N2 The Cliodna O'Riordan Papers National Dance Archive of Ireland
GL0-051, Glucksman Library, University of Limerick Limerick Ireland V94 DPY6 Telephone: +353-61-202690 Fax: +353-61-213415 Email: specoll@ul.ie https://specialcollections.ul.ie/
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GL0-051, Glucksman Library, University of Limerick Limerick Ireland V94 DPY6 Telephone: +353-61-202690 Fax: +353-61-213415 Email: specoll@ul.ie https://specialcollections.ul.ie/
English O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programmes, press cuttings, photographs, letters, and certificates collected by Cliodna O’Riordan. The items reflect the early years of the Irish National Ballet School and O’Riordan’s subsequent interest in ballet and other forms of dance.

Documents have been arranged into four series according to their form (programmes, press cuttings, photographs, and other items), and thereunder chronologically by year.

 Dutko, Valentina, Russian ballet dancer Ryan, Patricia (1923-2011), ballet dancer and teacher McGilligan, Judith (b. 1941), ballet dancer National Ballet School Ballet

Paper documents and photographs in good condition. Items N2/1/1/1 and N2/1/2/2 require a DVD player.

All items have been retained except for a small number of duplicates, which have been destroyed.

Donated by Cliodna O’Riordan's sister Sally Corcoran to the National Dance Archive of Ireland on 22 August 2010.

Further accruals are not expected.

Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in March 2011 and revised in March 2020.

Unrestricted access to most items. One item contains personal information relating to people other than Cliodna O’Riordan and is closed until 2041 to protect individual privacy. This item has been identified in the descriptive catalogue.

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

 Programmes of Dance, Theatre and Music Performances N2/1 1955-1969 3 sub-series O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programmes collected by Cliodna O'Riordan of performances given by the Irish National Ballet School and by other dance, theatre and music companies.

Documents have been arranged into three sub-series according to the type of performance.

 Performances by the Irish National Ballet School N2/1/1 1955-1961 5 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programmes of performances given by the Irish National Ballet School at various venues in Dublin, collected by Cliodna O'Riordan.

Documents have been arranged chronologically by date.

 Programme of a recital of ballet at the Olympia Theatre N2/1/1/1 N2/1 1955 4 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a recital of ballet by the Irish National Ballet School performed at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 3 July 1955.

 Programme of a recital of ballet in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music N2/1/1/2 N2/2 1956 4 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a recital of ballet by the Irish National Ballet School performed in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Westland Row, Dublin on 24-29 September 1956. The programme is signed by some of the dancers and some members of the school council.

 Programme of a recital of ballet in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music N2/1/1/3 N2/3 1957 4 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a recital of ballet by the Irish National Ballet School performed at the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin on 1-6 July 1957. The programme is signed by some of the dancers, some members of the school council, and by the school director Patricia Ryan.

 Programme of a recital of ballet in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music N2/1/1/4 N2/4 1958 4 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a recital of ballet by the [Irish] National Ballet School performed at the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin on 10-15 November 1958. The programme is signed, with a short dedication to O’Riordan, by the guest dancer Jelko Yurésha. For related press reviews, see N2/2/4.

 Programme of a recital of ballet by the National Ballet Company at the Abbey Theatre N2/1/1/5 N2/5 1961 12 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a recital of ballet by the National Ballet Company accompanied by the Radio Eireann Light Orchestra at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin on 30 May-3 June 1961.

 Performances by other Dance Companies N2/1/2 1956-1966 10 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programmes of performances of other dance companies at various venues in Dublin, collected by Cliodna O'Riordan.

Documents have been arranged chronologically by date.

 Programme of performances by Luisillo and his Spanish Dance Theatre N2/1/2/1 N2/6 1956 8 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of performances by Luisillo [Luis Pérez Dávila] and his Spanish Dance Theatre at the Olympia Theatre for the week commencing 10 September 1956.

 Programme of performances by Luisillo and his Spanish Dance Theatre N2/1/2/2 N2/7 1956 8 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of performances by Luisillo [Luis Pérez Dávila] and his Spanish Dance Theatre at the Olympia Theatre for the week commencing 17 September 1956.

 Programme of a performance by the Ballet Español de Pilar Lopez N2/1/2/3 N2/8 1957 16 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a performance by the Ballet Español de Pilar Lopez at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in September 1957.

 Programme of a performance by the American Ballet Theatre N2/1/2/4 N2/9 1958 12 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a performance by the American Ballet Theatre at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 18-19 June 1958.

 Programme of a performance by Antonio and his Spanish Ballet Company N2/1/2/5 N2/10 1959 4 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a performance by Antonio [Gades] and his Spanish Ballet Company on 15-17 June 1959 at the Theatre Royal, Dublin during the Dublin International Festival of Music and the Arts.

 Programme of the performance of *Il Teatro Dell’ Opera Da Camera* N2/1/2/6 N2/11 1959 8 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of the performance of *Il Teatro Dell’ Opera Da Camera* at the Gaiety Theatre during the Dublin International Festival of Music and the Arts on 16 and 19 June 1959.

 Commemorative booklet produced for the visit of the Bolshoi Ballet to Ireland N2/1/2/7 N2/12 1963 16 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Commemorative booklet produced for the visit of the Bolshoi Ballet to Ireland in July-August 1963. The booklet comprises a short history of the Bolshoi and brief biographies of some of the leading dancers and the principal choreographer Leonid Lavrovsky.

