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Women in 20th-Century Ireland, 1922-1966: Sources from the Department of the Taoiseach
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Letter from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Sean Moore, to the Taoiseach, Sean Lemass, 18 December 1963, regarding the provision of a memorial to the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 'My own personal suggestion is that a memorial should take the form of a hospital or home for mentally handicapped children'. He encloses a number of suggestions which he received in relation to the matter. Mrs Marie MacSharry, Terenure, Dublin suggested the establishment of a fund for the mentally handicapped. Eileen MacCarvill, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, suggested the renaming of one of Dublin's principal streets. Ms Coyle, Stillorgan, County Dublin, proposed that a house should be built for elderly people. |
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| Date: |
18/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17553A/63 |
| File: |
President JF Kennedy, Memorial Hall, Dublin |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
commemorations; charity |
| Description: |
Copy letter from R O'Foghlu to Mrs Sarah Mulhall, New York, USA, 28 December 1963, acknowledging receipt of her letter [not in file] enclosing a subscription of $1 towards the proposed memorial in memory of President Kennedy. |
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| Date: |
28/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17553A/63 |
| File: |
President JF Kennedy, Memorial Hall, Dublin |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
commemorations; Irish-Americans |
| Description: |
Newsclipping of a letter to editor of the 'Evening Herald' from Anne Manning, Dublin, 28 December 1963, concerning the proposed memorial to the late President Kennedy. She refers to the Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street and the need to replace it with a more appropriate figure. She also questions the sincerity of the country's appreciation for Kennedy. |
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| Date: |
28/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17553A/63 |
| File: |
President JF Kennedy, Memorial Hall, Dublin |
| Type: |
newsclipping |
| Published: |
Evening Herald |
| Keywords: |
commemorations |
| Description: |
Hand-written letter from Mrs Mollie Donnelly, Cavehill Road, Belfast, to the Taoiseach, 21 December 1963, concerning the manner in which the late President Kennedy is to be commemorated in Ireland. She refers in particular to the proposed establishment of a hospital dedicated to his memory. |
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| Date: |
21/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17553A/63 |
| File: |
President JF Kennedy, Memorial Hall, Dublin |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
commemorations; hospitals |
| Description: |
Copy letter from R O'Foghlu to Mrs Mollie Donnelly, Cavehill Road, Belfast, 30 December 1963, acknowledging receipt of her letter concerning the provision of a memorial to the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
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| Date: |
30/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17553A/63 |
| File: |
President JF Kennedy, Memorial Hall, Dublin |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
commemorations; hospitals |
| Description: |
Letter from Roisin Nic Aongusa, Private Secretary to the Minister for External Affairs, to the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 4 December 1963, relating to the establishment of a John F Kennedy Scholarship. 'In reply, I am to states that the proposed scholarship covers just one narrow aspect of the cultural exchanges provided for in the American-Irish Foundation, of which the late President Kennedy is already a patron'. |
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| Date: |
4/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17555/63 |
| File: |
President John F Kennedy Scholarship |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
commemorations; education |
| Description: |
Newsclipping from the 'Times' [English], 25 November 1963, containing an article entitled 'Advice for the citizen'. The article refers to the activities of the National Citizens' Advice Bureau Committee and in particular to Miss KM Oswald, Secretary. 'Originally promoted to meet the needs of war-time, and now a permanent part of the life of the community as a whole, the Citizens' Advice Bureau of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - 428 of them now - reflect the changing concepts of social service today'. |
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| Date: |
25/11/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17558/63 |
| File: |
Voluntary Social Service Organisations, Citizen's Advice Bureau |
| Type: |
newsclipping |
| Published: |
The Times |
| Keywords: |
industry; social welfare |
| Description: |
Telegram sent to the Taoiseach by Frances Condell, Mayor of Limerick, 23 November 1963, extending her sympathy to him on the occasion of the assassination of President John F Kennedy. 'He was so proud to welcome you and to call himself a friend of Ireland'. |
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| Date: |
23/11/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17560/63 |
| File: |
John F Kennedy, President of USA, assassination November 1963 |
| Type: |
telegram |
| Keywords: |
Irish-Americans |
| Description: |
Copy letter from the Taoiseach, Sean F Lemass, to the Mayor of Limerick, Mrs Frances Condell, 25 November 1963, thanking her for her message of sympathy on the death of President Kennedy. |
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| Date: |
25/11/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17560/63 |
| File: |
John F Kennedy, President of USA, assassination November 1963 |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
Irish-Americans |
| Description: |
Hand-written letter from Mrs Margaret Quigley, Belfast, to the Taoiseach, Mr Lemass, 2 December 1963, relating to the assassination of President John F Kennedy. She refers to his recent visit to Ireland and requests a copy of the speech which he gave to members of DáilÉireann. |
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| Date: |
2/12/1963 |
| Cabinet: |
s 17560/63 |
| File: |
John F Kennedy, President of USA, assassination November 1963 |
| Type: |
letter |
| Keywords: |
state visits; Dail Eireann |