Identity area
Reference code
IE 2135 P13/1/1/10/7
Title
Photocopy of a letter from Frank B. Fitzgerald to Des Ryan
Date(s)
- 22 March 1995 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 item
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Name of creator
(Fl. 1980s-2000s)
Biographical history
Robert Arthur Stradling is professor emeritus of history at Cardiff University, Wales, and a leading authority on the Spanish Civil War. He has published extensively on the topic and made a number of documentaries for Spanish television and BBC Wales.
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Scope and content
Photocopy of a letter from Frank B. Fitzgerald, Apartment Number 1, “Transvaal”, Fauvic Grouville, Jersey C1, former non-commissioned officer in Company of Irish Brigade to Des Ryan, noting why he chose to go to Spain, and stating ‘One of my first achievements was to blow up the armoured train which came from Madrid almost everyday’.
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Language of material
- English
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Existence and location of copies
Available digitally on the University of Limerick Digital Library at https://doi.org/10.34966/uldl.pydr-vh69.
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Original number
P13/51