Programmes, flyers, conference proceedings, printed material, and recorded interviews collected by Victoria O’Brien, reflecting her interest in both the historical aspects of and current developments in ballet and contemporary dance. Much of the material in this collection was created and generated by Victoria O’Brien for her doctoral dissertation, published as A History of Irish Ballet from 1927 to 1963 by Peter Lang (Oxford and New York) in 2011.
O'Brien, Victoria (b. 1967), ballet dancer and dance academicBlack and white negative of The Very Reverend V. Arch. Luggan at Shannon Airport. Negative missing.
Shannon DevelopmentThis sub-series contains material relating to the court case arising from Stephen O'Mara Junior's refusal to hand over to the Government the funds collected in the United States between 1919 and 1922.
O'Mara family of Strand House, LimerickTwo copies of The Uranium Grabbers. Cork: Cork Anti-Nuclear Group, April 1980. One report is complete (30 pp.), the other lacks pages 19 and 20.
Dalby, Simon, Professor EmeritusIssues of The United Irishman for July, August, November and December 1954; February, March, August, September, November and December 1955; March, April, July, August, September and October 1956; February, March, May, June, July, August, October, November and December 1957; January, March, April (pp. 3-14 only), May, September and October 1958.
Looney, Timothy (Tim) (1914-1990), local historianPoem entitled The Uninvited written by Frances Condell under her own name.
Condell, Frances née Eades (1916-1986), first female Mayor of LimerickThis series contains material relating to the trials that followed Tiede Herrema's kidnapping.
Herrema, Tiede (1921-2020), managing director of Ferenka Ltd.The Toxic Waste Problem in Ireland. The Need for Solutions. Report produced by the Munster Anti-Pollution Campaign following the fish kill at Mitchelstown (for which see P28/1/7/4), putting across the organisation’s point of view.
Dalby, Simon, Professor EmeritusBlack and white negative of different aspects of the town of Ennis in County Clare. Negative missing.
Shannon Development