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Diary: 6 May 1936 - 1 February 1937

Consists of unbound typed diary entries, documents and letters relating to Lester's final months as High Commissioner of the League of Nations in Danzig. Lester left Danzig on 22 December 1936 having been promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary General of the League. He took up his new appointment in Geneva on 16 January 1937. First diary entry, 6 May 1936, derived from UN Archives in Geneva, Pp 274, Sean Lester's Diaries, 1935-1947, see journal 1936 https://biblio-archive.unog.ch/Detail.aspx?ID=32586

Includes document written by Lester outlining the context for the file: 'The following fragments are the only notes I have of my last six months in Danzig ... The reason they are so fragmentary ... was that the crisis in Danzig developed so quickly and in such uncertainty that I could not safely keep any record of certain matters, either in my house or my Office. For three months at any rate I was not at all sure that my house and Office might not be occupied any day by the political Police or the Storm Troopers [sic].' - Document comprising of two diary entries, the first from 6 May 1936 (pages 1-3) and the second from early July 1936 (pages 4-9) combined together as a single entry. The section from 6 May 1936 is duplicated in the diary covering the period January-June 1936 in the collection [diary C1/2].

Includes diary entries (some marked 'Private Diary') from the following dates: 8, 17, [?20], 23 (two entries with this date, one titled 'Relations with Greiser'), 24, and 28 July 1936; 3, 5, 6 and 7 August 1936 (two copies); 12 September 1936; 16, 19 and 24 October 1936; 22 December 1936 and 1 February 1937. Entries were all written in Danzig apart from the final entry (1 February 1937) which was written in Geneva.

Includes undated notes on Albert Forster, the Nazi Party's Gauleiter in Danzig, that was originally filed between diary entries from 24 October 1936 and 22 December 1936, and was thus possibly written during that period.

Includes copy letters from Lester to Joseph Avenol, Secretary General of the League of Nations, from the following dates: 11, 14 and 24 July 1926; 1 August 1936 (two copies of two different letters from this date). Most of the letters are marked 'Personal', 'Personal and Confidential', or 'Personal; Secret'.

Design for the front-page of a periodical called Listen!

Hand-drawn design on a scrap of torn paper. Subtitle included in the design describes the periodical as 'Ireland’s best story paper'. Part of what appears to be a printed letter is visible on the reverse of the page and is signed off with the printed name 'T.M. Kettle' [Thomas Michael Kettle].

David O'Donoghue Collection

  • IE DCUA C4
  • Collection
  • 1995-2021

This collection includes an audio documentary Hitler's Irish Voices about the Irland-Redaktion radio service, 1939-1945, and an audio interview with creator Dr. David O'Donoghue about the documentary and his PhD thesis 'Hitler's Irish voices: the story of German radio's propaganda service, 1939-1945', (1995), Dublin City University.

O'Donoghue, David

Cyril Cusack, Grace Watt and 1 Herbert Terrace, Bray, Wicklow.

Series relates to the history of Colum Kenny’s house, 1 Herbert Terrace, Bray, County Wicklow, and two of its former residents: Cyril Cusack and Grace Watt (née Muggeridge). The series mainly consists of correspondence between Kenny, Cusack and Watt during the early 1990s in which they reminisce about living in the house, and discussion of Cusack and Watt’s personal lives.

Grace and the Muggeridge family, lived in 1 Herbert Terrace from 1918 to 1926. Grace’s father worked [?as a welder] for Barimar Limited, who opened an Irish branch with head offices at 185, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin in 1919. According to Grace, Barimar Limited acquired 1 Herbert Terrace for the family after they relocated from London [see letter from Grace to Colum Kenny dated 5 November 1990; item C2/3/3/1 (5)]. While Grace’s childhood memories of living in Ireland as detailed in the letters are very happy, it seems that the family fortunes were not similarly positive. The family had moved to Ireland during tumultuous times, with the War of Independence and Civil War taking place during the period. Her father’s workshop [?in Dublin] was burnt down at some point and Grace notes in one letter that this 'was probably the beginning of our financial troubles'. Grace says her mother sublet rooms in 1 Herbert Terrace when 'times became difficult' [see letter to Colum Kenny dated 7 March 1993; item C2/3/3/1 (12)]. It was at this point that her path crossed with Cyril Cusack.

