Letter from James A. Nesbitt to a Mr Lyndon relating to some confusion concerning the date of Samuel Moore’s most recent will.
Moore family of Moynehall, county CavanLast page of a letter from James Butler, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel to an unidentified group of gentlemen, urging them to exercise their vigilance and diligence 'to extirpate vice, & plant virtue & good morels [sic] that they may gain the Celestial Reward'. The missive incorporates a letter from Ellicebeth Swift addressed 'to all & every Clergymen [sic] in Care of souls within the Dioceses of Cashel & Emly', accusing them of ill treatment and threatening to make them 'dance & gallop in sich [sic] a manner that the Munster Lass in her Prime would not catch you till you pass the post at Mitchelstown' if they do not mend their ways. The letter constitutes a rare and useful account of relations between clergymen and parishioners within the Catholic Church in the archdiocese of Cashel and Emly from the female perspective.
Butler, James (c. 1683-1774), Roman Catholic Archbishop of CashelLetter from James Keir Hardie and John Penny of the Independent Labour Party, 53 Fleet Street, London to John Daly concerning Daly’s Irish Labour Party’s victory in the local elections in Limerick.
Daly Family of Limerick CityLetter from James Laver, Flat 4, 10 The Glebe, Blackheath, S.E. 3, to Kate O’Brien referring to an enclosure of a copy of his booklet of poetry entitled A Chaplet of Verses for Veronica, privately printed in 1972.
O'Brien, Kate (1897-1974), writerLetter from James Shiel, University of Sussex, School of European Studies, Arts Building, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QN, asking Reynolds for a short review of E. R. Dodd’s autobiography Missing Persons.
Reynolds, Lorna Teresa (1911-2003), academic and poetLetter from James T. Barry, Sandville, Ballyneety, county Limerick, to J. D. Lyons, advising him not to accept the purchase terms offered for Cappananty.
Barry family of Sandville, Ballyneety, County Limerick and of Leamlara, County CorkLetter in Dutch from Jan van den Driest, Enka Glanzstoff, Velperweg 76, Arnhem, Netherlands, relating to the difficulties of industrial relations in Ireland and the resulting fall-back in production at Ferenka Ltd. Also Herrema’s copy reply in English, in which he emphasises the strengths of industrial relations in Ireland and expresses guarded support for the expansion of Ferenka’s activities in Limerick.
Herrema, Tiede (1921-2020), managing director of Ferenka Ltd.Letter from Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, 336 East 73rd Street, New York, USA, acknowledging receipt of sample material from Nestor and advising him to contact her again when he has finished the full manuscript.
Nestor, Thomas G. (1936-2023), writerLetter from Joan Kennedy, wife of Senator Ted Kennedy, expressing how much it meant to the Senator to ‘hear from you and to know that your thoughts and prayers are with us’. In a handwritten post scriptum Mrs Kennedy expresses the wish to visit Ireland when her husband is well.
Condell, Frances née Eades (1916-1986), first female Mayor of LimerickLetter from Joan O’Sullivan, 1456 Taylor’s Avenue, 10460 New York, making arrangements to meet Condell during her visit. Also Condell’s copy reply [of 28 February 1966], outlining her itinerary and expressing the wish to spend as much time as possible with Joan.
Condell, Frances née Eades (1916-1986), first female Mayor of Limerick