Descriptive List of the Personal Archive of Diarmaid L. Fawsitt
PR81/1/5 Industrial Development and Trade (1920s-1930s)
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/023
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Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/026
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14 June 1923
29 June [1923]
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Letter from DJ McGrath, 1253 St Nicholas Ave, New York City [to Fawsitt]
(Copy) letter from Fawsitt to ‘My Dear Mayor’ (McGuire)
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Scope and Content: (Copy) letter from Fawsitt to ‘My Dear Mayor’ (McGuire), in response to two letters from him of 1 June. Regarding the first, he asks that Mr Francis write to him directly regarding alcoholic beverage sales into Ireland, noting his belief that the present tariff ‘amounts to a prohibition’. Regarding the second letter, he explains the present position of the Irish Industries Depot and adds that he is writing to the Gaelic League on the matter today [see PR81/1/5/A/03/22]. He discusses the cutting from the ‘Irish American’ also received, and gives his view that the author was Lindsay Crawford, the Free State representative in New York. He notes that he reminded Crawford to refrain from criticising decisions of the Irish executive in New York, and refers to this as the ‘old difficulty’ which divided the Irish mission and Irish-American leaders in 1920. Fawsitt is satisfied Judge Coholan thinks him ‘rather a menace’ to his plans to ‘ride into political power’ on the shoulders of ‘our poor people’ in America. He thinks that Coholan is seeking to prejudice Fawsitt’s return to New York ‘in a representative capacity’. He expects Mrs Fawsitt will write to Mrs McGuire this week.
Scope and Content: Letter from DJ McGrath to (Fawsitt), noting his recent letter and regretting ‘the unpleasant but not entirely unexpected developments on your return’. He is surprised ‘your “poor fish statesmen” would respond to the call from this side’. Regarding the sale, he notes he lacks ‘express authority’ but cannot see why Fawsitt, if interested, should not bid for it. He refers to a certain Condon, who is returning to Ireland soon. He concludes ‘In view of the fact that all my letters to Ireland are under strict censorship... I shall wait further comment on things your side until the arrival of common decency amongst your officials’.
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/027
Date:
17 July 1923
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(Copy) letter from (Fawsitt) to the Secretary, Gaelic League, Dublin
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Scope and Content: (Copy) letter from (Fawsitt) to the Secretary, Gaelic League, informing him that DJ McGrath has indicated that he lacks authority to make the sale of the Depot. He notes that in view of the Secretary’s recent statement that McGrath had such authority, he tought it right to pass on the above [from McGrath’s letter to him]. 2 copies present
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/024
Date:
16 June 1923
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Letter from Proinsias O [Faithaigh], Secretary, Gaelic League, to Diarmuid Fawsitt, St Petroc, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/028
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18 July 1923
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Scope and Content: Letter from Proinsias O [Fathaigh], Secretary, Gaelic League, to Fawsitt, regarding the New York Depot. He states that Mrs Slattery has notified the League of her intention to resign. He explains that Mrs Slattery offered £1500 for the business 10 months ago, and sale was almost completed when the League’s solicitor, Sean OhUadhaigh, was arrested. Slattery then cancelled the arrangement. An offer of £1000 by Mr Fearon, Slattery’s assistant, was thought too low. CJ McGrath has now been given power of attorney to sell the business on the open market. He suggests that Fawsitt’s client communicate with McGrath.
Letter from Proinsias O [Fathaigh], Secretary, Gaelic League, to Diarmuid Fawsitt
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Scope and Content: Letter from Secretary, Gaelic League, to Fawsitt, stating ‘we cannot understand what has happened’, as on 20 June relevant correspondence, power of attorney, and copies of audit were posted to McGrath. Duplicates were sent yesterday.
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/029
Date:
12 July 1923
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Letter from Daniel J McGrath, Two East Twenty-Third Street, New York, to (Fawsitt)
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/025
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17 June 1923
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Scope and Content: Letter from McGrath to (Fawsitt) stating that he has now received power of attorney and will advertise the sale as soon as a regular inventory and audit is made. He thinks O’Farrell’s figures of 31 December 1922 are ‘quite meagre’ and that a fully qualified public accountant is needed. He discusses the figures, and expresses the view that $10,000 ‘would have been a give-away figure’ at the start of the year. He refers to the trip of ‘Judge C.’ and family to Europe.
Letter (from Fawsitt), St Petroc, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, to ‘My dear Mayor’ [McGuire]
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Scope and Content: Unsigned ts letter (from Fawsitt) to [McGuire], outlining the Gaelic League’s present position regarding the Irish Store in New York, and his own knowledge of Mrs Slattery’s negotiations to purchase it. He thinks ‘she was sorry later’ she did not take his advice and bid £2000, but he understands she now plans to return to Ireland. Fawsitt believes the Store could be purchased for £2000 and would be a bargain at this price. He feels the old committee of management was ‘unbusinesslike’ and the management ‘sound’ but ‘not progressive’. He believes there is room for a chain of such stores in the US, with better direction of retail trade, and perhaps with a wholesale trade ‘in certain products of Irish origin’ side by side. He urges McGuire to consider buying the New York store as a beginning, and states that he would take a half-interest in it, and would be prepared to manage the business and to do the purchasing in Ireland. He asks ‘what are your views?’
Reference: PR81/1/5/A/03/030
Date:
24 August 1924
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Newspaper page, The Cork Examiner, 24 August 1923
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Scope and Content: Page of the Cork Examiner of 24 August 1923 containing a report of the Council Meeting of the Cork IDA, which includes a full transcription of a communication received from DJ McGrath regarding disposal of the Irish Industries Depot in New York, which has been entrusted to him by the Gaelic League.
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