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Letter from M O'Muimhneachain, Secretary to the Government, to the Private Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, 16 June 1950, informing him that the Government have agreed in principle to grant a licence enabling the Bishop of Sacramento to hold land in Ireland. The County Kerry property was purchased for the purpose of training Irish novices desiring to join the Sisters of Mercy in the diocese of Sacramento.

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letter

Draft licence, July 1950, granting the Catholic Bishop of Sacramento, California, the right to hold land in Ireland and also 'to purchase, acquire, take and hold in mortmain, in perpetuity or otherwise, any lands, tenements, rents or hereditaments'. The licence refers to a County Kerry property which was purchased for the purpose of training Irish novices desiring to join the Sisters of Mercy in the diocese of Sacramento. Covering memorandum from the Department of Industry and Commerce for the Government, 14 July 1950.

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Licence

Pamphlet outlining the Mother and Child Health Service Scheme, 1951. The foreword of the pamphlet reproduces a letter from the Minister for Health, Dr Noel Browne. 'Surely it is our duty, as a nation based on the principles of justice and Christianity, to do our utmost to save the mothers and children of our race from avoidable disease ... When the Service is fully developed, all our mothers who choose to avail themselves of the scheme will have at their disposal for themselves and their children all the resources of modern medicine ... Let me stress the fact that the whole Scheme is voluntary. Neither in regard to mothers and children, will there be any compulsion'. A table on page 2 of the pamphlet compares the infant mortality rate in Ireland with that in other countries. 'The death rate in Ireland is far higher than it need be'. The service as it relates to mothers is outlined on pages 8 to 11. 'The Medical Profession is satisfied that expectant mothers should received medical advice at an early stage. Medical and nursing care before the baby's birth is the best safeguard against difficulties, and the means to protect the well-being of the mother and the unborn child ... for most births all that it needed is the help of a capable midwife; but the midwife must be able to enlist the doctor's help if he is unexpectedly needed ... after the birth of a baby, medical attention will ensure that the mother receives the best advice, and the child, so far as is humanly possible, the advantage of a sound start in life'. The pamphlet is illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings showing women and children at home and in hospital. The photographs were taken by the following firms: Hynes, Coady, Father Browne, Duncan, Thompson and Morath. The last page of the pamphlet shows a tinted photographic portrait entitled 'Kerry Mother and Child' by Morath. Covering letter from the Office of the Minister for Health to the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 6 March 1951.

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pamphlet

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Independent', 21 March 1951, containing an article entitled 'Mother and Child Scheme'. The article refers to a resolution on the subject which was passed by the Kerry County Council. 'The resolution welcomed the Mother and Child Welfare Scheme and congratulated the Minister for Health on having put it forward. The resolution will be circulated to other public bodies for their support'.

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newsclipping

medicine; health; maternity

Newsclipping of a letter to the editor of the 'Irish Times' from 'Canon, County Kerry', 7 May 1951, relating to the controversy surrounding the proposed Mother and Child Health Scheme. The letter praises the actions of the former Minister for Health, Dr Noel Browne, and also commends those who have written letters in his defence. 'The letters of Dr Betty O'Shea and others, and the statistics of infant mortality in Eire, only to faithfully reveal the plain fact that there are too many mothers who have suffered the loss of a child because they were unable to meet the expense of professional treatment'.

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newsclipping

medicine; health; maternity

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Press', 5 May 1954, containing an article entitled 'The Election Nominations'. The article lists the candidates in each constituency. Several women are included on the list, for example, 'Dublin North East, Fine Gael, Mrs L O'Shea; Dublin North Central, Labour, Mrs Maureen O'Carroll; Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail, Mrs Celia Lynch; South Kerry, Fianna Fail, Mrs Honor M Crowley; Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael, Mary Reynolds and Tipperary North, Fianna Fail, Mrs Mary B Ryan'.

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newsclipping

Dail Eireann; politics; elections

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Independent', 5 May 1954, containing an article entitled 'Full Nomination List'. The article includes a table showing the full list of candidates nominated for the one hundred and forty-six seats in the Fifteenth Dail. Six women are included on the list. 'Dublin North East, Fine Gael, Mrs O'Shea Leamy; Dublin North Central, Mrs M O'Carroll; Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail, Mrs C Lynch; Kerry South, Fianna Fail, Mrs HM Crowley; Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael, Mrs M Reynolds and Tipperary North, Fianna Fail, Mrs MB Ryan'.

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newsclipping

Dail Eireann; politics; elections

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Times', 5 May 1954, containing an article entitled 'Candidates nominated for General Election'. The article lists the candidates for each constituency, alongside their occupations and parties. Six women are included on the list. 'Dublin North East, Fine Gael, Mrs O'Shea Leamy, town councillor and social worker; Dublin North Central, Labour, Mrs M O'Carroll, housewife; Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail, Mrs C Lynch, housewife; Kerry South, Fianna Fail, Mrs HM Crowley, widow; Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael, Mrs M Reynolds, farmer and merchant; and Tipperary North, Fianna Fail, Mrs MB Ryan, no occupation given'.

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newsclipping

Dail Eireann; politics; elections

Report on the General Election for the Fifteenth DáilÉireann, 18 May 1954, giving results by constituencies. The report gives the number of first preference votes which were received by each candidate in both the 1951 and 1954 General Elections. Six women are included on the list. '1954 Election: Dublin North Central, Mrs M O'Carroll, Labour, 1443 first preference votes, Elected; Dublin North East, Mrs O'Shea Leamy, 948 first preference votes, Not Elected; Dublin South Central, Mrs C Lynch, Fianna Fail, 3009 first preference votes, Elected; South Kerry, Mrs HM Crowley, 5732 first preference votes, Elected; Sligo-Leitrim, Mrs M Reynolds, Fine Gael, 5628 first preference votes, Elected; North Tipperary, Mrs MB Ryan, Fianna Fail, 6494 first preference votes, Elected and Wicklow, Mrs M Ledwidge, Fianna Fail, 2046 first preference votes, Not Elected'.

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report

List of members of the fifteenth DáilÉireann, 1954. The document states that the Fourteenth Dáilwas dissolved on 24 April 1952 and that the General Election took place on 18 May 1954. One hundred and forty-seven deputies are named. The list includes five women. 'Honor M Crowley, Fianna Fail, South Kerry; Mary Reynolds, Fine Gael, Sligo-Leitrim; Mary B Ryan, Fianna Fail, North Tipperary; Mrs Celia Lynch, Fianna Fail, Dublin South Central; Mrs M O'Carroll, Labour, Dublin North Central'.

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list