Identity Statement
| Title | Éamon de Valera Photograph Collection |
| Archive Reference | IE BL/P/EdV |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/eamon-de-valera-photograph-collection |
| Creation Dates | 15 July 1947 |
| Level of Description | Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording). |
| Extent Medium | 1 item |
Context
Creator(s):
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Administrative History ↴
Éamon de Valera (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent statesman and political leader in 20th-century Ireland. He served several terms as head of government and head of state, and had a leading role in introducing the Constitution of Ireland. -
Archival History ↴
This item was previously in the possession of Micheál Cranitch (1912-1999) of Rathduff, Co. Cork. He was a National School Teacher, member of the Seanad and served as Cathaoirleach from January to June 1973. He also was a sportsman, musician and had a keen interest in the Irish language. This item was donated to UCC Library in 2016 by Peadar Cranitch (son of Micheál Cranitch). -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Donation
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: ↴
This collection is a B&W photograph of the official visit by the Taoiseach, Mr. Éamon de Valera, to Kilronan pier, Inishmore, Co. Galway, in 1947. The photograph shows a group of about thirty people posing for a photograph on the Pier. In the front row are, from left to right, Mr. Seamus Mac Ugo (Seamus MacHugo, Assistant Private Secretary to Éamon De Valera), Éamon de Valera, Micheál Ó Goill of Cill Rónáin (Kilronan), and five boys wearing Aran jumpers and long tweed pants. Second row, left to right, [Rúaidrí de Valera] and Sean Brennan (Aide-de-Camp).
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Arrangement ↴
Minimal arrangement.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by appointment with the Archives Service to holders of UCC Readers tickets. |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | Subject to University College Cork Special Collections and Archives’ Reading Room terms of membership and in accordance with copyright legislation. |
| Creation Dates | 15 July 1947 |
| Level of Description | Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording). |
| Extent Medium | 1 item |
| Material Language Script | English |
| Finding Aids | Item description via collection webpage Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Charlotte Crowley |
| Rules/Conventions | ISADG |
| Date of Descriptions | January 2022 |