Ryan family of Tomcoole. Some of the correspondents included are Kate, Phyllis, Nelly, Min, Joanna (Joe), James (Jim), John, Martin, Michael, Agnes, ‘Mother’ [Elizabeth Ryan], Chris, Liz(Lizzie), Sister M. Alacoque, Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh and Jim Moore.Topics such as the 1916 Rising, the Anglo-Irish war and the Civil War are prevalent in these papers. Some examples include: several letters to Kate upon her and Nelly’s imprisonment following the Easter Rising; letters to Kate from Jim, writing from Frongoch; letter to Nelly in 1923 by the Ministry of Defense informing her that her detention will be continued despite her hunger strike and a charge against her of planning an escape from Kilmainham. Other items include letters from Kate and Ó Ceallaigh on their honeymoon; telegraphs from Nelly upon her release in 1916 and from Seán McEntee writing of de Valera’s majority in 1917; and obituary notices of Min. Also includes notes on the Ryan family in unknown hand. Some letters are in French and Irish.
Language:English
Extent:xx
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 48,017/1-10 - 48,018/1-14 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.