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Note to Mr McDunphy from KT [Miss Taafe], asking him to read the letter sent to Professor O'Sullivan from [Rachel Crowdy], 5 December 1929.

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Note

Typescript Report of the Industrial Research Council for the year, 1945-1946. This indicates that Mrs O Kelly, M Sc, resigned from the Council in June 1945.

Industrial Research Council, Annual Reports, 1935-1942/43 (including Bulletins and other publications)

research

Newsclipping from the `Irish Independent', 4 July 1936, `Treatment of Prisoners. Dublin Inquiry'. This gives details of the Inaugural Meeting of the Commission of Inquiry into the Treatment of Political Prisoners. Madame MacBride is reported as saying that she trusted that the Commission would be instrumental in establishing a standard of political treatment which both the Government and the prisoners could recognise. Mrs Elgin O Rahilly was appointed Honorary Secretary to the Commission. Amongst those who attended were Mrs H Sheehy Skeffington and Mrs Linda Kearns MacWhinney.

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Newsclipping

politics; prisoners

Minute to the Secretary, Department of the President, from the Department of Education, 30 May 1932. He encloses a copy of a statement sent by Mr Sean Dowling in connection with the recent deputation of St Enda's Past Pupils Union to Miss Pearse. The deputation was concerned to obtain information from Miss Pearse as to the financial position of St Enda's and to discuss with her how the continuance of the school could be secured. Under the terms of her mother's will the school would cease with the death of Miss Pearse and the buildings and ground would remain as a national monument to the Pearse brothers. This clause can, however, be overwritten with the consent of the executor, Miss Pearse, and by an Act of Parliament. Miss Pearse agreed that a `living school' would be a more fitting monument to her brothers rather than the `empty shell' proposed in her mother's will, if adequate safeguards as to the `religious instruction of future generations could be assured to her'. `It is obvious, therefore, that Miss Pearse is willing to enter into an agreement whereby control of the school would pass after her death into the hands of a board of directors or governors so constituted as to ensure, as far as is humanly possible, the carrying out of the ideals, educational and religious, of the brothers Pearse, her mother and herself, and the deputation, who on presenting this memorandum, beg to remind the Minister that any disabilities which may be imposed by Miss Pearse on the activities of such a board would cease with her death. If, therefore, it transpires that Miss Pearse is unwilling to relinquish some or any of her present powers in the conduct of Scoil Eanna it must be remembered that the position thus created would be only a temporary embarrassment.

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Minute

Report of a interview between the Minister for Education and a deputation from the past pupils of St Enda's College [1932]. The Minister laid down principles for Miss Pearse's consideration, for example, Miss Pearse should have full control of religious instruction in the school subject to the approval of the Archbishop of Dublin. Miss Pearse was to have control of household management and to be responsible for all disbursements.

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Report

Extract from the Attorney Generals minute, 2 April 1936. This relates to the gift of St Enda's to the State. Mention is made of paying the debts of the deceased [Mrs Pearse?] `so as to start the family with a clean sheet'. `If it is thought that this is not a reasonable burden to throw on the State I suggest that it might be met in part by the sale of part of the property. Miss Margaret Pearse was willing to dispose of a portion of the ground fronting on the road. Apparently she is prepared to be satisfied if the State takes over the old school'.

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Extract

Memorandum from Department of Finance to the members of the Executive Council relating to the proposed gift of St Enda's College to the State, 11 July 1936. This gift would be accepted on the death of Miss Margaret Pearse. Details of Mrs Pearse's will are given. Details of the debts of Mrs Pearse are given and it is stated that the Attorney General has raised the question of assisting Miss Pearse to pay these.

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Memorandum

Extract from the Cabinet Minutes, 17 July 1936, relating to the gift of St Enda's College to the State. the Executive Council decided that the gift should be accepted, that steps should be taken to put the property in a proper state of repair and that Miss Pearse should be recouped from State funds to a maximum of £600 to assist her to pay her mother's debts. No part of the grounds are to be sold.

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Extract

Minute to Mr Fitzgerald from SJB, 17 July 1941, relating to expenditure on St Enda's. Details of Mrs Pearse's debts are given and the £600 paid to Miss Pearse is mentioned. Miss Pearse's attempts to raise money are listed. She receives £100 a year under the Army Pensions Act from June 1937 and payment of £300 a year as a Senator.

s 9045A

Minute

Minute to the Secretary to the Government from the Secretary, Department of Local Government and Public Health, 8 October 1941, stating that the Taoiseach was to see Senator Miss Pearse concerning St Enda's. Mr McEntee would be glad to learn if the interview has taken place and if so, what was the outcome.

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Minute