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Copy letter from M McDunphy to John McCann, General Secretary, Easter Week Memorial Committee, 9 April 1935, regarding a list of people who desire to be invited to the ceremony on the basis that they are relatives of men who lost their lives in 1916. The letter requests that forms should be filled out for these individuals in order to ascertain to whom the applicants are related. The list includes nine women, for example, 'Mrs O'Reilly, 43 Geraldine Street, Dublin and Miss Cissie Manning, Wood Printing Works, Stafford Street, Dublin'.

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letter

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Times', 15 April 1935, regarding the unveiling ceremony of the Easter Rising Memorial due to take place at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday, 1935. The article states that opposition leaders are not likely to attend. References are also made to the opinions voiced by Madame Gonne McBride, Prisoners' Defence League. 'She hoped all true Irish Republicans would not go near the General Post Office on Sunday next when it would be surrounded by all the forces of the State, to desecrate the memory of those who died in Easter Week'.

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newsclipping

commemoration

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Independent', 15 April 1935, in relation to the unveiling ceremony of the Easter Rising Memorial due to take place at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday, 1935. The article lists the ceremonies to be held throughout the country on Easter Sunday. References are also made to the opinions voiced by Madame Gonne McBride, Prisoners' Defence League, at a meeting in Cathal Brugha Street where she expressed the hope that all true republicans would not attend the ceremony. Mrs Czira also spoke at the meeting.

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newsclipping

commemoration

List of 1916 participants who have applied to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Easter Rising Memorial due to take place at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday, 1935. The list includes Alice and Catherine Byrne, 17 North Richmond Street, Dublin.

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list

Copy letter from Cathleen Sheppard, Dublin, to Mr Fairweather, 14 April 1935, in relation to the unveiling ceremony of the Easter Rising Memorial due to take place at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday, 1935. Cathleen Sheppard wishes to represent her father, Mr Oliver Sheppard [Designer of Memorial], who is unable to attend the ceremony due to ill health.

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letter

List of members of Seanad Éireann, 6 December 1934. The list includes three women senators, 'Miss Kathleen Browne, Wexford ... Mrs Kathleen Clarke, Dublin ... Mrs J Wyse Power'.

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list

List of members of the Eighth Dail, 8 February 1933. The following women are listed: Mrs Helena Concannon, Fianna Fail, National University; Margaret Mary Pearse, Fianna Fail, Dublin County and Mrs Bridget Mary Redmond, Clan na nGael, Waterford.

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list

List of individuals invited by the President's Department to the unveiling ceremony of the Easter Rising Memorial at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday, 21 April 1935. The list gives the name, address and classification of those invited and includes several women, for example 'Miss Kathleen Browne, Senator; Mrs Helena Concanon, Galway, Member of DáilÉireann and Mrs Seamus O'Sullivan, Limerick, sister of Edward Daly'.

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list

Note from Mrs WA Redmond, The Curragh, County Kildare, 18 April 1935, stating her regret at being unable to attend the unveiling ceremony at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday, 21 April 1935.

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note

Note from Oliver Sheppard, 30 Pembroke Road, Dublin, to the Department of the President, 19 April 1935, stating that 'owing to illness and the Doctor's orders he will not be able to be present at the ceremony on Easter Sunday at the General Post Office and begs to thank the President for sending an invitation to his daughter who will be delighted to be present'.

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note