| ID | 23337 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Colleen Bawn |
| Collection Description | Colleen Bawn. This collection of letters and official reports relate to the police investigations on the murder of Ellen Hanley, whose body was found washed up on the banks of the River Shannon on 6 September 1819. It was this tragedy that inspired Bouccicault's play 'Colleen Bawn' and Gerald Griffin's, 'The Collegians', the 'Benedicts' and the 'Lily of Killarney'. This particular collections comprising of facsimilies of originals presented to Liam Raftias by MacLysaght. |
| Reference | P15/5/ |
| Description | 6: Manuscript letter from Thomas F. Rice [to the the Chief Secretary] recommending that the witness for the case, Ellen Walsh be taken to Dublin and 'kept in custody until the assizes for her own safety and to ensure the production of her testimony', 22 October 1819. |
| Access | By prior appointment, some restrictions may apply. |
| Date | 1819 |
| Century | 19th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This, together with the main reference number, is needed to call up each document. |
| Repository Name | Waterford City Archives |
| Address | High Street Waterford |
| Eircode | X91 K260 |
| Telephone | (058) 21144 |
| Email Address | archivist@waterfordcouncil.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/departments/culture-heritage/archives/index.htm |
| Comment | The information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archive. These lists were compiled by Donal Moore, City Archivist, and library staff, and we are grateful for their assistance. Where partial or no lists were available, staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list. Due to time constraints, not all items in this repository were examined individually. |
| latitude | 52.26060 |
| longitude | -7.10829 |