Cyril, who would later become a famous actor, and his mother, Alice Violet Cusack (née Cole), lived with the Muggeridge family for two to three years according to Grace [see letter to Colum Kenny dated 12 August 1992; item C2/3/3/1 (10)]. Cyril became friends with the Muggeridge children, particularly George, who is mentioned in several of Cyril and Grace’s letters, and whose photograph at 1 Herbert Terrace is included in the series (see file C2/3/3/6).

Grace and her husband Jack (John) R Watt called to 1 Herbert Terrace during a visit to Ireland in 1988, and Colum Kenny and his family were living in the house at that point. Following this visit, Grace and Colum wrote letters and Christmas cards to one another for the next few years. Grace informed Colum at some point that Cyril Cusack had lived with her family for a time in the house. Colum mentioned this to Cyril when they met at a function in Dublin in 1989 and Cyril subsequently began a correspondence with Grace.

Cyril’s letters to Grace include his memories of growing up in Bray, the various characters and events of their childhoods, and his friendship with George Muggeridge. He also shares details about his present life, the various plays, television documentaries and films he is acting in, and the travel that this involves. He also discusses the realities of growing old and his feeling that he might soon have to retire from acting. He mentions in a number of letters his desire to meet up with Grace again, but this never came to pass.

Grace’s letters to Colum mainly concern her memories of living in 1 Herbert Terrace, her new correspondence with Cyril and the latest news from her and her husband’s life. After Cyril died in October 1993, Grace decided to donate her letters from Cyril to Colum. She notes in a letter dated 27 October 1993 [item C2/3/3/1 (15)]: 'I feel most strongly that you are the only person who understands my affection for Cyril.'

This series includes: Grace’s letters and photographs to Colum Kenny and his wife Catherine; Cyril’s letters to Grace; Cyril’s letters to Colum; a letter from Mary Rose Cunningham (Cyril’s wife) to Grace; a letter from Jack (John) R Watt (Grace’s husband) to Colum; copy correspondence between George Muggeridge and Sir Garfield Barwick about George’s childhood in Bray; newspaper article and research on 1 Herbert Terrace written by Colum, and newspaper cuttings relating to Cyril’s death.

Cúrsaí, Know School Today, and Undercover

Several appearances by Mulvihill on different RTE programmes during the 1990s. Includes: several episodes of the Irish language programme, Cúrsaí. Mulvihill speaks about the challenges and rewards of learning the Irish language as an adult. She also speaks (through Irish) about the formation of WITS and the inclusion of women in science. A programme from 1993 entitled Know School Today focuses on the newly adopted Junior Certificate, and the opportunity to change the way science is taught in Irish schools. A programme entitled Undercover from 1998. Mulvihill is interviewed in the Natural History Museum about science and science heritage.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Wicklow: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: annotated material and information regarding mining in Wicklow National Park and engineering achievements on the Wicklow rail network, a report from the Geological Survey of Ireland examining the ‘Liscolman Radiometric Anomoly’ in the county. Several Ordinance Survey and Coillte Maps of Wicklow. An oversized pamphlet entitled, Wicklow in the Ice Age: an introduction and guide to the Glacial Geology of the Wicklow District, by William P. Warren (Geological Survey of Ireland, 1993).

Annotated material on mining in Luganure and Glendalough, an oversized pamphlet examining the life of John Purser Griffith, the civil engineer and politician, and returned questionnaires from Avoca Mines, Arklow Maritime Museum and the Charles Stewart Parnell Museum. Annotated research material on the National Environmental Education Centre in Enniskerry, as well as handwritten notes on the structure and content of the Wicklow section within Ingenious Ireland.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Wexford: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: several annotated pamphlets including For the Safety of All, published by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, The South Wexford Coast by Jim Hurley (Wexford, 1994), A Guide to the Irish Agricultural Museum by Austin M. O’Sullivan (IAM, 1996) and Treasures of Tacumshane, 1797-1997, edited by Hilary Murphy (Wexford, 1998). A book by Jim Hurley entitled Water Level at Lady’s Island Lake, 1984-1996 (Wexford, 1997).

