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- 24/02/1980-27/02/1981
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This file consists of correspondence, legal documents, background research and material relating to the case from 1980-81 including a folder marked "Museum Legal File" which contains photocopies of correspondence etc., numbered.
Material includes copy of typescript of manuscript received from Mr Michael Webb on 24/02/1980; typed statement from Breandán Ó Ríordáin (BÓR), Director of National Museum of Ireland (NMI) on the discovery of the hoard of objects, c.26/02/1980; typed document labelled "Meeting 28/v/1980 AG's office"; photocopies of correspondence between BÓR, director NMI, Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities and R MacGiolla Easbuig [aka Dick Gillespie], Department of Education [which funded NMI], 18/04/1980-03/03/1981; photocopy of letter from assistant secretary to the Government, to private secretary of Department of Education in relation to chalice and other items being sent to British Museum for restoration treatment 27/08/1980; photocopies of letters from Mathew Russell, Office of the Attorney General to Secretary of Department of Education in relation to payment of finders' award, 17/09/1980, 09/01/1981; copies of correspondence between L Ó Laidhin, Secretary, Department of Education and Mr FJ O'Donoghue, Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance, 26/09-29/10/1980; correspondence between Jim Tunney, Minister of State and Michael O'Kennedy, T.D., Minister for Finance 13/11/1980; photocopies of newspaper articles on various hoard discoveries; handwritten case notes; photocopy of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 921 (1981) 1 on metal detectors and archaeology (provisional edition ); photocopy of "Memorandum for the information of the Government The Derrynaflan Hoard" 27/02/1981; photocopies of correspondence from Mathew MacNamara solicitor for John O'Leary and Denis O'Brien, owners of the land on which Webb made discovery to BÓR, director of NMI 31/03-11/08/1980; photocopies of correspondence from Denis Murphy, Manager, Allied Irish Bank, Cashel, County Tipperary where John O'Leary and Denis O'Brien have an account, to BÓR and Michael Ryan, NMI 22-25/08/1980; photocopies of correspondence between BÓR and Michael Ryan 30/70/1980; photocopy of draft letter from Michael Ryan to Mr O'Brien and Mr O'Leary in relation to the archaeological objects found on their land 02/1980; photocopy of part of text of address by the Minister for Finance, Michael O'Kennedy T.D. to the AGM of Littleton (Co. Tipperary) Cumann of Fianna Fáil, 15/03/1980; photocopies of correspondence from BÓR to John O'Leary 06/03/1980; photocopy of typed statement from Mary Cahill to BÓR in relation to visit to site, 26/2/1980; photocopy of typed statement from Michael Ryan relating to visit of Michael Webb to NMI.
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02/10/2024
05/11/2024