Emmet Band Dundalk

Repository: Louth County Archives Service

Identity Statement

TitleEmmet Band Dundalk
Archive ReferenceIE LHA PP00015/
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/emmet-band-dundalk
Creation Dates1942-1947
Level of DescriptionSub_Fonds
Extent Medium3 items

Context

Creator(s): Emmet Band Dundalk

  • Administrative History ↴

    The Emmet Brass Band began in 1863 and was the only band to survive the turn of the century, as noted in Duffy’s Dundalk. Mr FF Campbell, owner of the Imperial Hotel, was the main sponsor of the band in the 19th century. The band was involved in many occasions including the return of 1916 prisoners to Dundalk in 1917 and a tribute to the victims of the Dundalk Jail bombing. And in August 1922, they played at the funeral of Michael Collins. In the thirties, Paddy Hughes of Dundalk Urban District Council secured an annual maintenance grant of £30 on the condition that the band gave recitals at St Helena’s Park and the Market Square during the summer months. The band led the local defence forces and the Auxiliary Services during the Step Together Parades of ‘the Emergency’ years that took place on Sundays. During the 1940s they began to promote youth within their club and set up the Junior Emmets. However, by the late 1940s, their golden era was in decline. The use of the band for funerals was common; they also played the Death March during the commemoration of the Edentubber Martyrs in 1997. The Emmet Band is still to be found in Dundalk.
  • Archival History ↴

    The collection was donated to Louth County Archives Service in 2001.
  • Immediate Source Acquisition ↴

    Donation

Content & Structure

  • Scope & Content: Emmet Band Dundalk ↴

    The collection includes a stamp and letter register book from 1946 – early 1947 containing the names of those to whom letters were sent with reason for sending letter; and two minute books from meetings of the Emmet Band Brass band in Dundalk from 1942 – early 1947.

  • Appraisal Destruction ↴

    Retain permanently
  • Accruals ↴

    Further accruals may be expected.
  • Arrangement ↴

    The collection is arranged by record type and then in chronological order.

Conditions of Access & Use

Access Conditions Open access, by appointment.
Conditions Governing ReproductionContact County Archives staff regarding copying.
Creation Dates1942-1947
Level of DescriptionSub_Fonds
Extent Medium3 items
Material Language ScriptEnglish
Characteristics Tech ReqPaper. Fair – good condition. Careful handling required.
Finding Aids Descriptive list can be found on on-line catalogue available at http://www.louthcoco.ie Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

Originals InformationLouth County Archives Service.
Copies InformationSome digisitised documents may occasionally be found on http://www.louthcoco.ie
Related MaterialN/A

Descriptive Control Area

Archivist NoteNathan Murphy
Rules/ConventionsISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2001
Date of DescriptionsJun-14