Item 146 - Letter from John A. O'Brien re: marriage, March 1956

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UGA P/P134/12/1/1/1/146

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Letter from John A. O'Brien re: marriage, March 1956

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  • 16/03/1956-[03/1956]

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Letters sent to Canon Hayes from Reverend John A. O'Brien, Notre Dame University. Includes:
-Letter to Reverend O'Brien from John J. Cogavin, Irish Parcels, Dublin. Cogavin writes that he was a bachelor serving in the United States Marines in Korea in 1953 when he read O'Brien's article on 'The Vanishing Irish' published in Life magazine. The article prompted Cogavin to abandon his plan to start a trading company to Japan and instead establish a trans-Atlantic mail order business of Irish products. Since then, he has married an Irishwoman, and since then others in their families have gotten married or engaged (16 March 1956, 1p);
-Letter to Canon Hayes from Reverend O'Brien enclosing the above letter and noting that he has suggested to Mr. Cogavin that he start a dating and marriage bureau with Canon Hayes' counsel. The top right corner of the letter is missing (2? March 1956; 1p).

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      10/06/2024
      25/06/2025

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