Black and white negative of the John Flynn Showband on the steps of the plane at Shannon Airport.
Shannon DevelopmentMembership lists, correspondence, account books, financial reports, minutes, statements and press releases relating to The Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick and Stonelayers’ Trade Union, Woodworkers and Plasterers’ Trade Union, Construction Industry Federation, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Limerick Building Trades Group, SIPTU and other trade unions and union activities (1962-1998); rules, correspondence, bills, receipts and financial reports relating to the Mechanics’ Institute (1882-1996); constitutions and policy statements, press statements, speeches, membership lists, minutes, financial statements, election manifestos, correspondence, pamphlets and posters relating to the Democratic Socialist Party (1980-1994); minutes, reports, statements, accounts and correspondence relating to the Labour Party (1965-1997); electoral material and correspondence relating to Kemmy’s Dáil terms and electoral campaigns (1977-1997); correspondence, speeches, press releases, minutes and appointment diaries relating to Kemmy’s activities as Alderman and Mayor (1974-1997); appeals, petitions and other correspondence relating to Kemmy’s constituency work (1967-1997); articles and draft articles, research material (including nineteenth-century documents) and correspondence relating to Kemmy’s historical and literary activities; and photographs, artwork, correspondence and a small number of other items of personal nature.
Kemmy, Seamus (Jim) (1936-1997), Irish socialist politicianThis collection contains material relating to J. M. O’Neill’s career as a writer, including drafts and proofs of his plays and novels, press cuttings, publicity material and correspondence. A thesis discussing the significance of O’Neill’s work in the context of Irish writing is also included.
O’Neill, Jeremiah Michael (1921-1999), novelist and playwrightJune 1917 issue of The Irishman.
Daly Family of Limerick CityJanuary 1924 issue of The Irish World and American Industrial Liberator.
Daly Family of Limerick CityFebruary 1914 issue of The Irish Volunteer.
Daly Family of Limerick CityThis sub-series comprises issues of The Irish Review containing poems by Seán Lysaght.
Lysaght, Seán (b. 1957), poetThis sub-series contains mostly correspondence relating to the founding of the Irish Press newspaper.
O'Mara family of Strand House, LimerickThis sub-series contains correspondence, draft pieces, leaflets, booklets and advertisements relating to the Irish Mist whiskey, in the promotion of which Maurice Walsh was involved.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerThe Irish Industrial Revolution. Studies in Political Economy, Research Section, Department of Economic Affairs, Sinn Féin the Worker’s Party. Dublin: Repsol Publications, 1978 (1977).
Dalby, Simon, Professor Emeritus