ID4494
CollectionBrother Allen Archival Collection
Collection DescriptionFormerly held at Edmund Rice House on Richmond Street North, Dublin 1, the Brother Allen Library was transferred to the Military Archives in 2016. This collection appears to have been split between two repositories - the Military Archives in Rathmines and the Edmund Rice Centre in Marino, Dublin - and it has not been possible to identify the location of individual items. It is best to contact the archivist in the Military Archives direct or the archivist in the Christian Brothers European Province, Marino, Dublin. archivist, Christian Brothers European Province, Marino, Dublin
ReferenceBox 178
Description

Letter from sister Cecilia Cashel to Br Allen, 3 July 1964.

Letter from Mrs J. Macken, Liam O'Brien, printer of 1916 Proclamation, Nora Scanlon and Desmond Ryan.

Letter and Christmas card from Miss O'Donovan Rossa, 1965.

An eyewitness account of the surrender in 1916 of J. MacDonagh, Lily Brennan, Kathleen O'Carroll and Rita Birmingham, 1923.

Letter from Nora Scanlon, 21 March 1956

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1916-1965
Century20th
Keywords
Repository NameBrother Allen Archive
AddressMilitary Archives Cathal Brugha Barracks Rathmines Dublin 6
EircodeD06 RX00
Telephone(01) 804-6457
Email Addressmilitaryarchives@defenceforces.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.militaryarchives.ie/en/home/
CommentFormerly held at Edmund Rice House on Richmond Street North, Dublin 1, the Brother Allen Library was transferred to the Military Archives in 2016. This collection appears to have been split between two repositories - the Military Archives in Rathmines and the Edmund Rice Centre in Marino, Dublin - and it has not been possible to identify the location of individual items. It is best to contact the archivist in the Military Archives direct or the archivist in the Christian Brothers European Province, Marino, Dublin.
latitude53.326461
longitude-6.268881