File 1 - Public 1990

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UGA P143/4/6/4/1

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Public 1990

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  • 27/10/1990-[25/12/1990]

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41 pp

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University of Galway Archives

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Letters from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, for the period following the announcement of MR as President Elect (08/11/1990) to Year End (following MR's inauguration on 06/12) including in relation to Irish language classes in Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry, (30/11/1990); poem sent by James Simmons, "Ulster Says Yes", and response from MR asking for more information on when he had written it, 11/1990-11/12/1990; correspondence from Commandant Johnny Spierin, Camp Shamrock, Tibnin, Lebanon, including in relation to postal votes arriving and a request for a photograph for the officers' mess, to replace the one of former President Hillery, 27/10-10/12/1990; typed letter from Mervyn [Taylor?], Dáil Éireann, relaying story of Fallons publishers having to scrap 25,000 copies of a school reader printed in April, and reprint with an altered page 45 [possibly referring to MR as President], 12/12/1990; handwritten postcard from Thelma Doran thanking MR for her hospitality for those involved in the organising of her inauguration, 13/12/1990.

Ref: P143/4/6/4/1

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      Red Storeroom

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      26/06/2024
      26/06/2025

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