Descriptive List of the Personal Archive of Diarmaid L. Fawsitt
PR81/1/4 Civil Service, Provisional Government, and Irish Free State (1922-1934)
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/5/04
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Reference: PR81/1/4/D/06/01
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15 May 1924
15 July 1926
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MS. Letter from J.C.D. (James Charles Dowdall), Compensation Ireland Commission, 5 Ely Place, Dublin, to J.L. (Diarmaid Fawsitt)
TS. Letter from DLF (Diarmaid Fawsitt) to T.P. Dowdall, 4 Alexandra Terrace, St Luke’s, Cork
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Extent: 1 page
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Scope and Content: Letter forwarding Fawsitt cheque of £10 for ‘little Brendan’. Evidently Fawsitt has requested financial aid as Dowdall goes on to state that he is ‘hard hit’ and his brother Tom’s account is overdrawn. However he promises to send Fawsitt £100. States that Pat Crowley and John O’Neill will also assist. If Fawsitt is willing to visit he believes AOS (Andrew O’Shaughnessy) and Frank Daly will assist ‘for the emergency’. Dowdall regrets that Fawsitt’s sale passed up. This appears to relate to the failure to sell his property at St Petroc.
Scope and Content: A letter marked ‘personal’ regarding T.P. Dowdall’s request for Fawsitt to collect all available data on free trade and protection, and different fiscal policies of foreign states. Fawsitt states that he cannot be actively involved in the new Protectionist League because of his employment in a specialist capacity by the council of the I.I.D.A (Inc.). Fawsitt states that the I.I.D.A. represents both jurisdictions in Ireland and that the council has chosen not to concern itsef with the question of tarriffs in either jurisdiction.
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/06/02
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8 September 1926
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TS. Copy letter from Diarmaid Fawsitt to T.P. Dowdall, Cork
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/5/05
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Extent: 2 pages
1 December 1924
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Scope and Content: Letter requesting further clarity on Dowdall’s proposed involvement of Fawsitt with the new Protectionist League. Fawsitt states that he would be required to give the I.I.D.A. a month’s notice. Reference is also made to John O’Neill’s request to have his name removed from the league’s provisional committee.
TS. Letter and Copy Letters from Joseph McGrath, Seafort Lodge, Williamstown, Blackrock, Dublin, to Diarmaid Fawsitt
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Extent: 1 page (4 copies)
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Scope and Content: Letter stating McGrath’s regret that rumours persist regarding Fawsitt’s alleged association with the leaking of an official government document from his time as Assistant Secretary in charge of the Trade and Shipping Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. McGrath is glad to hear of Fawsitt’s recent application for a commercial position in Dublin and states he will be happy to testify as to Fawsitt’s ability. The typescript copies of the letter bear the date November (fragile).
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/06/03
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1 November 1927
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TS. Copy letter from Diarmaid Fawsitt to WM Sears (William Sears), TD., Editor, The Freeman, Dublin
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Scope and Content: Letter informing Sears that Fawsitt is unable to contribute a series of short articles on Irish industrial affairs owing to the fact he perceives the Freeman as ‘the official organ’ of the Cumann na nGaedheal government. Further this same government has, Fawsitt believes ‘with malice discarded me’ and ‘poisoned my life during the past four years’.
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/5/06
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17 December 1924
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TS. Letter P. McGilligan, 32 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, to Senator J.C. Dowdall, An Seanad, Tigh Laighean, Dublin
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Scope and Content: Letter states McGilligan is not willing to write a formal testimonial for Fawsitt however he wishes him every hope of success in securing position referred to by Dowdall.
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/06/04
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25 November 1927
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MS. Letter from Diarmaid Fawsitt, St Petroc, Stillorgan, to J. McGrath, Seafort Lodge, Williamstown, Dublin
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Reference: PR81/1/4/D/06
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Scope and Content: Letter regretting that he has not had expected telephone call from McGrath and requests ‘an interview at an early opportunity’.
15 July 1926 - 3 May 1929
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Correspondence between Diarmaid Fawsitt and others regarding formal process of applying for reinstatement to the civil service and other ventures including the Protectionist League
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Extent: 21 items
Reference: PR81/1/4/D/06/05
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29 December 1927
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Scope and Content: Letters regarding efforts by Fawsitt’s supporters and their moves to lobby President Cosgrave to reinstate Fawsitt to the civil service. Letters are also present from Fianna Fail politicians and others in government keen to secure reinstatement of republican former civil servants.
TS. Copy letter from Diarmaid Fawsitt to the Secretary, Executive Council, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin
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Scope and Content: Letter forwarding the executive council a duplicate of his application for reinstatement to the civil service that he has sent to the Minister for Finance (Ernest Blythe).
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