Frederick J. Allan Papers.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Frederick J. Allan was born in Dublin on 15 June 1861. In 1880 he joined the IRB and in 1883 became head of the organisation. He was also secretary and later vice-president of the Young Ireland Society (set up in March 1881). In 1882 he joined the commercial department of the Freeman's Journal and in 1890 became its business manager. In September 1883 he and other members of the Young Ireland Society founded the National Monuments Committee, which erected and maintained monuments over the graves of Irish nationalists. In the 1890s he took part in a campaign for the release of Fenian prisoners. In 1894 he was appointed secretary to the IRB supreme council. He socialised with leading figures in the new cultural nationalist movement.He disapproved of the Easter Rising(April 1916). He was good friends with John MacBride, and defended his character during the divorce proceedings of MacBride's wife, Maud Gonne(July–September 1906). When John MacBride was killed in the Easter Rising, Allan took possession of MacBride's personal papers. Allan was also secretary and joint-trustee of the Irish National Aid Association and Dependants’ Fund (1917). He became acquainted with Michael Collins and joined Sinn Féin. He became chairman of the Sinn Féin election committee for south County Dublin (1919). During the War of Independence he was arrested (10 January 1920) for possessing Sinn Féin documents and on conviction was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. He was arrested again (14 November 1920) and held in Mountjoy prison until February 1921, before being interned at Ballykinlar, Co. Down, until 9 December 1921. Allan supported the Anglo–Irish treaty and in December 1922 became chairman of a committee that brought into existence Cumann na nGaedheal, the governing party of the infant Irish Free State. Frederick J. Allan died on 16 March 1937. Physical description: x folders. more |
| Arrangement: | Fond |
| Provenance: | Originally in the possession of Mrs. Hilda Allan, wife of Seán F. Allan, grandson of Frederick Allan. |
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Miscellaneous documents relating to South Africa and John MacBride,
1900-1912.
| In Collection: | Frederick J. Allan Papers. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 folder (4 items). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 26,756
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Sinn Féin |