M.J. MacManus papers, 1849-1951, (bulk 1934-1942).

Sheehy-Skeffington, Hanna, 1877-1946

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Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington was born on May 24, 1877, in County Cork, Ireland to parents David Sheehy and Elizabeth "Bessie" McCoy. Her father was an Irish Parliamentary Party Member of Parliament. She married Francis Skeffington in 1903, and had a son, Owen, in 1909. As supporters of women’s rights, the Sheehy-Skeffingtons co-founded the Irish Women’s Franchise League, a militant suffrage organization, in 1908. Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington was also one of the founding members of the Irish Women’s Work...

Gonne, Maud, 1866-1953

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Edith Maud Gonne was born on December 21, 1866 in Tongham, England, the eldest daughter of Captain Thomas Gonne and Edith Frith Gonne, née Cook. In 1882, she accompanied her father to Dublin where he died in 1886. Maud Gonne then briefly attempted to become an actress, before contracting tuberculosis and seeking treatment in France. There, she began a relationship with Lucien Millevoye, eventually having two children with him. During the 1890s, Gonne traveled extensively throughout England, Wale...

Sheehy-Skeffington, Francis, 1878-1916

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O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928

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Epithet: Attorney General for Ireland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x00019d Title: 2nd Viscount Guillamore 1840 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x00019e Irish writer and historian Standish J. O'Grady (1846–1928) has been described as "the founder of the Irish Literary Renaissance" ...

Ledwidge, Francis, 1887-1917

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Irish soldier and poet. From the description of Growing old : manuscript poem, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015117 Irish poet killed in Flanders. From the description of Typed letter signed, with an autograph postscript : Janeville, Slane, County Meath, Ireland, to Lady [Isabella Augusta] Gregory, 1914 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874963 Francis Ledwidge was born at Janeville in Slane, County Meath, Ireland on August ...

Milligan, Alice, 1866-1953

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Minor Irish literary and political (Nationalist) figure. Editor of the Shan Van Vocht, etc. From the guide to the Papers of Alice Milligan. Ireland, ca. 1891-1917, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections) ...

MacManus, M. J., 1891-1951

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Irish journalist and author. From the description of M.J. MacManus papers, 1849-1951, (bulk 1934-1942). (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 34051986 ...

O'Doherty, Kevin, 1823-1905

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O'Doherty, Eva, 1826-1910

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Russell, George William, 1867-1935

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George William Russell was an Irish poet, journalist, nationalist, mystic and painter, known by the pseudonym "AE". A theosophist, he was, with W.B. Yeats, a leader of the Irish Renaissance and a co-founder of Dublin's Abbey Theatre. He edited "Irish Homestead" (1906-1923) and the "Irish Statesman" (1923-1930). He published works on religion and Irish politics, as well as numerous books of verse. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. ...

Murray, T. C. (Thomas Cornelius), 1873-1959

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Irish playwright. Many of Murray's early plays deal with life in Cork and an intense Catholicism is revealed in much of his work. Also a teacher and headmaster, Murray directed the Authors' Guild of Ireland and was a member of the Irish Academy of Letters. From the description of T.C. Murray Collection, 1939-1959. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 34164066 ...

Duffy, Charles Gavan, Sir, 1816-1903

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1816-1903. Irish Nationalist, Australian statesman and man of letters. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225760577 Statesman and writer. Premier of Victoria, 1871-1872. From the description of Correspondence. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225757205 Irish patriot, Premier of Victoria, 1871-1872. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1896. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat ...

O'Brien, William Smith, 1803-1864

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Irish nationalist and member of Parliament. Leader of the Young Ireland movement. Led an almost bloodless uprising against the police in Ballingary County and was tried successfully for treason. He was sentenced to be hanged, but instead was exiled until 1856. From the description of William Smith O'Brien letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1848 Jan 10. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 256491062 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Man...