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Copy minute to the Secretary of the Executive Council from the Secretary, Department of Justice, 30 May 1929, stating that the offices of Sinn Fein at 27 Dawson Street [Dublin] were searched on 23 May. Amongst other documents found there was a copy of a letter from Father Fahy written while in Galway prison to an unnamed friend, who is now identified as Mary MacSwiney.

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Minute

Copy of a letter written by Father Fahy while in Galway prison to an unidentified friend [later identified as Mary MacSwiney], 11 May 1929. He gives the history of his case and discusses Sinn Fein activities.

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Letter

Notes of remarks made at some meeting of Sinn Fein [found during the search of the Offices at 27 Dawson Street]. The notes are rough and in places the meaning is not fully clear, for example, Mrs Skeffington `Concentrate on Madame McBride. Hogan and Healy. Hogan in solitary confinement for 2 yrs. Developed T.B. Con Healy the victim of continued persecution. The State want to have further victims. Appeal to the young men to be steady and disciplined not to allow themselves to be driven into rash action'.

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Notes

Memorandum circulated by the Department of Justice, 26 March 1929, relating to the Juries Protection Bill, 1929, and methods for the protection of jurors, for example, `Loitering in the neighbourhood of Courts should undoubtedly be made an offence. This would enable us to deal appropriately with Mrs. Gonne McBride and other harpies of that ilk'.

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Memorandum

Amendments made by members of Seanad Éireann to Juries (Protection) Bill, 1929, issued 3 July 1929. These include, for example, an addition of a new sub section in section 2 proposed by Senator Mrs Clarke: `All orders made under this section shall be laid on the Table of each House of the Oireachtas, and shall not be valid unless approved of by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas'.

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Bill

List of pre-Treaty Dáilfiles in existence forwarded by the Clerk of the Dáilto the Secretary, Executive Council, 21 July 1932, for example, number 133, file on Miss JM Nunan's employment.

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List

Two lists of papers relating to the administration of the Department of Finance, January 1919-September 1922, sent as requested to the Secretary, Department of the President, 23 February 1934. List B, includes a file on an advance to Mrs McGarry relating to `Glenvar'.

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Lists

Lists submitted by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, 12 March 1934. The lists are of files and documents relating to the Department of Finance, June 1919-9 September 1934. The list cites files which pertain to women, for example, M 20 (4) is the accounts of Countess Markievicz in relation to the Paris Conference - Irish Race Conference, 1922.

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Lists

List of files relating to the administration of the Departments of Dáil Éireann, January 1919-September 1922, in the custody of the Master of the High Court sent to the Secretary, Department of the President, by the Department of Justice, 13 April 1934. These lists reference files which pertain to women, for example, List A, number 6, comprises of files of cases in the District Court of North City Dublin, circuit sitting and contains a file on the case of Mrs Elizabeth Byrne versus Arnott and Company.

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List

Lists of files in the custody of the Land Commission relating to the administration of the Departments of Dáil Éireann [1919-1922] sent to the Secretary, Department of the President, 15 May 1934. Amongst these lists are files which pertain to women, for example, in the index of files relating to seizure of lands is a file relating to the lands of Miss Noelle Edge, County Leix, folio 233.

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Lists