 Programme of ‘Grand Divertissiments’ by the Bolshoi Ballet N2/1/2/8 N2/13 1963 24 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of ‘Grand Divertissiments’ performed by the Bolshoi Ballet at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in July-August 1963.

 Programme of a recital of ballet by the Bolshoi Ballet N2/1/2/9 N2/14 1965 12 pp. English O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a recital of ballet by the Bolshoi Ballet at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 23 August-4 September 1965.

 Programme of a performance of Verdi’s *Rigoletto* N2/1/2/10 N2/15 1966 8 pp. English O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a performance of Verdi’s *Rigoletto* during the Festival of Italian Opera by the Dublin Grand Opera Society at the Gaiety Theatre on 18 May-11 June 1966.

 Other Performances N2/1/3 1957-1969 2 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programmes of theatre and musical performances collected by Cliodna O'Riordan.

Documents have been arranged chronologically by date.

 Programme of a performance by the Chinese Classical Theatre N2/1/3/1 N2/16 1957 12 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a performance by the Chinese Classical Theatre in October 1957 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.

 Programme of a performance by French cellist Paul Tortelier N2/1/3/2 N2/17 1969 12 pp. O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Programme of a performance by French cellist Paul Tortelier and his daughter, pianist Maria De La Pau, at the RDS Concert Hall, Dublin on 25 September 1969.

 Press Cuttings N2/2 1955-1959 5 files O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Reviews and other press cuttings relating to the Irish National Ballet School, collected by Cliodna O'Riordan.

Documents have been divided into five files by performance or general topic.

 Press reviews of a performance by the Irish National Ballet School N2/2/1 N2/18 [1955] 4 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Press reviews from Irish newspapers of a recital of ballet by the Irish National Ballet School at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 3 July 1955. Also a press cutting bearing a photograph of three young female ballet dancers taken during the performance.

 Press reviews of a performance by the Irish National Ballet School N2/2/2 N2/19 [1956] 2 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Press reviews from Irish newspapers of a recital of ballet performed by the Irish National Ballet School in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin on 24-29 September 1956..

 Press reviews of a performance by the Irish National Ballet School N2/2/3 N2/20 [1957] 5 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Press reviews from Irish newspapers of a recital of ballet performed by the Irish National Ballet School in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin on 1-6 July 1957.

 Press reviews of a performance by the Irish National Ballet School N2/2/4 N2/21 [1958] 4 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Press reviews from Irish newspapers of a recital of ballet performed by the Irish National Ballet School in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin on 10-15 November 1958. For a related programme, see N2/1/1/4.

 Press cuttings relating to Judith McGilligan N2/2/5 N2/22 [1959] 2 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Press cuttings relating to Irish National Ballet School pupil Judith McGilligan, who has been given a contract by Leonide Massine to join his new dance company in Genoa.

 Photographs N2/3 1956-1959 1 file and 2 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Photographs relating to the Irish National Ballet School, collected by Cliodna O'Riordan.

Documents have been arranged chronologically by date of creation.

 Photographs of a performance by the Irish National Ballet School N2/3/1 N2/23 [1956] 5 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Black and white photographs (140 x 88 mm) taken by James O’Callaghan during a recital of ballet in the Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin on 24-29 September 1956. One of the images features Valentina Dutko, the first director of the school.

 Photograph of Judith McGilligan N2/3/2 N2/24 [1959] 1 item O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Black and white photograph (206 x 253 mm) of Judith McGilligan posed in costume in *attitude avant*, taken by the *Irish Times* in November 1959. The photograph appeared in the *Sunday Review* on 22 November (for which see N2/2/5). The photograph is signed and dedicated to O’Riordan by Judith McGilligan.

 Photograph of Judith McGilligan N2/3/3 N2/25 [1959?] 1 item O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Black and white head and shoulders portrait (168 x 218 mm) of Judith McGilligan.

 Ephemera N2/4 1957-1958, 2010 4 items O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Three letters and a certificate relating to Cliodna O'Riordan.

Documents have been arranged chronologically by date of creation.

Unrestricted access to most items. One item contains personal information relating to people other than Cliodna O’Riordan and is closed until 2041 to protect individual privacy.

 Letter from Rosemary [Johnston] to Cliodna O'Riordan N2/4/1 N2/26 21 November 1957 1 item O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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 Rosemary [Johnston], 48 Upper Mount Street, Dublin to Cliodna O’Riordan, conveying social news and giving a lively character sketch of opera producer John Coply.

 Certificate issued by the Association of Russian Ballet to Cliodna O'Riordan N2/4/2 N2/27 April 1958 1 item O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Certificate issued by the Association of Russian Ballet to Cliodna O’Riordan on her completion of the elementary examination with credit.

 Letter from Sally Corcoran to Dr Catherine Foley relating to Cliodna O'Riordan N2/4/3 N2/28 22 August 2010 1 item O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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.

This item contains personal information relating to people other than Cliodna O’Riordan and is closed until 2041 to protect individual privacy.

 Letter from Sally Corcoran to Dr Catherine Foley N2/4/4 N2/29 22/08/2010 1 item O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student

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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Photocopy of N2/4/3, with personal details removed.