Koleksi G41 - Papers of George Gilmore

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Born in 1898 in Belfast to Protestant parents, George Gilmore was brought up in Dublin, where his father was a leading accountant. He was active in the War of Independence from 1916 onwards, and like his brother Charlie he joined the anti-Treaty forces la

These papers were extracted from another archival collection, namely the papers of Proinsias Mac an Bheatha (G40), according to the archival principal of provenance. G40 was donated to the James Hardiman Library, NUIG by the Mac an Bheatha family in Febru

The collection is small and gives arbitrary glimpses into the life and interests of George Gilmore, with most papers dating to the 1980s. It consists of a few items of correspondence (1980-1984); lectures (undated); plays (undated) and memorabilia (1919 and undated).

The fourteen items in this collection had been kept by Mac an Bheatha with other material he collected for writing his essay "George Gilmore" and were selected from among the other items since they had been once in the personal possession of Gilmore himse

The material in this collection is available to all bone fide researchers and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at the James Hardiman Library. No material may be reproduced from this collection without the
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27-06-2013
19-06-2025