Annotated material on the Tacumshane Windmill and its method of operation, a letter from Austin O’Sullivan (17 Feb. 1997), to Mulvihill, enclosing information about the Irish Agricultural Museum in Wexford, particularly their exhibits of calculating machines and laboratory equipment. Letter from Derville Killian (4 Feb. 1999), to Mulvihill, enclosing information on the Hook Lighthouse and their plans to develop a Heritage Centre there. Also, annotated material on Wexford County Museum, located at Enniscorthy Castle, as well as handwritten notes on chapter structure and content.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Westmeath: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes handwritten notes on chapter structure and content. Also material on Daramona Observatory, which is located between Mullingar and Longford. Information on Locke’s Distillery in Kilbeggan and hopes for a transport museum within the county.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Waterford: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes annotated material on glass making in the area. A returned questionnaire and further information from the Waterford Glass Factory and a floppy disc containing the image of Ernest Thomas Walton, the Waterford-born physicist and Nobel laureate. There is further annotated material about Walton as well as material on the Kilmeaden Steam Railway. There is also material on woodcraft along the ‘copper coast’ of the county as well as notes on chapter structure and content.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Tyrone: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Material includes annotated information about Annie Scott Dill Maunder (née Russell), the Strabane born scientist, who was one of the leading astronomers of her time. A letter from John A Walsh (14 Aug. 1997), to Mulvihill, enclosing information and pamphlets on the Ulster American Folk Park situated near Omagh. Information on the industrial heritage of Tyrone as well as handwritten notes on the structure and content of this chapter.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Tipperary: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: Letter from Sean Watts (3 May 2000), to Mulvihill, enclosing a large amount of information about The Mining Company of Ireland and the Slievardagh Collieries between 1825-1995. Material sent to Mulvihill by professor Michael G Harrington about the physiologist and biochemist, Edward Conway, who was born in Nenagh in 1916, a returned questionnaire and additional information about Mitchelstown Cave in Cahir.

A letter from Sandra Peavoy (17 Feb 1998), to Mulvihill, enclosing research material in relation to the Silvermines site in Shalee, information on Charles Bianconi, the Italian-Irish entrepreneur who became known for his innovations in transport and was twice mayor of Clonmel, in County Tipperary, as well as colour and monochrome photographs of geological features and mining shafts within the Shalee/Silvermines area.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Sligo: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Contains material on the mining industry at Berehaven Mines and the Ben Bulben Barite Mine. Annotated material on George Stokes, the physicist and mathematician who was born in Skreen. Also material on the astronomer, Edward Cooper, who resided at Markree castle near Collooney.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Roscommon: Ingenious Ireland research material.

The file includes annotated research on William Wilde. Wilde was a Roscommon-born ophthalmologist and author of significant works on medicine, archaeology and folklore. He was the father of Oscar Wilde. There is also an annotated pamphlet on Lough Key Forest Park as well as material on the Famine Museum in Strokestown House. Also material on the House itself.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Offaly: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Concentrating heavily Birr Castle and the Parsons family, this file includes: A research report entitled Ladies of Birr Castle focusing on the lives of Lady Mary Ward and Lady Mary, Countess of Rosse. Both women were scientific pioneers in the nineteenth century. Annotated material from Birr Castle Demesne and the building of Parson’s Telescope, the largest telescope in the world for many years.

Annotated research material on John Joly, the Offaly born geologist, physicist and mineralogist, information on the history of distilling in Tullamore, research material on the boglands of the county and how fuel is derived for electricity.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Monaghan: Ingenious Ireland research material.

A folder of material that includes annotated research material on Tassan Lead Mine. Annotated material on John Robert Gregg who was born in Monaghan in 1867. Gregg invented the Gregg Shorthand method of writing that was adopted by many journalists and stenographers in the twentieth century.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Meath: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: annotated supplement to Archaeology Ireland (Vol.1, No.3), which covers the archaeological engineering involved in Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth and the River Boyne. Annotated notes accompanying a chapter on Irish Stone Bridges that was published by the Irish Academic Press in 1991. Written by Peter O’Keeffe and Tom Simington.

Colour photograph of Passage Grave at Newgrange. Information on mining in Meath and annotated notes on Francis Beaufort, the hydrographer and inventor of the Beaufort Scale. Annotated material on the practice of Ballooning in Meath, as well as notes on chapter structure.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Mayo: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: Letter from Margaret Gallagher (3 Sept. 2002) to Mulvihill, enclosing a map of Ballycroy National Park, the area of which is marked by blue and green colours and annotated by Mulvihill, correspondence to Mulvihill from Duchas, the Irish Heritage Service, supplying information about the Cong Canal and National Parks within the county of Mayo. Returned and annotated questionnaire from the Ceide Fields Visitor Centre.

