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Memorandum from POC, 18 April 1946, relating to a report on St Enda's by the Commissioners of Public Works concerning the legal position relating to St Enda's. Miss Pearse, the memo states, has refused to give permission to any official from the Board of Works to examine the place in the future. The Minister for Finance does not believe that Miss Pearse would agree to pay rent if the Government took over her life interest in the property. The Minister for Finance proposed that she be allowed to occupy the house in a caretaker capacity without any obligation to pay rent or rates.

s 9045B

Memorandum

Memorandum 18 February 1952, relating to matters discussed at a meeting of the Government on 15 February 1952, concerning a deputation from the Fianna Fail Cumann na bPiarsach, Rathfarnham. The Taoiseach undertook to discuss with Miss Pearse suggestions to transfer to St Enda's the 1916 exhibition at present in the National Museum and the use of the grounds as the site of a folk museum.

s 9045B

Memorandum

Minute to the Secretary, Department of the President, from the Department of Finance, 7 September 1937, transmitting a pay order for £3 in favour of Mrs Margaret Bulger, being the State Bounty in respect of the birth of triplets.

s 10119

Minute

Copy letter to Mrs Margaret Bulger from M O Muimhneachain, 8 September 1937, enclosing a pay order for £3 being the State Bounty in respect of the birth of triplets.

s 10119

Letter

Court Proceedings in the Central Criminal Court, 22 October 1925, the Attorney General versus Hugh Callan, Michael F Conway, Robert B Harold. This relates to the forged use of vouchers and other means whereby these men conspired to defraud the Department of Defence of public money for their own gain. Amongst the witnesses for the prosecution was Mrs Kate O Shea.

s 9075

Court Proceedings

Handwritten letter to de Valera from Teresa M Gallagher, County Roscommon, 14 December 1936, appealing on behalf of her nephew, Thomas McDermott, a Republican prisoner doing 18 months in Arbor Hill Prison. His grandmother, who is 84, was ill recently and is anxious to see him. His mother is not well and `seems heart broken & worried because he will be in Prison for Xmas'. She asks for him to be granted parole for Christmas.

s 9085

Letter

Copy letter to Teresa Gallagher, 15 December 1936, acknowledging her letter to the Taoiseach.

s 9085

Letter

Handwritten letter to Miss O'Connell from Mrs Margaret O'Sullivan, Killorglin, County Kerry, 3 May 1954. She writes that her husband, who was unemployed for nine months, borrowed a big sum of money which he put to his savings and started a bakery two years ago. Despite hardwork they `cannot make an honest living & pay our taxes'. Their rates have increased due to the Bakery from ten to thirty [?pounds]. She writes of other bakers who have been underselling bread. `I cannot understand that a decent citizen cannot have some protection, after all if a shopkeeper overcharges they are heavily fined & why not deal in a similar manner with the person who deprives one of an honest living'. She asks for help or advice.

s 10121D

Letter

Copy letter to Mrs Thomas O'Sullivan from the Private Secretary [to the Taoiseach?], 4 May 1954, acknowledging receipt of her letter. She is informed that the matter in question [underselling of bread by certain bakers] is one for examination by the Minister for Industry and Commerce and that her representations have been referred to him.

s 10121D

Letter

Prices Commission, report to the Minister for Industry and Commerce on an `Investigation into the Prices Charged for Batch Bread'. This report was signed by, amongst others, Cait Ni Bhraoin.

s 10121A

Report