Identity Statement
| Title | Charles Haughey Collection: speeches, addresses, and statements. |
| Archive Reference | IE DCUA C7/1 |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/charles-haughey-collection-speeches-addresses-and-statements |
| Creation Dates | 1947-2002 |
| Level of Description | Series (Documents arranged in accordance with a filing system or maintained as a unit because they result from the same accumulation or filing process, or the same activity; have a particular form; or because of some other relationship arising out of their creation, receipt, or use. A series is also known as a records series). |
| Extent Medium | 57 boxes: 2,352 speeches |
Context
Creator(s): Haughey, Charles
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Administrative History ↴
Charles James Haughey (1925-2006) was a Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach of Ireland. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) (member of the Irish Parliament) in various north Dublin constituencies for 35 unbroken years, in ministerial office for 14, and Taoiseach for seven. Haughey was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on 16 September 1925. His family moved to Meath and then to Dublin, where he spent most of his youth. He studied commerce at University College Dublin in the 1940s, becoming a barrister and a chartered accountant in 1949. Haughey and Maureen Lemass (1925-2017) married in 1951, they had four children: Eimear, Conor, Ciarán and Seán. Haughey was first elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) in 1957 for the Dublin North-East constituency and was re-elected in every election until 1992. During his political career, Haughey was Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1987-1992, Leader of the Opposition from 1981-1982 and 1982-1987, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979-1992, Minister for Social Welfare and Health from 1977-1979, Minister for Finance from 1966-1970, Minister for Agriculture from 1964-1966, Minister for Justice from 1961-1964 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice from 1959-1961. Haughey led four governments while serving as Taoiseach; December 1979-June 1981, February- November 1982, February 1987-June 1989, and June 1989-February 1992. In February 1992, after four terms in office, Haughey resigned, briefly remaining as a backbench TD until formally retiring that December. In 2008, the Haughey family donated his private papers to Dublin City University. The Charles J. Haughey Collection comprises approx. 500 archival boxes of correspondence, writings, speeches, photographs, audio, video, objects and artefacts. -
Archival History ↴
The Haughey family donated his private papers to Dublin City University in 2008. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Donation
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Haughey, Charles ↴
This series (C7/1) from the Charles Haughey Collection comprises, speeches, addresses, and statements, acquired by Haughey during the course of his political career. Haughey was first elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) in 1957 for the Dublin North-East constituency and was re-elected in every election until 1992. During his political career, Haughey was Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1987-1992, Leader of the Opposition from 1981-1982 and 1982-1987, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979-1992, Minister for Social Welfare and Health from 1977-1979, Minister for Finance from 1966-1970, Minister for Agriculture from 1964-1966, Minister for Justice from 1961-1964 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice from 1959-1961. Haughey led four governments while serving as Taoiseach; December 1979-June 1981, February- November 1982, February 1987-June 1989, and June 1989-February 1992. In February 1992, after four terms in office, Haughey resigned, briefly remaining as a backbench TD until formally retiring in December 1992.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
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Arrangement ↴
This series has been preserved and catalogued in its original chronological order. In many cases duplicates and drafts exist for each of these speeches, addresses, and statements, and are indicated in the extent section. Where digitised items are available, they are accessible directly from the item description under the terms and conditions of access and use. Any drafts associated with specific speeches are available online if digitised and by appointment in the reading room.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by appointment at DCU Library's Special Collections & Archives. Digitised material is available via DCU Library's Archive Catalogue. |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | Copyright and reproduction rights for all items in this collection are held by Dublin City University (DCU), administered by DCU Library's Special Collections and Archives. For further information, please contact Special Collections & Archives |
| Creation Dates | 1947-2002 |
| Level of Description | Series (Documents arranged in accordance with a filing system or maintained as a unit because they result from the same accumulation or filing process, or the same activity; have a particular form; or because of some other relationship arising out of their creation, receipt, or use. A series is also known as a records series). |
| Extent Medium | 57 boxes: 2,352 speeches |
| Material Language Script | English, Irish and French. |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Killian Downing |
| Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
| Date of Descriptions | 2024 |