Éamon Martin Papers,
1914-1971.
The papers of Éamon Martin, consisting of correspondence, articles, newscuttings, and pamphlets relating to events surrounding the establishment of Fianna Éireann the lead up to the 1916 Easter Rising. This collection relates largely to correcting published histories and other narratives about the events of 1909-1916.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Éamon Martin (1892-1971) was a founding member of Fianna Éireann, along with Bulmer Hobson and Constance Markievicz, and attended the inaugural Fianna meeting in Dublin on 16th August 1909. He later became Fianna Chief of Staff. Martin was involved in the organisation of the Howth and Kilcoole gun-running events of 1914, and was Commandant of the Dublin Brigade during the 1916 Easter Rising. On Easter Monday 1916, Martin was tasked with attacking the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park. This was intended to act as both a source of weaponry and to signal the start of the Rising. After this attack, Martin was shot and injured during fighting near Broadstone Station, Church Street. Martin was also involved in smuggling Éamon DeValera out of Ireland to attend the Irish Race Convention in Paris, 1922. In later life, Martin's focus was on organising commemorations and memorials for those involved in the activities of 1916-1922, and on promoting an accurate history of events surrounding Fianna Éireann and Easter 1916. Physical description: 6 boxes & 6 vols. more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Papers relating to the 1916 Rising. II. Papers relating to Na Fianna Éireann. III. Correspondence. IV. Newspaper cuttings. V. Publications. VI. Papers relating to individual member of Na Fianna Éireann. |
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VI.iv. Party constitutions and political publications,
c.1918-1921.
| In Collection: | Éamon Martin Papers, 1914-1971 |
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| Description: | Sinn Féin and United Irish League constitutions, and political publications relating to John Redmond and trade unions. MS 49,487/4/1: What Ireland Wants, by John E. Redmond M.P. (Irish Press Agency,no date). MS 49,487/4/2: United Irish League: Objects, Consitution and Rules. (No date). MS 49,487/4/3: Sinn Féin: Córughadh [with translation: Sinn Féin: Constitution] (no date). MS 49,487/4/4: John Redmond Accuses England (1919). MS 49,487/4/5: Irish Bishops on English Rule (no date). MS 49,487/4/6: The Irish Trade Union Congress and Labour Party, Trades Hall, Capel St., 24th April 1918. MS 49,487/4/7: Two Years of English Atrocities in Ireland 1917-1918. MS 49,487/4/8: Limerick Curfew Murders of March 7th 1921: The Case of Michael O'Callaghan (no date). MS 49,487/4/9: The Truth About the Treaty and Document No. 2 (undated). MS 49,487/4/10: Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress: The Country in Danger!: Unemployment and the Natioanl Crisis: The Labour Programme (c.1921). |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 folder, 10 items. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,487/4
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress Sinn Féin United Irish League |