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Site. Printed poster from the Fir Clis production of "Site" held at the open air site at Fisheries Field, Galway. Poster designed by Ted Turton printed by Data Printers Galway. Poster features image of a group of builders sitting on an elevated girder overlooking Galway City. Poster measures 300mm X 420mm.

Site. Printed poster from the Fir Clis production of "Site" held at the open air site at Fisheries Field, Galway. Poster designed by Ted Turton printed by Data Printers Galway. Poster features image of a group of builders sitting on an elevated girder overlooking Galway City. Poster measures 300mm X 420mm.

Assorted documents related to the book 'Sit Down and Be Counted' and debates about RTÉ programming. Includes a typed draft of p210 of the book, with edits and annotations; Printed copy of 'Feedback - RTÉ Broadcasting Workers Journal', Vol. 2, No. 2, March 1971, with comment and article on working conditions and general staff news and updates; Undated partial print copy of 'Feedback'; extract from Accountancy Ireland magazine, Oct 1969, with headline "RTÉ and its Finances"; typescript report entitled "RTÉ and Irish [language], undated; assorted manuscript notes and writings by Lelia Doolan regarding RTÉ and the book 'Sit Down and Be Counted', including a list of those to be sent review copies of the book.

Files of letters sent to Lelia Doolan in response to the publication of 'Sit Down and be Counted' and RTÉ.
File 1 - Letters to Lelia Doolan from Sigle Nean Ui Donneacha "May I offer you the sincerest congratulations on the stand you have taken in RTÉ" (2 June 1969); from 'Bán'; Padraic Ó Raghallaigh, Head of Presentation, RTÉ (13 June 1969); Blanáid [ ] (10 June 1969); [Owen Quinn] (11 June 1969); Brendan McGann, Trinity College Dublin; Frankie Byrne Public Relations Consultancy (30 Oct 1969); and general members of the public writing to Doolan in support of her efforts and work in response to the standard of programming at RTÉ, 1969.

File 2 includes letters from Paddy McEntee (29 May 1969); John Feigny, Irish Province of Society of the Divine Word (6 June 1969) "I have been meaning to offer some gesture of support for your honesty and straight-speaking . . . I am deeply concerned about Government interference with the actual content of programmes"; bill Keating (30 May 1969); Rev. Cormac Lloyd; Anthony Coughlan, Depty of Social Sciences, University College Dublin, UCD (6 June 1969); Kate O'Callaghan, Corbally, Limerick (28 May 1969); Ann Kilbride Jones "Congratulations. Wonderful courage" (30 May 1969); James 'Jim' Doolan, Harvard University (3 June 1969); Paddy Lynch, Ranelagh, Dublin (18 Oct 1969); Michael [ ], Stanford University, California (24 June 1969); Also carbon copy of typed letter from Doolan to Russell [ ], discussing matters related to the book and RTÉ.

Press cuttings from Irish national newspapers with coverage and articles about RTÉ programming, financing, policy, and in relation to 'Sit Down and Be Counted'.

Letters pertaining to Sister Mary Alicia, a woman who left County Mayo in 1939 to enter a convent in Mullingar, County Meath, at the age of 18. Within weeks she was sent to Rome, Italy, and remained there until after the close of the Second World War. In 1946, she was sent to Little Falls, Minnesota. The first time she returned home to Ireland for a visit was in 1953 at the age of 32. Sister Mary Alicia eventually settled in Milton, Massachusetts.
The series includes: the letter of donation from Anne Moran, Mary Alicia’s sister, which also provides biographical information; a letter and Christmas card sent to Anne by Mary Alicia in 1977 and 1978, respectively; and photocopies of two letter sent by Mary Alicia from Rome to her mother during World War II.

Letters relating to the payment of interest on the loan from the Presentation Nuns.

Correspondence between Canon Hayes from Sister Jerome, Dominican Convent, Sion Hill, Blackrock, Dublin, regarding a proposed lecture at a meeting of the Parents' Association of the convent's day school (see P134/12/1/1/10/99). Includes:
-Letter from Sister Jerome asking Canon Hayes to hold his talk in November (18 October 1955, 2pp);
-Letter from Canon Hayes stating that he has to speak to the students of the Jesuit House of Study at Rathfarnham Castle on the agreed upon date of 23 October 1955 and prefers to postpone the talk until after Christmas (15 October 1955, 1p);
-Letter from Sister Jerome agreeing to postpone the lecture (18 October 1955, 1p).

"Handwritten draft of song entitled ""Sisile Bhuidhe""."