Brian O'Nolan (Flann O'Brien) Collection.
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Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Collection consists of material relating to Brian O'Nolan (Flann O'Brien/Myles na gCopaleen) and his family, in particular his mother's family, the Gormleys of Strabane. Brian O'Nolan and his siblings spent a significant part of their childhood in Strabane and the collection documents this. Includes: family photographs of O'Nolan and his family; photographs, postcards and a scrapbook of Strabane and surrounding areas; material relating to his uncle Eugene Gormley (who was interned on SS Argenta in Belfast Lough in 1922) including a card from Alice Milligan; articles concerning O'Nolan ; and other miscellaneous material related to O'Nolan's family background. Also contains excerpts from two typescript letters between Brian O'Nolan and the American novelist William Saroyan. Physical description: 2 boxes (161 items). more |
Arrangement: | Fonds. |
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Material relating to Eugene Gormley,
[1922-1934].
In Collection: | Brian O'Nolan (Flann O'Brien) Collection. |
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Description: | Contains material relating to Eugene Gormley (uncle of Brian O'Nolan) including postcards and telegrams sent during his internment on the prison ship SS Argenta in Belfast Lough in 1922-1923. Includes an undated manuscript card from Alice Milligan and a telegram from Joseph Gormley to Eugene informing him of their father's death, dated 1923. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 folder (6 items). |
Format: | Manuscript |
Call Number: |
MS 50,927/8
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |