Área de identidad
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Fecha(s)
- 1875-2010 (predominantly 1914-1969) (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 standard archival box and 7 outsize items, originally framed
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
William Patrick Manahan was born on 18 May 1878 in Ballylanders, county Limerick as the eldest son of William Manahan, manager of the Mitchelstown Workhouse, and his wife Helen née Lynch. He studied in Ballyhaise Agricultural College in county Cavan and in 1913 was appointed manager of Ardpatrick Creamery. Soon after that date, he also set about establishing a company of the Irish Volunteers in Ballylanders and served as its first commandant. Companies were also formed in Ardpatrick, Galbally, Kilfinane, Anglesboro and Kilbehenny and together they formed the Galtee Battalion of the Irish Volunteers. He was arrested in February 1917 on suspicion of importing arms and was sent to England but escaped three months later and travelled back to Ireland. Upon his return, criticism was levelled at Manahan owing to his decision to carry out manoeuvres in Galbally on Easter Sunday despite Eoin MacNeill’s countermanding order. A split developed between supporters of Manahan and those of his most vocal critic, Donncha O Hannigan. Following an inquiry into the affair, Manahan was suspended and subsequently left the area so that unity would be restored to the Volunteer movement. The Galtee Battalion was restructured as the East Limerick Brigade at the end of May 1918, while Manahan took up the post of manager of the Land Bank and Irish Agricultural Organisation in Waterford. He emigrated to America in 1928 but returned to Ireland in 1938 and was appointed Inspector of the Irish Land Commission. Liam Manahan died on 8 January 1972 aged 94 and is buried in Ballylanders Cemetery.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Donated to the University of Limerick by Marianne Gallagher née Manahan on 29 September 2005.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This collection consists primarily of Liam Manahan’s recollections of the Land League activities of his father, William Manahan, and his own republican nationalist activities between 1910 and 1921. The recollections, letters and press cuttings provide first-hand insights into the formation and activities of the Irish Volunteers in the Galtee area of North Cork, East Limerick and South Tipperary and the evolution of the Galtee Battalion into the East Limerick Brigade.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
All records have been retained except for some duplicates of press cuttings and one item unrelated to either Liam Manahan or his father William Manahan.
Acumulaciones
No accruals are expected.
Sistema de arreglo
The collection is divided into five series by document type and thereunder listed chronologically by date.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Unrestricted access to most items. One item contains personal information relating to people living or presumed living and is closed for 30 years to protect individual privacy.
Condiciones
Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Paper documents and photographs in good or reasonable condition.
Instrumentos de descripción
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
For papers relating to the East Limerick Brigade, successor to the Galtee Brigade, see P46. The Ernie O’Malley Papers in UCD Archives and Special Collections contain an interview with Liam Manahan concerning his involvement in the Easter Rising (P17b/106, 117).
Nota de publicación
Marianne Gallagher’s book, A Ballylanders Rebel: Liam Manahan 1916 (self-published, 2010), is based on documents in this collection.
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Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition, 2000; Irish Guidelines for Archival Description, 2009; National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services, 2018.
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Nota del archivista
Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in November 2025.