Edmund Downey Political Papers,
1904-1941.
Papers of the author and newspaper editor Edmund Downey of Waterford, largely relating his involvement in republican politics in Ireland and his association with Sinn Féin and subsequently Fianna Fáil. Included are letters to Downey from Éamon De Valera, Robert Brennan, Dorothy Macardle, Seán Lemass, Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh, Frank Ryan and Padraic Colum. Also included are papers relating to the local administration of the Sinn Féin Election Fund in Waterford, dating from the General Election campaign of 1918, documentation concerning Downey's work as editor of 'The Waterford News' and political leaflets and sketches relating to the national movement.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 19 folders. Physical description: I. Letters to Edmund Downey. II. Financial Papers relating to Sinn Féin. III. Other Papers and Printings. more |
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I.i. Letter to Edmund Downey from politician Tim Healy,
1904-1918.
| In Collection: | Edmund Downey Political Papers, 1904-1941. |
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| Description: | Healy's letter, written to the Waterford writer and newspaper editor Edmund Downey, wishes him well after a period of ill heath (1904). An attached printed circular letter, written by Healy and identified as having been suppressed by the censor, is addressed to the Chief Secretary and concerns the treatmen of prisoners in Belfast and the work of the Belfast Prison Inquiry Commission. Dated 17 Aug. 1918. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 2 items |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 50,301/1
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |