Item 289 - Letters received by Siobhán McKenna

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Letters received by Siobhán McKenna

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Letters received by Siobhán McKenna, including letter from Mae Thacker, Locust New Jersey, to Siobhán McKenna, introducing herself as a distant relation and asking if she would like to meet up (29 Jan 1959). Also letter from William K McClure, CBS News, London, to Siobhán McKenna, thanking her for her hospitality during the filming of Small World at her home, which he and the crew enjoyed very much (19 Mar 1959). Also letter from PJ Drury and SP Keating of the United Irish Counties Association of New York, to Siobhán McKenna thanking her for her statement in
support of Irish freedom (19 Mar 1959). Also letter from W Beatty, Belfast, to Siobhán McKenna, taking issue with her on her interview, ending “Remember 1690” (25 Apr 1959). Also fan-letter from Pádraig Óg Ó Conaire, Rathfarnham, Dublin, to Siobhán McKenna, with a piece by P.S. O’Hegarty on Shean-Phádraic [in Irish] (11 May 1959). Also letter from Axel Heider, Zurich, to Siobhán McKenna, sending her reviews from the local newspapers of the Gate Theatre production of St. Joan, commenting that her performance was the cornerstone of their success (10 June
1959).

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      24/07/2013
      23/07/2025

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