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.xi. Letters to Edmund Downey from Frank Ryan,
1931-1934.
| In Collection: | Edmund Downey Political Papers, 1904-1941. |
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| Description: | Letters to writer and newspaper editor Edmund Downey of Waterford from republican Frank Ryan. Writing as editor of 'An Phoblacht' Ryan refers to the paper being confiscated by the police 'on the order of the Military Tribunal' (20 Nov. 1931); subsequently writing as an honorary secretary of the Republican Congress he refers to recent criticism of leftwing republicans by Catholic clergymen (15 Jan. 1934). |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 3 pages. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 50,301/11
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |