Descriptive List of the Personal Archive of Diarmaid L. Fawsitt
PR81/1/1 Early Period, Cork and New York (1905-1918)
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/04
Date: 2 September 1915
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/06/02
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3 October 1915
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TS. and MS. first copy draft of Irish Ireland Address by Diarmaid Fawsitt to the Irish Gaelic Society, New York
Letter of Introduction from John Devoy, Gaelic American, introducing Diarmaid Fawsitt to American corporations
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Extent: 2 pages
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Extent: 18 pages
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Scope and Content: 1. Letter from John Devoy, owner and editor of the Gaelic American, New York weekly newspaper, introducing J.L. Fawsitt. Addressed simply ‘dear friend’, this letter introduces Fawsitt as a person ‘expelled from Cork by the British Government’. 2. Variation of letter above with similar content.
Scope and Content: An address by Fawsitt to the Irish Gaelic Society, New York, in two parts, titled ‘Irish Ireland’. The first part is a typescript document (pages 1 to 9) setting out a historical overview of ancient Ireland, archaeology, and Irish nationality. The second part is a manuscript appendage (9 unnumbered pages) detailing ‘conditions and prospects in Ireland today’, in particular, the achievement of the Gaelic League and other Irish-American organisations in assisting the preservation of Irish nationalism in America and Ireland. Fawsitt also laments the ‘absence of the spirit of racial pride that I have found amongst the generality of our people in this city and in Boston’.
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/05
Date: 2 September 1915
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Letter of Introduction from R.E. Ford, Irish World, introducing Diarmaid Fawsitt to American corporations
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Extent: 1 page
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/06/03
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3 October 1915
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Scope and Content: Letter of introduction from the Irish World newspaper, signed R.E. Ford. Introduces Fawsitt as ‘in this country to gather such information as will be of aid to the home organization’ (Cork Industrial Development Association).
TS. copy of Irish Ireland Address by Diarmaid Fawsitt to the Irish Gaelic Society, New York
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Extent: 16 pages
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Scope and Content: Full copy of Irish Ireland Address, pages 1-9 (referenced PR81/1/1/C/06/02), and copies of pages 3 to 9 with minor changes to text. Possibly a working or early draft copy.
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/06
Date: 8 August 1915 - 18 October 1915
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/06/04
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Lectures, Speeches and Newspaper Articles
18 October 1915
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Extent: 8 items
Draft Newspaper Article by Diarmaid Fawsitt addressed to John Devoy, Gaelic American, New York
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Scope and Content: Collection of typed and manuscript notes prepared by Fawsitt for public address or publication in New York city. These documents illustrate Fawsitt’s views on Ireland, Germany, England and the First World War. The topics include Irish history, nationalism, Irish economic independence, and Ireland’s ‘neutrality’ with Germany and Austro-Hungary.
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Extent: 17 pages
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Scope and Content: Draft newspaper article and covering letter addressed to John Devoy, Gaelic American, New York. The article, ‘Ireland’s Responsibility for the War’ outlines Fawsitt’s views on Ireland’s role in the First World War. Fawsitt sets out his opposition to the view of T.P. O’Connor, Member of Parliament for Liverpool, ‘that the present European conflagration “is as much Ireland’s war, as it is England’s” ‘. The article heavily defends Germany and argues that Germany ‘is not waging war against Ireland’. The covering letter to Devoy states that the article has been rejected by a number of New York newspapers including The New York Times, New York American and Evening Mail.
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/06/01
Date:
8 August 1915
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TS. Letter, a response to Lady Aberdeen, by unknown author (Diarmaid Fawsitt)
Extent: 13 pages
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Scope and Content: Typescript letter, intended for publication, addressed to Lady Aberdeen and concerning her response to William H. Brayden, evidently published in a newspaper. The response outlines Brayden’s association with Dublin Castle and the Aberdeen family and criticises Brayden’s assessment of Seamus MacManus’s statement on Ireland’s attitude towards England within the context of Ireland and the First World War. The letter also criticises the impartiality of the Dublin Freeman publication.
Reference: PR81/1/1/C/06/05
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(18 October 1915)
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Draft Text, Titled ‘What Germany Can Do for Ireland’ by unknown author (Diarmaid Fawsitt)
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Extent: 12 pages
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Scope and Content: Draft article or chapter for publication, titled ‘What Germany Can Do for Ireland’. The article is pro- German in sentiment, arguing that both Ireland and Germany are financially capable economies. The article includes: ‘No Englishman dare assert that Ireland could not maintain herself and prosper without the assistance and markets of Britain... From the outbreak of the war to the time of writing, Ireland has fed and still continues to feed John Bull and his armies, with cattle, dairy and agricultural produce generally’.
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