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Tomas MacCurtin and his family

 

FAMILY/PERSONAL

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to his brother Peter MacCurtain. 16-07-1915.

Letter: From Sean MacCurtain to Tomas MacCurtain Blackpool. 13-04-1915.

Letters: Between Tomas MacCurtain and his sisters Mary (Min) and Eithne (Nan), Feb 1916 -Nov 1916.

Letter: From Sean MacCurtain to Tomas MacCurtain 24-05-1916.

Letter: From Anne MacSwiney to Tomas MacCurtain 27-05-1916.

Letter: From Muriel MacSwiney to Tomas MacCurtain Frongoch 27-06-1916.

Letter: From niece Withchie to Tomas MacCurtain. 13-07-1916.

Drawing: Caricature of Tomas MacCurtain Reading. 24-09-1916.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to Annie MacCurtain. 27-09-1916.

Letter: From Sean MacCurtain to Tomas MacCurtain. 10-10-1916.

Letter: From niece Angela to Tomas MacCurtain. 01-11-1916

Letter: From Sean MacCurtain to Tomas MacCurtain. 24-11-1916

Letter: From Sean MacCurtain to Tomas MacCurtain. 13-12-1916.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to Mary MacSwiney Blackpool. 16-02-1917.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to Mary MacSwiney Blackpool. 16-02-1917.

Music Sheet: Tomas MacCurtain 'The Land of My Fathers' Welsh Ledbury. 15-04-1917.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to Mary MacSwiney Ledbury. 10-05-1917.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain Ledbury. 13-05-1917.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to Mary MacSwiney Ledbury. 18-05-1917.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to his wife Eibhlis. 11-08-1917.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain to Muriel MacSwiney. 08-11-1917.

PRE-1916 RISING

 

Book: Imitation of Christ (miniature) belonging to T MacCurtain.

Letter: From Tomas MacCurtain Irish Volunteers, Fisher St. Regarding Executive Committee 1914.

Letter: To Tomas MacCurtain from Padraig Pearse 1915.

 

1916-1920

Diary: L1966.145: Translated diary of T MacCurtain May 1916-01

Diary: L1966.146: Translated diary of T MacCurtain June 1916-02

Diary: L1966.147: Translated diary of T MacCurtain July 1916-03

(*) Please note, the 3 diaries above were not his original diaries. As they were confiscated during his imprisonment. He later recalled the events then and wrote them down. Translated to English.

 

Diary: English translation and Irish original-01

Diary: English translation and Irish original-02

Diary: English translation and Irish original-03

Diary: English translation and Irish original-04

Diary: English translation and Irish original-05

Diary: English translation and Irish original-06

(*) Please note the 6 diaries above cover the period July 1916 to March 1920. At this time MacCurtain was interred in Cork, Frongach, Reading, Richmond, Wakefield and Wormwood Scrubs prisons, as well as open prison in Ledbury. MacCurtain was also on the run during this period and helped re-organise the Irish Volunteers/IRA. He was Lord Mayor of Cork in Jan 1920 until March 2020.

 

Account: Typewritten of the arrest and imprisonment of T MacCurtain July 1916.

Letter: From Tadhg Barry to Tomas MacCurtain 26-10-1917.

Card: Prison card belonging to Tomas MacCurtain. 31-10-1917

Letter: Congratulatory message to Lord Mayor Tomas MacCurtain 03-02-1920.

Letter: To Lord Mayor recognising Dail Eireann Tomas MacCurtain 15-02-1920.

Letter: Last letter from Tomas MacCurtain to Terence MacSwiney City Hall before MacCurtain's death. 19-03-1920.

DEATH/LEGACY

 

Note: Found on Lord Mayor Tomas MacCurtain's desk the day after his murder March 1920.

Warrant: Served on Gerard Byrne Juryman. Inquest into death of Tomas MacCurtain March 1920.

 

End Note

(*) In respect of the translated diaries of MacCurtain above (July 1916-March 1920, Diaries-01-06, we wish to express our kindest thanks to Maire Ni Laoire for her translation from Irish to English. Anthony Wade of the Cork Decorative and Fine Arts Society for his facilitation of this project. Niamh Twomey, Heritage Officer at Cork City Council.