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Includes letters to and within the press concerning Irish history, revolutionary Ireland and commemorations. Includes letters discussions on reconciliation in Irish History (1978); the declaration of the Irish Republic (Apr 1979), Conor Cruise O'Brien and other matters of Irish politics and history.

Press cuttings retained by Etienne Rynne which make reference to Michael Rynne, or images published where Michael is pictured, relating to the Irish revolutionary period primarily. Includes stories on "Dev, the phone call and the Treaty" regarding Éamon de Valera being at Strand House, Limerick, when he received a phone call from the Treaty delegation in London. Also press coverage of the death of Michael Rynne.

Files of documents, primarily letters to the press by Michael Rynne responding to matters regarding commemoration and/or comment on matters regarding Irish history, especially the revolutionary period. Some later items are written by Etienne Rynne, son of Michael Rynne.

Commemorative brochure created for the Golden Jubilee of the 1916 Easter Rising.

File contains newspaper cuttings on Archbishop Morris after his death on 16/01/1997; booklet from funeral mass; Muintir na Tíre press release on his death; correspondence from Cashel P.P. on an article he was writing for the archdioceses.

Commemorative stamps issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1916 rising. Includes 8 stamps, one for each of the signatories of the proclamation of the Republic, and a general stamp commemorating the rising.

This subseries consists of material relating to Commencement and/or convocation events Mary Robinson (MR) attended as speaker, excluding those she attended as Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin (P143/3/1/8), and is arranged chronologically.

[For material relating to honorary degrees she received, see P143/10]

Booklet of University of Andrews Graduation Ceremonies 1991-1992 Laureation Addresses, including Mary Robinson (MR)'s address, 02/07/1992; letter from Kristine Strachan, Dean and Professor of Law, University of San Diego (USD), inviting MR participate in their Commencement activities May 1994 or 1995, 20/12/1993, and letter from Dr Yvonne Scannell, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, who had forwarded the invite to MR, and recommending USD to her, 13/01/1994; correspondence between Prof John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University and MR in relation to MR attending commencement gathering, June 1998, 05-11/05/1998; list of invitations from foreign universities covering both invites to deliver addresses, and honorary degrees, 1991-1994.

Programme for 158th commencement at Austin College, Sherman, Texas, at which Mary Robinson (MR) was a speaker, 16/05/2004; material relating to 169th commencement at Wheaton College, Norton Massachusetts, USA, at which MR was speaker, 22/05/2004, including correspondence between MR, Patti Mitrushi, American Program Bureau, and Dale Rogers Marshall, and Michael Graca, Wheaton College, relating to invite and logistics, event itinerary, "Top 10 facts about Wheaton 2003" background document, and fax of Order of Exercises, 04/03-20/05/2004; programme booklet for McGill [University, Montréal Québec, Canada] Spring Convocation, Law, at which MR gave convocation address, 04/06/2004*.

[Archivist’s note: For material relating to campaign to rescind MR’s invite based on allegations of antisemitism, see P143/5/2/10].

Material relating to Mary Robinson giving keynote address at SciencesPo [Paris] Master of Public Affairs (MPA) class of 2009, on 18 June, including letter of invite from Richard Descoings, Director, SciencesPo, 28/01/2009, email correspondence between MR, Mary Baylis [personal assistant to MR], Laurence Tubiana, SciencesPo, and Rachel Becker-Raffenne, Program Assistant, SciencesPo, 16/01-25/06/2009, speaking notes for MR with notation from MR, programme for graduation ceremony, and printed itinerary, and folder of MPA Profiles 2009 at SciencesPo.