Boston College collection of Emmet Dalton

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Boston College collection of Emmet Dalton

1916-1953

http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/BC2023-144

Collection primarily consists of correspondence commending Irish revolutionary, soldier, and film producer Emmet Dalton. Also includes accounts written by Dalton and others regarding Irish revolutionaries Michael Collins and Sean McKeon (Seán Mac Eoin), as well as newspaper editorials and official reports concerning nationalist politics in Ireland and the Irish Republican Army.

0.25 Linear Feet, 1 container

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11676071

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Dalton, Emmet, 1898-1978

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(James) Emmet Dalton was born on March 4, 1898 in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Irish-American parents James Francis and Katharine Lee (Riley) Dalton. The family moved back to Ireland when he was two, and he was raised Catholic in North Dublin. In 1913, Dalton joined the nationalist militia, the Irish Volunteers, and then joined the British Army in 1915 for the duration of World War I. Dalton joined the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers (RDF) as a 2nd Lieutenant. By 1916, he was att...