Austin Stack Papers.
Papers of Austin Stack, 1879-1929; Stack Family papers, includes history of Stack family with notes and letters of William Moore Stack, 1882-1928; Irish Volunteers and the 1916 Rising, includes eyewitness statements of Easter Week and correspondence of Austin Stack, 1915-1917; Political Papers, includes papers relating to Austin Stack’s Election, list of 1916 prison comrades, land agitation in County Kerry, letters from Maurice Moore, Nora Ashe, Michael Collins and more, 1917-1929; Papers relating to the First Dáil, includes local government resolutions acknowledging the authority of Dáil Éireann and correspondence between Austin Stack and Cathal Brugha and the Chief Liaison Officers, 1919-1921; Papers relating to Sinn Féin and the Republic Government, includes correspondence, memorandums relating to the treatment of Republican prisoners and papers relating to the accounts of the offices of Republican envoys 1922-1927; Papers relating to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, includes documents regarding Stacks release from prison, the memorial for Liam Scully and letters and telegrams relating to the Treaty, 1921-1927; Austin Stack’s personal papers, includes letters from Mary MacSwiney with accounts of Roger Casement and Stacks own arrest, Stack’s diaries and correspondence with P.J. Floyd, his godmother Margaret Long and his wife Winifred (Una) Gordon, 1916-1929.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 28 folders. |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Stack Family Papers, 1882-1928, II. Irish Volunteers and 1916 Rising, 1915-1917, III. Political Papers, 1917-1929, IV. Papers relating to the First Dáil, 1919-1921, V. Sinn Féin and the Republican Government, 1922-1927, VI. Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921-1927, VII. Personal Papers, 1916-1929. |
Austin Stack Papers.
| In Collection: | Austin Stack Papers |
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| Description: | Papers of Austin Stack, 1879-1929; Stack Family papers, includes history of Stack family with notes and letters of William Moore Stack, 1882-1928; Irish Volunteers and the 1916 Rising, includes eyewitness statements of Easter Week and correspondence of Austin Stack, 1915-1917; Political Papers, includes papers relating to Austin Stack’s Election, list of 1916 prison comrades, land agitation in County Kerry, letters from Maurice Moore, Nora Ashe, Michael Collins and more, 1917-1929; Papers relating to the First Dáil, includes local government resolutions acknowledging the authority of Dáil Éireann and correspondence between Austin Stack and Cathal Brugha and the Chief Liaison Officers, 1919-1921; Papers relating to Sinn Féin and the Republic Government, includes correspondence, memorandums relating to the treatment of Republican prisoners and papers relating to the accounts of the offices of Republican envoys 1922-1927; Papers relating to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, includes documents regarding Stacks release from prison, the memorial for Liam Scully and letters and telegrams relating to the Treaty, 1921-1927; Austin Stack’s personal papers, includes letters from Mary MacSwiney with accounts of Roger Casement and Stacks own arrest, Stack’s diaries and correspondence with P.J. Floyd, his godmother Margaret Long and his wife Winifred (Una) Gordon, 1916-1929. Austin Stack was born on 7 December 1879 in Tralee, County Kerry. His father, William Moore Stack, was a well-known Fenian and Land League leader. In 1894 Stack began work in a solicitor’s office and became the senior Clerk but was dismissed in 1915 due to his Volunteer activities. Under the influence of his father he joined the local Young Ireland Society and the local branch of the Irish National Foresters. Stack also co-founded the John Mitchel Gaelic football club in Tralee and became its secretary, its success led to the general re-organization of the Gaelic Athletic Association in the county. Stack was an active member of the Gaelic League and in 1908 was sworn into the IRB by Cathal Brugha. In 1916, as commandant of the Kerry Brigade of the Irish Volunteers, he made preparations for the landing of arms by Roger Casement. On 16 June 1916 Stack was sentenced to Penal servitude for life for his involvement in the rising but was released from prison a year later. He returned to Kerry and began reorganizing the Volunteers and promoting membership of Sinn Féin. He was arrested again in 1917 and sent to Mountjoy Jail where he led a strike demanding prisoner-of-war status for himself and his comrades, this led to a hunger-strike and resulted in the death of Thomas Ashe. Stack was released in November that year and was elected join secretary of Sinn Féin and to the executive of the Irish. Volunteers. Stack became the minister for home affairs in 1919 and established arbitration courts on a national scale, these were abolished in 1922. Stack was staunchly against the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty and was one of its principal opponents during the Civil War (1922-1923). He was captured in 1923 and went on hunger strike before being released in July 1924. Stacks political career ended in 1927 but he continued to be involved with Sinn Féin. He fell ill with appendicitis and died on 27 April 1929 at the Mater hospital Dublin. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 28 folders. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 17,071-17,095
(Manuscripts Reading Room) MS 22,398 (Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Sinn Féin |