Correspondence from Honorary Returning Officers Reverend R. Neville, Reverend R. Brady and Fr Michael O’Brien regarding the election of members to the National Executive.
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File includes letter sent to A.T. Lucas from Francesco Solarno, O.F.M., with MS note on Holy Wells of Co. Carlow. (8 Jan 1940); some MS notes by Etienne Rynne on Holy Wells and other assorted copy articles and news cuttings on same.
Large sellotaped map entitled 'Diocese of Tuam, Parish Boundaries in Connemara'. This is an Ordnance Survey with parishes outlined and identified by hand.
Two copies of the Index map for Co Galway showing the OS 6 inch sheet numbers. Both contain Robinson's notes that indicate the areas he has completed fieldwork on as of 1986, and the areas left to be surveyed.
A list of maps available from the Geological Survey of Ireland, and prices, and a catalogue for Phoenix maps.
Detailing the work of Hill & Knowlton and how they would publicise the golden jubilee for Muintir na Tíre. Includes information on fundraising and a possible name change.
Copies of addresses and speeches given by the Language Freedom Movement at debates in Higher Education Institutes. The central theme is nationalism, and topics covered include the importance of national language, notions of nationalism, and national spirit.
Set of index cards giving a description of the townland of High Island, [Ardoileán]. Included are a note on Richard Murphy, the poet, who bought High Island in the 1960's, and a general note on the terrain of the island itself. Also included are descriptions of The Chisters (two islets called Carrickarone on the OS maps), Dublin (a passage between cliffs), Fuagh na Cara, Fuagh an Mhianaigh, Promontory Fort, and the Copper Mine. A fisherman on the island provided some of the local information.
Notes on the Hernon / Ó hIarnáin family beginning with historical uncertainty over whether they arrived in Ireland with the Armada, or if they were Cromwellians. The notes cover their original settlement in Connemara, arrival on Aran before the Great Famine, and notes on individuals from generations of the Hernons beginning with Bartly Hernon and continuing to the present 7th generation.