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- 22 August 2010 (Creation)
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Cliodna O’Riordan and her sister Sally were among the first pupils of the Irish National Ballet School, which was set up in 1954 by Blanaid and Eoin O’Brolchain and Cecil ffrench Salkeld. The school was located at 19 Ely Place, Dublin, and its first director was Valentina Dutko. Dutko was replaced in 1956 by Patricia Ryan, during whose directorship the school evolved into the National Ballet Company.
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Letter from Sally Corcoran to Dr Catherine Foley, World Academy of Music, University of Limerick providing a short biography of her sister Cliodna O’Riordan and a brief outline of the nature and range of the collection donated by Corcoran. Closed. Review 2041.
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This item contains personal information relating to people other than Cliodna O’Riordan and is closed until 2041 to protect individual privacy.