Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1906-2014 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Ten sub-series
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Grace O’Malley was born in 1934 as the elder of two children of Charles Vincent O’Malley and Dr Sarah (Judy) née Walsh. Her father was a dentist and ran a successful dental practice in the heart of Limerick city at No. 4 Pery Square, while her mother worked as a doctor and ophthalmologist. Grace was educated at Mount Anville in Dublin and later entered University College Dublin, where her studies for a degree in French and Italian were interrupted by tuberculosis in 1956. Following her recovery, Grace worked in public relations in Shannon. In 1958 she met and married her husband, George Cantillon, and had four children with him. Grace’s lifelong interest in family history culminated in an MA in Art History at University of Limerick in 2004 and the publication of The Round House O’Malleys: The Power of One Woman! in 2014.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series contains Grace O’Malley Cantillon’s research notes accumulated while researching for her book. These include pedigrees, press cuttings, correspondence and photocopies of articles and other research material, but also primary sources such as letters, accounts, certificates and manuscript memoirs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material has been subdivided by the person to whom it relates to match the structure of the book as faithfully as possible.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some items in this series contain personal information and are closed to protect the privacy of living individuals.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Spanish