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Letter to Mrs MM Stanly, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, from Seamus Mac Ugo, 27 November 1953, acknowledging receipt of her letter regarding her adopted child. The letter states that the matter has been brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice.

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letter

Hand-written letter from Mrs M Stanly, Dun Laoghaire, to Eamon de Valera, 9 December 1953, thanking him for a letter which was sent to her by the Minister for Justice, regarding her adopted son.

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Hand-written letter from Mr and Mrs Robert Flannery, 811 East 228 Street, Bronx, New York City, USA, to Eamon de Valera, 12 May 1954, requesting information on adoption. 'Is there a little orphan child who could use love - a good home - every care and advantage in life and fill in on a lonely heart - torn by war. Boy or girl or both under 10 years. There is spacious ground, comfortable house we own, bear a good reputation and can be thoroughly investigated. We are a sober, steady, active middle aged couple alone. Our forerunners came from Mayo'. Covering letter from S Mac Ugo, to the Secretary, Adoption Board, 45 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin, 25 May 1954.

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Newsclipping from the 'Irish Independent', 27 August 1938, containing and article entitled 'Steady growth of Muintir na Tire: How the Rural Weekends are Organised'. This article refers in particular to the 'Rural Week' which took place in St Declan's Irish College, Ardmore. It describes the events and activities, for example, 'another night the platform was handed over to the ladies who made excellent use of it'.

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Rev JM Hayes

Irish Independent

Programme for the Muintir na Tire, Rural Week, which is to be held from 10 to 17 August 1947 at St Macartan's Seminary, County Monaghan. The programme includes a series of lectures entitled 'Making Rural Life Worthwhile'. A lecture is be given on 14 August 1947 on the subject of the 'Voice of an Irish Farmhouse'. 'A farmer, an agricultural labourer and a housewife' are listed as the speakers. The programme also outlines the accommodation arrangements. 'Delegates and Visitors (female) will also be accommodated in the College. Accommodation however will only be available for about thirty'.

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Programme

Letter from James Enright, Muintir na Tire, Ballyduff, County Waterford, to the Taoiseach, 30 October 1950, regarding a meeting of the Ballyduff Parish Council, at which the following resolution was passed: 'We the people of Ballyduff Parish protest emphatically against the failure of the responsible authorities to provide the district with a resident Medical Officer, a resident Midwife, housing and an adequate supply of pure water'. The letter also encloses a recent local press report on the meeting. 'He could understand why a midwife was not appointed. No applications had been received for the position owing to the totally inadequate salary offered. The matter should be remedied without delay. He knew of cases where poor people had to hire cars late at night to go in search of a midwife in Tallow'.

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Newsclipping from the 'Sceala Éireann' section of the 'Irish Press', 15 November 1939, entitled 'Muintir na Tire Guild for Dublin'. The article refers to a meeting which took place in Jury's Hotel, Dublin, at which an associate guild was formed to promote the aims of the Central Council of Muintir na Tire. The names of the Temporary Executive Council are given and includes several women, for example, Roisin Breathnach, Miss Muriel Gahan and Mrs J McNeill. Miss C Dease spoke in support of the proposal. Mrs Somerville-Large was also present at the meeting.

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rural life

Circular from the Women's Branch of Muintir na Tire, O'Brien Street, Tipperary, 1942 [possible date], regarding a scheme to provide hot dinners for the poor at a nominal charge. 'The Committee will esteem it a favour if you will kindly co-operate by giving towards this deserving object some vegetables'. The letter is signed by Mrs McCormack, Miss Moran and Miss Kneeshaw.

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Note on the Muintir na Tire Restaurant, 1942 [possible date]. This note outlines the administration of a scheme which provides hot dinners at a nominal charge to the local poor. 'The Restaurant is run by the women's section of the Parochial Guild of Muintir na Tire. About 70 women do active work cooking and collecting monthly subscriptions. There are 6 cooking teams of 8 to 10 for each day. No meals are served on Sunday. All work is voluntary. All preparation of vegetables is done for the next day after serving of meals and when the women have had a social tea provided by themselves'. The note also gives details of the menu, the method of serving and finance.

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Note, 19 June 1942, stating that Miss O'Connell took a telephone call from Father Hayes, Muintir na Tire, during which he invited the Taoiseach to attend the Rural Week at Mungret College, Limerick, to be held on 16 August 1942.

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