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Memorandum from [signature illegible] to the Secretary, Department of Local Government and Public Health, 7 September 1933, stating that the bounty in respect of triplets is issued in the President's name and all enquires should be addressed to the Secretary, Department of the President.

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Memorandum

Letter from Liam O Murchadha, Assistant Commissioner, Garda Siochana, to the Secretary, Department of Justice, 28 February 1934, concerning an application for triplets' bounty by Mrs Mary Kelly, Scramogue via Longford. Mrs Kelly has received a triplets' bounty of £3 from the British Government.

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Letter

Memorandum from OJ Redmond, Department of Finance, to the Secretary of the President, 21 March 1934, transmitting an application for bounty in respect of Mrs Mary Kelly of Scramogue, Longford.

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Memorandum

Letter to President de Valera from Mrs Mary Kelly, Scramogue, Longford, undated [a pencil note at the top states that the letter was received by the President's Office 20 April 1934]. Mrs Kelly states `I feel we may have offended you by accepting the King's bounty. If we have done wrong, I most humbly beg your pardon. I can only plead ignorance. It was Dr. Forde who attended me that made application to the King. We knew nothing whatever about it till the Doctor brought us the cheque. I believe the £3 was not the King's bounty. It was meant as a charity or free gift to me, but we would not touch it if we thought it would mean any offence to the Irish Government'.

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Letter

Declaration by James Kelly, Scramogue, Strokestown, County Roscommon, before the District Court, that he received the King's bounty about the 10 February 1934 [he is not sure of the date] in respect of the triplets born to his wife, Mary Kelly, on 27 January 1934.

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Declaration

Declaration made by Mary Kelly, 28 April 1934, before the District Court relating to the King's bounty which she received in respect of triplets (2 boys and a girl) born to her 27 January 1934.

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Declaration

Declaration made by Dudley Forde, MD, before the District Court, 30 April 1934, stating that he attended the birth of Mrs Mary Kelly's triplets and that he wrote on her behalf for the King's bounty.

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Declaration

Letter from Assistant Commissioner, Garda Siochana, Liam O Murchadha, to the Secretary, Department of Justice, enclosing the declarations made by James Kelly, Mary Kelly and Dudley Forde relating to the King's bounty in respect of triplets, 4 May 1934.

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Letter

Memorandum from J. Duff for the Secretary, Department of Justice, to the Secretary, Department of the President, 7 May 1934, transmitting a copy of a report and statutory declarations given by the Garda Siochana in the matter of Mrs Kelly, Scramogue, County Roscommon and an application for triplets' bounty.

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Memorandum

Typed extract from the `Irish Independent', 9 May 1934, stating that Mrs G McBrearty, Tirharron, Manorcunningham, County Donegal, who gave birth to triplets, received £3 and congratulations from President de Valera. She also received an award from King George. Mrs McBrearty had previously had triplets while twins had been born to her on three occasions.

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Extract

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