| Collection Description | This is a collection of letters and photographs and memorabilia, spanning 100 years from the late
nineteenth century to the 1970’s
giving a unique insight into a family connected in many ways with the foundation of the State. Some of the
early documents paint a
picture of life in various British and Irish Jails and elucidate some of de Valera’s and Sinn Fein’s strategy at
the time.
The Boland Collection offers a rich assortment of cultural and political material which will greatly benefit a
new generation of
researchers. The collection is comprised of material collected by Kathleen Boland, including a number of
items associated with her
late brother, the senior republican political leader, Harry Boland. Much of the collection connects to
Revolutionary Ireland, with
additional material extending into the Fianna Fail world of the 1930s to the 1960s.
The Kathleen Boland Archive,
compiled by her daughter Fionnuala Crowley, was owned by a family trust who
gifted the collection to
University College Cork. [UCC Special Collections and Archives] |
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