Descriptive List of the Personal Archive of Diarmaid L. Fawsitt
PR81/1/5 Industrial Development and Trade (1920s-1930s)
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/18
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Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/21
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7 September 1925
11 March 1926
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TS. Letter from Miceal O h-Iarlaithe (Michael O’Herlihy), Cork Industrial Development Association, 27 Grand Parade, Cork, to J.L. Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt), Inspector, Irish Industrial Development Association, 102-103 Grafton Street, Dublin
MS. Letter from Donal (Donal Cronin), Cork Industrial Development Association, 27 Grand Parade Cork, to ‘Dear Boss’ (Diarmaid Fawsitt, Dublin)
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Extent: 1 page
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Extent: 2 pages
Scope and Content: Letter regarding ‘parcel of notes’ being sent via Sean Buckley of Dowdall O’Mahoney’s. Cronin has seen Fawsitt’s letter in the week’s ‘Leader’, re complaint made by a Mr Moran. Mr P. Crowley has opened his Winthrop Arcade in Cork with a public function. Cronin provides an address he says Fawsitt is looking for, a Mr Martin Lalor, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny.
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Scope and Content: Letter regarding the Cork Spinning and Weaving Company Ltd., (later, Sunbeam Wolsey), in liquidation. O’Herlihy notes that the company’s liquidator, Mr Charles Olden of Atkins Chirnside & Co has kept the weaving mills going and ‘it is paying its way’. At length O’Herlihy sets out the reasons why he believes the business has gone into liquidation, chiefly due to the bleaching part of the manufacture process relying on Belfast or English factories. Also referred to is the impact of the Belfast or Ulster boycott, Irish civil war and a three month labour strike in 1923 in Cork. If sold the plant is worth £108,000,, of which he states £60,500 is for the premises, and £47,500 for stock and debts.
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/22
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15 March 1926
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MS. Partial letter (from Donal Cronin), Cork Industrial Development Association, 27 Grand Parade Cork, to ‘Dear Boss’ (Diarmaid Fawsitt, Dublin)
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Extent: 2 pages
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Scope and Content: Letter, unsigned, apparently from Donal Cronin, appears to be missing a page. Cronin states M.O’H (Michael O’Herlihy) is pleased Fawsitt has gave his report publicity. The Cork Examiner did not desire to ignore Fawsitt’s recent lecture series however they appear to have preferred the information came from the official source, a Mr Michael Harrington in Dublin. Referring to the newly opened Winthrop Arcade in Cork: ‘we can’t answer too readily however Irish building materials have been used in the arcade. Irish materials have become very elusive of recent years. Irish limestone & marble have given places to concrete...’. Cronin has sent Mrs Fawsitt a parcel of Macroom Meal (coarse flour). Regarding Sean, who is out of work, ‘employment in Cork is in a bad way’.
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/19
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23 January 1926
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MS. Letter from Donal (Donal Cronin), 27 Grand Parade Cork, to ‘A chara’ (Diarmaid Fawsitt, Dublin)
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Extent: 2 pages
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Scope and Content: Letter referring to help Cronin has recently given Fawsitt, he wishes he could do more as he indebted to Fawsitt ‘for countless kindnesses received from yourself’. The letter also refers to persons at Fawsitt’s grandmother’s funeral that Cronin did not recognise (funeral of Julia Lucey, died 13 January 1926, at St Petroc, Stillorgan). Harry Hyde sends his sympathy. A friend Sean (surname not specified) is out of employment. George Dwyer of Lee Boot factory is also mentioned.
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/23
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19 March 1926
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MS. Letter from Donal (Donal Cronin), Cork Industrial Development Association, 27 Grand Parade Cork, to ‘Dear Boss’ (Diarmaid Fawsitt, Dublin)
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/20
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Extent: 2 pages
1 February 1926
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Scope and Content: Letter regarding a series of lectures by Fawsitt, Cronin is surprised the leather and boot firms have thus far failed to provide him with the particulars. Comments also on the business figures of the Lee Boot Company referred to in the Cork Examiner. The Hanover Shoe Co. have recently started making ladies and children’s footwear. Cronin informs Fawsitt that the Cork Industrial Development Association are leaving their Grand Parade offices for Patrick Street, as Keane & Turnbulls require their current flat for their business.
MS. Letter from M. O’Herihy (Michael O’Herlihy), Cork Industrial Development Association, 27 Grand Parade Cork, to’Dear Fawsitt’ (Diarmaid Fawsitt)
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Extent: 1 page
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Scope and Content: Letter referring to Cork Woolen Mills, Booth & Fox and Henry Ford & Co, Cork. O’Herlihy states that Ford are demanding for the reduction of the licence duty on Ford cars, and further: ‘the Cork Factory are also demanding free trade between Gt Britain & the Saorstat for motor parts. Over 85% of their market is in Gt. Britain and they are heavily handicapped by British tariffs on Engine parts & c. exported to Manchester’. A postscript states that Mr Clarke, the secretary at Fords has requested the ‘demand for Free Trade Arrangement in motor parts’ be kept private.
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/02/24
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30 March 1926
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MS. Letter from Donal (Donal Cronin), Cork Industrial Development Association, 25 Patrick Street, Cork, to ‘Dear Boss’ (Diarmaid Fawsitt, Dublin)
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Extent: 2 pages
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Scope and Content: Letter informing Fawsitt that the Cork Industrial Development Association has moved into new offices in Patrick Street. J.C.D. (James Charles Dowdall) hopes to be able to take more of an interest in the I.D.A (Industrial Development Association). Commenting on politics, Cronin is unsure if Cork will put forward a Protectionist Candidate.
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