Diarmaid L. Fawsitt Archive Section 1 Desc. List.

Descriptive List of the Personal Archive of Diarmaid L. Fawsitt

PR81/1/7 Diarmaid Fawsitt’s Pocket, Daily, and Weekly Diaries (1920 - 1925, 1927 – 1966)

Reference: PR81/1/7/03

Date: 1 January 1922 - 27 May 1922

Reference: PR81/1/7/05

Date: 1 January 1924 - 31 December 1924

Title: Level:

Diarmaid Fawsitt’s Pocket Diary

Extent: 1 volume (c.100 pages)

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Scope and Content: Diary includes: 7 January 1922, ‘Dublin, Dail resumes, treaty (Anglo-Irish Treaty) carried for approval by seven votes, 57 - 64 for. Speeches by Cathal Brugha, de Valera, Griffith’ 31 January 1922, ‘Prov Govt Cabinet appointed me Tech. Advisor to Min. Econ. Affairs (Minister of Economic Affairs, Kevin O’Higgins)’ 1 February 1922, ‘Collins (Michael Collins) instructed me to proceed to London with Johnston [Thomas Ryder Johnson?] to meet Russian rep.’ 8-9 March 1922, ‘Haulbowline Advisory Committee Meeting. visit to Haulbowline, Cobh.’ 12 March 1922, ‘Cork, at Fords with M O’C (Michael Collins)’. 22 March 1922, ‘7.50pm left Dun Laoghaire for London. Special mission for M O’Collins (Michael Collins)’ Note , very few entries after 10 May 1922 except 27 May 1922, with subsequent entries only for birthdays and other important anniversaries such as the burning of Cork city. As a result there are no accounts of daily activities after May 1922 and most pages including 22 August 1922, the death of Collins, are blank.

Scope and Content: Diary includes:

5 February 1924, ‘Paid off John Daly - gardener. Called on John O’Neill. Meeting of Protection League’ 1 March 1924, ‘Leopardstown races. Gov. Gen.’s speech re. Despatch. Wrote “Gael” re Keatings articles’ 11 March 1924, ‘McGrath announced his resignation in Dail’ 29 March 1924, ‘Constitutional Republican party formation announced. McGrath, McCarthy etc’ (Joseph McGrath, Daniel McCarthy). 9 April 1924, ‘Prof. Alton (Ernest Alton) TD. TCD. phoned - had had a letter from Dr. Patterson Cork re. my case’ 25 April 1924, ‘Dail reassembles...news of death of M.A. Ryan, telegraphed condolence to Mr Ryan & Family’ [see 27 April for funeral] 11 June 1924, ‘New judiciary installed’ 12 June 1924, ‘LD. phoned. Said he’d conversation with J. McG deferrence to my dismissal...motored home - [Liam Devlin] advised me wrote Govt asking for a declaration re. spy story’ 26 June 1924, ‘11 at 15 College Green... stock to be valued by Donal O’Connor auditor. £79 1 2 nett.’ 8 July 1924, ‘11am No 5 Court Dublin Castle - postponed’ 18 July 1924, ‘Kiely of Philadelphia gave C. a message for the Chief’ 18 August 1924, ‘anniversary of dismissal’ 15 October 1924, ‘Dail to meet to confirm new Boundary Bill’ 23 October 1924, ‘Dev arrested Newry’ 28 October 1924, ‘Bodies of executed handed over to relations by Free State’ 5 December 1924, ‘Sent application for post of Inspector to Secy I.I.D.G.’ 15 December 1924, ‘papers carry report Brit Govt object to registration of Anglo-Irish treaty by League of Nations’.

Reference: PR81/1/7/04

Date: 1 January 1923 - 1 January 1924

Title: Level:

Diarmaid Fawsitt’s Pocket Diary

Extent: 1 volume (c.100 pages)

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Scope and Content: Diary includes: 9 January 1923, ‘3.30. Dep. from Sligo Harbor Com.’ 14 February 1923, ‘first meeting of reconstruction committee’ 17 March 1923, ‘St Patk’s Day. Siki-McTigue fight in La Scala Cinema’ (boxing match, Mike McTigue of Clare and Louis M’Barick aka Siki). 18 April 1923, ‘C.m n G (Cumann na nGaedheal) meeting - present Cosg Bly Whel Hay etc’ (Cosgrave, Ernest Blythe, [Joseph Whelehan], Michael Hayes) 13 May 1923, ‘at J.K. McGuires to dinner. With Dr James F. Power at Consulate’ 14 May 1923, ‘Commercial Cable Co. America Trust Co.’ 18 August 1923, ‘minister sent for me... in motor accident at Cabinteely with Diarmaid og, Rory, & Sean at 7.30pm car smashed & body injured’ 27 August 1923, ‘General Election (Polling Day). C’s father returned by 12.30 noon train at Cabinteely’ 14 September 1923, ‘9.30am to Cork. Cosgrave to arrive from Geneva. At De Roiste’s’ 8 November 1923, ‘city - at Dublin Castle re. salary income tax etc.’ 21 November 1923, ‘appt in M.J.C. Terminating on reading of 3 month’s notice’ 1 December 1923, ‘Town for medicine. Black cow calved (2 bulls) prematurely - both calves died’.

Rear of diary includes section titled Cash Memoranda, containing list of sales, tobacco shop, 15 College Green, Dublin, 1 July 1924 to 31 December 1924.

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