Proposal for a survey of Clare Island, published by the Royal Irish Academy and annotated by Mulvihill, information on Foxford Woollen Mills and Knock Folk Museum. Returned questionnaire, brochure and annotated notes on Doon Archaeological and Nature Peninsula.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Louth: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: annotated material on the Boyne Viaduct and Louth-born explorer, Francis Leopold McClintock, annotated material on Alexander Mitchell, a civil engineer and the original patent holder for screw-piles and moorings that were used in shipping. Annotated material on John MacNeill, the Dundalk-born engineer, inventor and architect, a map of County Louth and a photograph from the National Library of Ireland displaying an image of the Boyne Viaduct. Written notes and chapter structure by Mulvihill.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Longford: Ingenious Ireland research material.

One folder of research material on County Longford. Includes annotated material relating to the red squirrel population in the county and the efforts to stop the invasive grey species. Several annotated pieces about Richard Lovell Edgeworth, the well-known politician, writer and inventor. He was also the father of Irish author, Maria Edgeworth.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Limerick: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: annotated material on Foynes Flying Boat Museum, along with enclosed postcards of aircraft and a returned questionnaire, information on Kilfinane Outdoor Education Centre, annotated research material on Aughinish Alumina Refinery on Aughinish Island and information on Croom Mills Visitor Centre. Annotated material on the building of Sarsfield Bridge in Limerick City.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Leitrim: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: a letter from Sean Ó Suilleabhain (11 August 1999) to Mulvihill, enclosing information about the growth and use of furze in the county over the centuries, a letter from Catherine O’Keeffe (12 March 2001), enclosing a booklet about heritage trail development/environmental management in Leitrim.

Annotated biographical material on William Thomas Mulvany, the architect and entrepreneur responsible for choosing and costing the route of the Ballyconnell/Ballinamore canal. Information on the Cavan-Leitrim Railroad Museum in Dromod, and annotated material on Ballinamore Local Museum. Also, handwritten notes coal mining and iron smelting within the county.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Laois: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes 2 colour photographs, a returned questionnaire and further information on the Donaghmore Workhouse Museum. Also annotated biographical information on William Dargan, one of the most important Irish engineers of the 19th century. There is also a floppy disc containing a portrait of Dargan that was supplied to Mulvihill by Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Rail).

Mulvihill, Mary

County Kilkenny: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: annotated diagrams, pictures and biographical information on Robert Fulton, the American submarine and steam engine inventor whose father lived in Kilkenny before emigratingto the U.S. Annotated information on the engineering efforts that were required to build St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny City, information on Dunmore Caves, supplied by the Office of Public Works.

Also, correspondence containing further information on mining and fossils from the Castlecomer Demesne Company, with accompanying handwritten notes by Mulvihill. Handwritten notes and information on glass production in the county, engineering achievements of prehistoric people in the making of Knockroe passage grave and tomb as well as Mulvihill’s notes and ideas on chapter structure.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Kildare: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: a letter from Robert Guinness (30 April 2001) to Mulvihill, enclosing 2 floppy discs from the Steam Museum in Straffen, Kildare. The discs contain photographs and further information about the museum. Handwritten notes and annotated photocopies of published material on explorer Ernest Shackleton, who was born in Kilkea, County Kildare, an annotated pamphlet on Maynooth College by Micheal Ledwith, Maynooth College (Maynooth, 1984).

Annotated copy of Jeremiah Newman St. Patrick’s College Maynooth (Irish Heritage Series, no. 47), annotated information and Press Release from the Institute of Physics about Nicolas Callan, inventor of the Induction Coil while a priest at Maynooth College. A booklet by PJ McLaughlin, Nicolas Callan, Professor of Natural Philosophy, 1799-1864 (Maynooth, 2000), heavily annotated by Mulvihill.

County Kerry: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Material collated by Mulvihill about science and technology in county Kerry. Includes: annotated pamphlets Killarney National Park (Dublin, 1995), Matthew Parkes, The Valentia Island Tetrapod Trackway (Kildare, 2004) and the Irish Bio-geographical Society Bulletin, no. 23, (Dublin, 1999).

A CD-ROM containing information and images from Peter Coxon, Professor of Geography at Trinity College, Dublin, hand drawn diagrams and information on the Glensk Viaduct on the Killorglin-Valentia Railway. Returned questionnaires and further information supplied to Muvihill from the Kerry County Museum and Blennerville Windmill Company, a large amount of annotated material focusing on the Cahirciveen Generating Station as well as a returned questionnaire from the Electricity Supply Board that runs that particular station.

4 colour photographs and further information from White Villa Farm Museum in Killarney, annotated press cuttings dealing with the scientific and natural history of Kerry. Notes and structural ideas handwritten by Mulvihill.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Galway: Ingenious Ireland research material.

