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Letter to the Taoiseach from Rena Culligan, 6 July 1944, relating to her husband's bequest. She encloses part of the will. She writes that she would be grateful if the government could give her some suggestions. She encloses some suggestions herself as to how to use the money to benefit Irish youth.

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Letter

Copy letter to Mrs Rena Culligan from the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 25 November 1944, acknowledging her letter. He sends her a copy of a letter written to her on 6 April 1944 on the assumption that the original had not reached her up to the time of writing.

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Letter

Copy letter to Mrs Rena Culligan from the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 24 April 1945, asking if any progress had been made towards giving effect to the wishes of her late husband.

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Letter

Letter to Mr Seamus MacUgo from Rena Culligan, 13 August 1945. There will be £12,000 or £13,000 after her death for scholarships for Irish boys. His relations are not, she writes, enthusiastic about the scheme `but as that was his wish & my life long purpose for 36 years I am only living to see it put into effect'. She asks to be put in touch with someone who might advise her.

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Letter

Copy letter to Mrs Rena Culligan from the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 22 September 1945. The Taoiseach advises her to consult her legal adviser concerning her will to obtain advice on whether the will was in terms which could be made effective in the South African Courts. If she needs legal advice from Ireland they will be glad to give it to her or perhaps her legal adviser could get in touch with the Irish Attorney General.

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Letter

Letter to Father Quinlan from the Taoiseach returning two letters he sent to him, 12 October 1950. The first is a letter from Mrs Culligan and one from Miss Mary T Kavanagh [the latter is not in the file] together with a copy of a letter sent by him to Mrs Culligan. An extract from the letter from Mrs Culligan to `Dearest Sister' [Miss Kavanagh?] is in the file, asking her to go and see the Irish Prime Minister and tell him that after her death the Irish Government will receive at least £12,000. `I had no one to send as a messenger from me and my husband and though Mr. de Valera wrote to me, no one made an endeavour to see me or to communicate with me. There was nothing like it 10 years ago but I have stinted myself until I have brought it up to £12,000'.

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Letter

Letter to the Secretary to the President, from Liam FB Delany, Acting Honorary Secretary, Infantile Paralysis Fellowship (Ireland), 2 February 1959. He summarises the aims of the Fellowship and asks the President to receive their Chairman. He encloses a list of the provisional Committee. Mrs Eileen O Farrell, Dublin, is the Honorary Secretary while Mrs HF Talbot, Ashtown, County Dublin, is listed as a member of the Committee.

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Letter

Newsclipping from the `Irish Independent', 11 February 1950, `Tatler's Leader Page Parade'. This gives details of the foundation of the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship (Ireland). `The story really began before Christmas. Councillor Potter of Dun Laoghaire, Chairman of the new Fellowship, and Mrs Eileen O Farrell, decided that something must be done for the rehabilitation of those who suffer from Polio. So they wrote a letter to this effect to every newspaper in Ireland, every newspaper big and small - which was no small task. Replies began to pour in by every post. So great was the response that they began to realise that they had undertaken a task even greater than they had anticipated. Out of that realisation was born the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship of Ireland, whose Committee, though so briefly formed, met for the third time this week'.

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Newsclipping

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Letter to `A Chara' from Mother M Patrick for Reverend Mother M Vianney, absent on visitation, Superior General, the Missionary Sisters of St Columban, Ennis, County Clare, 18 April 1950. She asks him to put before `Their Excellence' the enclosed copy of a petition from the Archbishop of Besancon to `obtain the elevation of our great Irish Saint, Saint Columban, to the Calendar of the Universal Church'.

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Letter

Letter in Irish to the President from the Secretary, Trees for Ireland, 4 December 1950, enclosing a statement on the body. Amongst those on the organising committee is Mrs B Berthon Waters, Irish Peoples Co-Operative Society.

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Letter