| ID | 17271 |
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| Collection | Papers of the Murphy Family |
| Collection Description | Papers of Conn Murphy, founding member of Conradh na Gaeilge, and his family. Murphy got involved in politics during the War of Independence and the Civil War, and was vehemently anti-Treaty and was imprisoned by the Free State in 1923. Murphy married Annie Byrne and lived in Rathgar, where they raised their four children: Annie Mary Constance Murphy (known as 'Connie'), Kathleen, Feargus and Conn. All of the Murphy children were involved in the Irish independence movement. The eldest, daughter Connie, was imprisoned at the same time as her father and was held at Cork City Jail, Kilmainham and North Dublin Union before her release in late 1923. She married IRA intelligencer, Desmond Bracken Murphy. Kathleen studied medicine and served as head of UCD Cumann na mBan. She set up a campaign to save German children orphaned in the Second World War. |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.ucd.ie/archives/t4media/p0141-murphy-family-desc... |
| Alternate Collection Web Address | https://www.ucd.ie/archives/collections/depositedcollections... |
| Reference | P141 |
| Description | Correspondence: Between Conn Murphy and Annie Byrne, especially in the period before they were married (P141/1–85; 108–117). Very few letters contain reference to his political involvement but those that do speak of the Border campaign in 1922, and also of the part he played in a government delegation to Rome in 1923 (P141/93–99; 121–124). Between Connie Murphy and her parents while she taught English and studied German in St P–lten, Austria (P141/175–210). Between Connie Murphy and her parents while she was imprisoned by the Free State government in 1923 for political activity (P141/218–236). Between Connie Murphy and Desmond Murphy, especially in the period before they were married (P141/307–384). General family correspondence. Photographs: Ranging from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, the collection contains photographs of members of the family in both formal and informal contexts (P141/155ñ–163, 406–425). Sound recordings: Three-part audio interview with Constance Murphy reminiscing about her family history. Other material: Birth/death/marriage certificates (P141/396–405); a series of love poems that Conn Murphy composed for Annie Byrne when they were courting (P141/144–152) as well as more ephemeral items such as wedding invitations and books on etiquette. |
| Access | By prior appointment. Application to consult that part of the collection relating to Desmond Bracken Murphy must be made to the depositor. Details of the procedure may be had from UCD Archives. |
| Date | 1892-2002 |
| Century | 19th, 20th |
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| Note | The Murphy Family Papers were deposited in UCDA by Constance Murphy, the granddaughter of Conn Murphy, in 1996.
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| Repository Name | UCD Archives |
| Address | James Joyce Library UCD Belfield Dublin 4 |
| Eircode | D04 R7R0 |
| Telephone | (01) 716-7555 |
| Email Address | archives@ucd.ie |
| Repository Web Address | www.ucd.ie/archives |
| latitude | 53.30671 |
| longitude | -6.22347 |