Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection
"Irish are too poor to buy books …", while the English will only read Irish books "they find it important to know" in the library.
Reference:
PR70/B/549
Date:
12 September 1867
Title: Level:
Letter from John Patrick Prendergast, Oxford [England] to Daniel MacCarthy.
Item 13pp
Extent: Part of:
PR70/B
Scope and Content: Prendergast praises 'The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy Reagh …' He describes his own background, and discusses the history of Ireland and England, saying that England can "no more repress this irrepressible race than they can extinguish the light of the sun." He also offers to send Daniel a copy of his own book.
Reference:
PR70/B/550
Date:
19 September 1867
Title: Level:
Letter from [John Patrick Prendergast], Oxford [England] to Daniel MacCarthy.
Item 12pp
Extent: Part of:
PR70/B
Scope and Content: Prendergast praises Daniel for showing Sir George Carew [in 'The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy Reagh ...'] in such colours to make an Englishman blush. He lists a number of ways to "raise Ireland" and sweep away "a whole [?host] of prejudices", which includes a discussion of absentee landlords.
Reference:
PR70/B/551
Date:
25 September 1867
Title:
Letter from John Patrick Prendergast, 77 George Street, Oxford [England] to Daniel
MacCarthy. Level:
Item 10pp
Extent: Part of:
PR70/B
Scope and Content: Prendergast writes that 'The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy Reagh …' "shows more conclusively the meanness and cruelty of English Statesmen than any book I have read." He also discusses a petition, that he has in his possession, of Charles MacCarthy Reagh to the Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant, dated 1662.
Reference:
PR70/B/552
Date:
29 September 1867
Title: Level:
Letter from John Patrick Prendergast, Oxford [England] to Daniel MacCarthy.
Item
Extent: Part of:
2pp
PR70/B
Scope and Content: Prendergast accepts Daniel's suggestion to send him two copies of 'The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy Reagh …' saying "I think I could bestow them well." His address for the books is 30 Westland Row, Dublin, while his address for letters is 127 Strand Road, Sandymount, Dublin.
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