A large file containing research material on Galway City and County. Includes: annotated pamphlets, with one on the establishment of the Geological Sciences in Queen’s College Galway (UCG, 1996). Also a booklet by David Harper, An Irish Geological Time Capsule (Galway, 1996), annotated research material on Richard Kirwan, the Galway-born chemist and mineralogist, and material on Glengowla Mines, an historic 19th century silver and lead mine in Oughterard, county Galway. Returned questionnaire and 9 colour photographs of various exhibits within Galway City Museum, a letter from Paul Mohr (18 Dec.1997) to Mulvihill, enclosing material on John Birmingham, a Tuam-based landlord and scientist. Information on seaweed and algae in Galway as their uses as fertiliser and food.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Fermanagh: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Material collated by Mulvihill about science and technology in Fermanagh. The file includes handwritten notes and structural ideas for the chapter, and a returned questionnaire and further information from Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre. Annotated information on James Gamble, the Fermanagh-born industrialist who co-founded the Proctor and Gamble Company in 1837. A floppy disc containing photographs of engineering works on the Erne River. Returned questionnaires and other information about the Marble Arch Caves and the horticultural science practised within the Crom Estate in Newtownbutler.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Dublin: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Large file of material covering Dublin City and County. Includes: Annotated books by Elizabeth Healy, The River Gods (Dublin, 1998), Edward McParland, The Custom House, Dublin (Dublin,1991) and a pamphlet on Trinity College Dublin from the Irish Heritage Series (Dublin, 1979). A profile and history of the Poolbeg Generating Station and other information from the ESB (Electricity Supply Board).

Annotated biographical information on William Molyneux (1656-1698), a Dublin-born writer on science, politics and natural philosophy, information on the development of gasworks in Ringsend, a Press Release from 2001 publicising a commemoration of George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901), academic and physicist who served as Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, a letter from Anne-Marie Diffley (25 April 1997), to Mulvihill, enclosing information about the scientific heritage of Trinity College, most notably within the College’s Geology Museum and Weingreen Museum and annotated information about Chester Beatty (1875-1968) and the formation of his library in Dublin Castle.

A folder of information from Guinness/Diageo describing the technological changes of the brewery over several centuries,
annotated pamphlet and booklet from the School of Cosmic Physics, a faculty within the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, as well as a booklet and annotated pamphlets from the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal Irish Academy. An Annotated lecture by John Lucey entitled Encounters with Nature. This lecture was part of the Royal Irish Academy’s History of Science seminar on 27 Sept. 2013. Mulvihill’s notes accompany the print-outs.

Written notes and other information about William Rowan Hamilton, the Dublin-born mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who helped establish Dunsink Observatory. There is also accompanying material about that the Observatory itself, annotated research material about Fingal, including Malahide Castle and historical farming practices within the same area.
A letter from Nathalie Morgado, from the Musee Des Arts et Metiers in Paris (22 June 2000), to Muvihill, supplying information on Lucien Bull, a pioneer in chronophotography. Bull was born in Dublin but lived most of his life in France.

Information on the scientific development of Dublin Zoo, a letter from Roderick Kernan, Emeritus Professor of Physiology (25 Sept. 2003), to Mulvihill, sharing his insights on scientific developments in Ireland over the previous 50 years, correspondence and a completed questionnaire from the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (April 3 1997), to Mulvihill, annotated information and published material about the history of printing in Dublin as well as correspondence and historical information from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Heritage Centre.

A letter from Tom Wall, Telecom Eireann Museum (4 March 1999), to Mulvihill, enclosing photocopies of some the museum’s exhibits, CD-ROM from Marsh’s Library and monochrome photographs of the development of the Ringsend Gasworks site and of Dunsink Observatory.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Down: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Research material on Nendrum Monastery, a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Holywood, medieval fish traps off the coast of the county and Harry Ferguson (1884-1960), a Down-born mechanic and inventor, noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system.

Also, handwritten notes by Mulvihill on the structure of the county Down chapter as well as research on Down County Museum, North Down Heritage centre and Castlewellen Forest Park.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Donegal: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Material collated by Mulvihill about science and technology in Donegal. Includes a visitor’s handbook titled Glenveagh National Park; A Remote and Hauntingly Beautiful Wilderness (Government of Ireland, 1996). The book is annotated by Mulvihill. Also a pamphlet by Christopher Moriarty entitled The Reverend WS Green: Explorer and Fishery Scientist (RIA, 1995). Other material covers the Fintown Railway, diamond exploration in Donegal and Thomas Drummond, mathematician, inventor and Irish under-secretary from 1835-1840.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Derry: Ingenious Ireland research material.

