sub-series 1 - Family and Friends

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 P12/5/1

Title

Family and Friends

Date(s)

  • [c. 1890s-c. 1960s (Creation)

Level of description

sub-series

Extent and medium

7 files and 102 items

Context area

Name of creator

(1897-1974)

Biographical history

A pioneer in Irish fiction, Kate O’Brien was born in Limerick on 3 December 1897 to horse-dealer Thomas O’Brien and his wife, Catherine Thornhill O’Brien. One of ten children, O’Brien had three older sisters, Mary, Clare and Nance (or Anne), and sixRead more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This sub-series contains photographs of Kate O'Brien and her family and friends.

System of arrangement

The material is arranged in an approximate chronological order by date.