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- c.1897-1927 (Creation)
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Bound volume; 45 cm x 30 cm; Manuscript, typescript, clippings, and photographic print; 56 pp
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Walker’s Century Scrap & News cutting book containing clippings, photographs, printed ephemera, and correspondence associated with Fr. Richard Henebry. The volume includes:
• Letters to Henebry from D. Ring (Secretary, Hurling Club, University College Cork), Pádraig Ó Dálaigh (Conradh na Gaeilge, Dublin), Carey & Butler (Stockbrokers, 17 South Mall, Cork), Fr. Michael O’Flanagan (Micheál Ó Flannagáin, The Gaelic League, New York), Sir Bertram Windle (relating to Henebry’s application for the Chair of Irish language and literature in UCC in 1909), Fr. Michael Sheehan (St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth), Heinrich Bewerunge, John Millar (2 The Glen, Limestone Road, Belfast), W.M. Kenealy (regarding the publication of Henebry’s article in the ‘Kilkenny Journal’ in November 1903), and Frank MacLysaght (Secretary, Conradh na Gaeilge, Kilkenny).
• A collection of Henebry’s studio photographs along with other family and personal prints.
• Photographic print of Henebry’s grocery shop, Portlaw, County Waterford.
• Photographic print of the ruined Mount Bolton House near Portlaw in County Waterford.
• Postcard print of the Presbyterian Church & Bridge, Portlaw, County Waterford.
• Letter from Tadhg Ó Donnchadha (‘Torna’) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. referring to Henebry’s published works (6 Apr. 1927).
• Letter from John Henebry to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. referring to ‘lost tunes’ from his brother’s manuscript (24 Apr. 1927).
• Manuscript text of a lecture given by Carl Gilbert Hardebeck titled ‘Doctor Henebry The Musician’. A note added by Fr. Senan suggests that the talk was given in Cork in about 1921. (12 pp).
• Clipping of a tribute article to Henebry titled ‘Dr. Henebry / His services to Gaelic Literature’. (1920).
• Clipping of letter from Henebry published in ‘Kilkenny Journal’ regarding criticism of his recent lecture (25 Nov. 1903).
• Clipping of an article titled ‘The Collecting of Irish music’ by Henebry (‘Waterford News’, 11 May 1914).
• ‘The best method of learning Irish’ by Henebry (‘The Leader’, 31 May 1902).
• Fr. Michael Sheehan’s tribute to Henebry (‘An Claidheamh Soluis’, 6-29 May 1916).
• ‘A soldier-author MP on Waterford’. Stephen Gwynn’s article on Waterford which refers to Henebry’s contribution to the Irish language (‘Munster Express’, 23 Oct. 1915).
• Report on Henebry’s funeral (‘Munster Express’, 25 Mar. 1916).
• ‘The Gaelic Endowment Fund / The Gaelic Chair at the University’. Refers to Henebry’s appointment to the Catholic University of America (‘The Irish World’, 18 Nov. 1901).
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- English
- Irish
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Over-sized storage. The volume is in poor condition and is lacking covers. The pages are loose and are extremely brittle and frayed at edges. Very careful manual handling is required.
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Biographical Entries and Notes for Correspondents
Fr. Michael O’Flanagan: https://www.dib.ie/biography/oflanagan-michael-a6756
Sir Bertram Windle: https://www.dib.ie/biography/windle-sir-bertram-alan-coghill-a9086
Fr. Michael Sheehan: https://www.dib.ie/biography/sheehan-michael-a8021
Heinrich Bewerunge: https://www.dib.ie/biography/bewerunge-heinrich-a0639
Tadhg Ó Donnchadha (‘Torna’): https://www.dib.ie/biography/o-donnchadha-tadhg-torna-a6347
Carl Gilbert Hardebeck: https://www.dib.ie/biography/hardebeck-carl-gilbert-a3795