2 folders of research material pertaining to the scientific/technological aspects of County Derry. Includes returned questionnaires from various organisations, annotated notes on previously published material, enclosed original material from hydro-electricity generation on the River Roe near Limavady. Also material on Derry’s linen industry and its technological innovations. And the measuring or ‘triangulation’ of Lough Foyle.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Cork: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Scientific and technological research on both Cork City and County. Includes: A letter from George Reynolds (22 March 2001), to Mulvihill, enclosing a chapter he wrote for the European Geologist Journal, about the Cork-born geologist, William Bowles. Information, correspondence and good quality postcards from Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork city, information from Marathon International Petroleum Ireland about its work on the Kinsale oil and gas field and a floppy disc containing photographs of the Cork Powder Mills, forwarded by Cork County Council.

Also, colour photographs of Mizen Head Footbridge, correspondence and information from Meitheal Mara, a group dedicated to the preservation of maritime heritage, a letter from Elizabeth Kearns (5 May 1998), to Mulvihill, informing her about an exhibition of historical radio equipment at Cork City Gaol during 1998 and correspondence from University College Cork about its Geological Museum on campus. Handwritten notes by Mulvihill the proposed structure of her chapter about County Cork.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Clare: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Includes: Monochrome photographs of botanic specimens and and growth in the Burren area of county Clare, a CD-ROM from the ESB Archives (Electricity Supply Board) with information on the Hydro-electric power plant at Ardnacrusha, a letter from Anita Hayes to Mulvihill (8 May 1997) supplying information about the Irish Seed Saver Association in Scariff, county Clare. Several returned questionnaires from various scientific and heritage institutions in the county.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Cavan: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Research material covering the County of Cavan. Includes correspondence and information supplied to Mulvihill from Cavan County Museum, Carraig Craft Visitors Centre, the Life-Force Mill and details of gypsum mining in the county. There is also a floppy disc containing photographs of Cavan County Museum. The images were taken by Marcus Daly Photographs.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Carlow: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Research material examining the scientific and technological history of County Carlow. Includes: a letter and enclosed lecture from David Spearman to Mulvihill (31 March 2003). Spearman had written a lecture about Samuel Haughton, a Medical Doctor and scientific writer, who was born in Carlow in 1821. Spearman also provided Mulvihill with a published pamphlet of the lecture.

A letter from Patrick Comerford of Teagasc (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority), to Mulvihill (1 December 1997).
Comerford provides information on Oak Park Research Centre in Carlow. Also, annotated information on John Tyndall (1820-1893), the prominent Carlow born physicist, the history of, and other information regarding, the sugar beet industry in Carlow.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Armagh: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Miscellaneous research material covering the county of Armagh. The material includes returned questionnaires, letters, pamphlets, tourist brochures and official publications submitted to Mulvihill by scientific organisations within the county. Many of the clippings and photocopies are annotated by Mulvihill as part of her structural approach to Ingenious Ireland. Includes: a letter from Eamon Rafferty, Secretary of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (13 Jan 1997), to Mulvihill, enclosing a photograph of the institution. Colour and monochrome photographs of scientific instruments held at the Observatory and pre-printed journal articles from the Observatory relating to Meterology and Climate.

Information from the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre in Craigavon including several pamphlets published by the Centre. A letter from Dr Greer Ramsay, the Deputy Curator of the Armagh County Museum (24 April 1997), to Mulvihill, enclosing information and a completed questionnaire about the institution, an annotated copy of a journal article about the Breens of Armagh, a family of astronomers that lived in the 19th century.

Mulvihill, Mary

County Antrim: Ingenious Ireland research material.

Material examining the scientific and technological history of county Antrim and Belfast city. The information is contained in annotated and unannotated questionnaires, magazine articles, journal articles, correspondence and published pamphlets/leaflets.
Includes: a colour photograph of aircraft production at the Shorts factory in Belfast, colour photographs and slides of the statues of William Thomson (1st Baron Kelvin), the Belfast born mathematician, physicist and engineer.

Monochrome photographs of various engineering works in Belfast during the early 20th century, a pamphlet and completed questionnaire from Queen’s University in Belfast, pamphlets and other information about the Carrckfergus Gasworks, information on eel fishing in Lough Neagh, information from Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Ltd about Kilroot Salt Mine in county Antrim, a Press Release from Ballymena Borough Council (25 November 1998) about preparation for sustainable energy in Antrim.

