| ID | 2467 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Trant Papers |
| Reference | Ms31603 |
| Description | Letters from Ruth Trant to her family from London, Paris and Belfast, for example: Letter from London, 1910, describes the funeral of Edward VII: 'Got up at half past 5 next morning & started for our seats at about 20 to 7 in the motor; crowds & crowds of people hurrying along the same way, motor cars, cabs, every sort of vehicle you could possibly imagine, & between the arches at the Marble Arch all the reporters with their cameras were stationed. The crowds grew thicker & thicker & at last we had to leave the motor & walk ... In coming out of a side street into St James's I had my first experience of a London crowd which we had to get through. It was almost impossible & stuck in the middle of it I got thinner & thinner, got my hat any way on my head, lost a comb & a bundle of sandwiches which I was clasping came undone & rolled on the ground'. The Collection also contains accounts of studies and sightseeing in Paris, and of her experiences in Downpatrick and Belfast while on tour with the Norman Cannon & Hope Trant Company. There are 5 items in total. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1910-1912 |
| Century | 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Repository Name | National Library of Ireland |
| Address | National Library of Ireland Department of Manuscripts 2-3 Kildare Street Dublin 2 |
| Eircode | D02 TR76 |
| Telephone | (01) 603-0386 |
| Email Address | mqueries@nli.ie |
| Email Address 2 | info@nli.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.nli.ie/en/homepage.aspx |
| latitude | 53.34186 |
| longitude | -6.25441 |