Pamphlets and leaflets from the National Trust and the Northern Irish Tourist Board, a letter from Gloria Forner (24 November 1997) to Mary Mulvihill with enclosed informational material about the Giants Causeway Centre, letter from Dr Steve Lowry of Ulster University, Coleraine (14 April 2000) to Mulvihill, enclosing a photograph of a diatomite, a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that can be found in Antrim.

Mulvihill, Mary

Correspondence, 1991-1993

Includes: A letter from Bridgeen McCloskey, to Mulvihill (25 April 1991), concerning the Youth Science and Arts Week at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) in July 1991. McCloskey was the Youth Science Officer at the RDS and invited Mulvihill to deliver a lecture at the event in order to capitalise on the recent launch of WITS. Letter (photocopy) from Bride Rosney, the Special Adviser to President Mary Robinson, to Ann Burnell, Secretary of WITS (23 July 1991), stating that President Robinson would be available to officially open the AGM in DCU on 2 November 1991.

A letter from Carlye Honig, to Mulvihill (2 March 1992). Honig was writing on behalf of the organisation Science Policy Support Group, based in London. This organisation was keen on creating ties with WITS and informing it of events in the UK. Letter from Jill Young, Office Coordinator of the Council for the Status of Women, to Ann Burnell (30 September 1992) confirming WITS affiliation to the CSW.

Mulvihill, Mary

Correspondence between the Imperial War Museum and Colum Kenny regarding British Army transcribed signals from Gallipoli.

Includes letter and printout of e-mail from Anthony Richards, archivist at the Imperial War Museum, London, who describes items in file C2/1/2/2/2 as ‘transcribed signals’. Richards suggests that the signals relate to units of the 86th Brigade who would have been on active service as part of the 29th Division at Gallipoli during April 1915. Also includes copy letter from Kenny to Diane Lees, Director-General of the Imperial War Museum, London, regarding these transcribed signals and his grandfather Kevin J Kenny's recruitment advertising work around the time of the 1916 Easter Rising (see sub-series C2/1/1/2).

Correspondence between Seán O’Faoláin and Colum Kenny.

File includes one letter from Kenny to O’Faoláin, and two letters from O’Faoláin to Kenny concerning the documentary and other topics. Kenny’s asks O’Faoláin in his letter dated 28 August 1978 if will agree to be interviewed for the documentary, to which O’Faoláin agrees by returning Kenny’s original letter with annotations answering several of Kenny’s questions and dating his reply 29 August 1978. The second letter from O’Faoláin [?from September 1978] is titled ‘CENSORSHIP’ and appears to have been written following the recording of their interview, with O'Faoláin elaborating on some of the points he made about censorship in Ireland during the 1930s and 1940s, and expresses an admiration for Marina Warner’s book Alone of All Her Sex.

File also includes an [Irish Times] newspaper cutting from [25 February] 1993 of a letter to the editor by Maurice Harmon in which he notes that he is ‘writing the life’ of O’Faoláin and ‘would like to hear from anyone who may have information, or recollections that may be helpful.’ It is possible that Kenny contacted Harmon about his own correspondence with O’Faoláin.

Correspondence

A short file of personal correspondence that discusses matters of scientific inquiry. Also includes a personal diary that Mulvihill kept on a trip to the United States in 1980.

Mulvihill, Mary

Correspondence

Correspondence mainly relating to Kevin J Kenny’s work as an advertising agency and commercial manager for Kenny’s Advertising Agency and other publications.

Kenny, Kevin

Communications and Public Relations

File reflects Mulvihill’s work and interest in science communication and science related public relations. It includes: an itinerary and notes for a 1 day course in DCU entitled Media Skills for Scientists that was held there on 5 June 1997. Mulvihill was a speaker and her notes and speech are present. Workshops written by Mulvihill entitled Making News and Hitting the Headlines and Updated and Alert. A Media Training Session entitled Telling Your Story, that was written by Mulvihill and held on 10 January 2000. Also, handwritten ideas and notes about communicating successfully within the media and academia.

Writing and Telling the Weather Workshop from October 2011. Mulvihill wrote and presented this workshop. Also, a Media Interview Skills Workshop that Mulvihill attended on 31 January 2012. Printed handouts, slideshow and evaluations from the Rough Guide to Communicating Science seminar. It was written and presented by Mulvihill in May 2013. A booklet from the European Commission entitled Communicating Science (Luxembourg, 2006).

Mulvihill, Mary

Colum Kenny

Includes Colum Kenny’s work on three documentaries for RTÉ and personal correspondence with various individuals relating to topics such as the media, law and Irish history.

One of the series relates to Colum’s research for a documentary about the ‘Tailor and Ansty'. The Tailor and Ansty (husband and wife Timothy [‘the Tailor’] and Anastasia ['Ansty'] Buckley) were the subjects of a book by Eric Cross about their storytelling and home in Gougane Barra, County Cork, which became a hub for notable figures of the Cork arts scene in the 1930s and 1940s. The series includes letters from Eric Cross and friends of the Tailor and Ansty including Seán Ó Faoláin and Nancy McCarthy-Allitt.

Another series (C2/3/3) relates to connections between Colum Kenny’s house, 1 Herbert Terrace, Bray, County Wicklow, and two of its former residents: Cyril Cusack and Grace Watt (née Muggeridge). This series mainly consists of correspondence between Kenny, Cusack and Watt during the early 1990s in which they reminisce about living in the house, and discuss Cusack and Watt’s personal lives.

The final series (C2/3/4) consists of the original finding aid that was included with the collection when it was donated to DCU Library by Colum Kenny on 23 November 2011. It details the original arrangement and description of the collection and was created by Kenny.

Two of the sub-series in this sub-fonds relating to Colum’s work on RTÉ television series are currently closed for access in part or in whole.

Chopped, Pickled and Stuffed (Giraffe)

Radio documentary series examining the buildings and exhibits of the National History Museum in Dublin. Researched and presented by Mulvihill. Produced by Dave McHugh. Guest is Nigel Monaghan, Keeper of the Museum.

Mulvihill, Mary

British Army transcribed signals from the landings at Gallipoli, 25-26 April 1915.

Includes four '"C" Form[s], Messages and Signals' [transcribed signals] relating to units of the 86th Brigade who would have been on active service as part of the 29th Division on the Gallipoli peninsula in April 1915 [see file C2/1/2/2/3 for further context]. The forms include handwritten signals in pencil, with messages such as: 'Send reinforcements. Urgently required. I have no men.'; 'I am unable to hold out. Send reinforcements. Urgent.' and 'No answer to last message. The wire must be cut. I have sent patrol. Firing is very near.'

Some of the signals are signed 'J Murphy' who Colum Kenny suggested may have been Kevin J Kenny's brother-in-law, Jack (John) Murphy.

British Army recruitment advertising

Letters, newspaper cuttings and published material relating to the granting of a contract to publish army recruitment advertisements to Kenny’s Advertising Agency on behalf of the British government. This episode appears to have caused a significant amount of discussion and controversy in various newspapers and publications of the day, and was also discussed by Laurence Ginnell MP during a debate in the British House of Commons.

Belfast Boycott

Notes and leaflet relating to the ‘Belfast Boycott’. Dáil Éireann introduced this boycott in September 1920 in response to rioting in Derry and Belfast and discrimination against the Catholic community in Northern Ireland. It would appear from the items in this sub-series that Kevin J Kenny was concerned with ensuring that the activities of his business did not go against the boycott.

Battle of Gallipoli: notes

Sub-series consists of printed personal note from Major-General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, British Army transcribed signals from the first day of Battle of Gallipoli, and correspondence between the Imperial War Museum and Colum Kenny regarding the transcribed signals and recruitment advertisements (see sub-series C2/1/1/2). Some of the signals are signed 'J Murphy' who Colum Kenny suggested may have been Jack (John) Murphy, brother of Annette Kenny (née Murphy), Kevin J Kenny's wife. This could possibly explain how the signals came to form part of the collection.

Awarding of the Portuguese rank of Cavaleiro of the Military Order of Christ to Kevin J Kenny.

Includes a certificate (in Portuguese) conferring on Kevin John Kenny, honorary Vice Consul of Portugal, the rank of Cavaleiro of the Military Order of Christ. His name is inscribed incorrectly as ‘Kelvin’ on the certificate. Also includes an English translation of the certificate by the Portuguese Consulate in Dublin, and a black and white photograph of Kenny receiving the cross, which is the insignia of the order, from Dr Henrique Bacelar de Caldeira Queiroz, the Portuguese Consul. Standing between them is the apostolic nuncio, Most Rev Pascal Robinson.

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