Identity Statement
| Title | Francis S. Mahony Collection |
| Archive Reference | IE BL/SC/FSM |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/francis-s-mahony-collection |
| Creation Dates | 1855 - 1879 |
| Level of Description | File (An organized unit of documents grouped together either for current use by the creator or in the process of archival arrangement, because they relate to the same subject, activity, or transaction. A file is usually the basic unit within a record series). |
| Extent Medium | 5 items |
Context
Creator(s): Mahony, Francis Sylvester, 1804-1866
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Administrative History ↴
Francis Sylvester Mahony (1804-1866), also known under the pen name of "Father Prout", was a Cork born humourist and journalist. -
Archival History ↴
This collection was acquired by Mr. Crónán Ó Doibhlin, Head of Research Collections, for UCC Library in September 2018. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Purchase
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Mahony, Francis Sylvester, 1804-1866 ↴
Autographed MS copy of the final verse of the poem “The Bells of Shandon” by Frank Mahony, alias Father Prout, together with four letters to a Miss Gould, two from Peter Burke, enclosing the autographed poem and discussing various matters, including references to his research on Edmund Burke, and two from J. Bernard Burke, concerning his brother Peter’s illness.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Accruals ↴
No Further Additions Expected -
Arrangement ↴
Minimal arrangement.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by request with the Special Collections & Archives, UCC Library. Request should be made at least one week (5 working days) in advance so that the material can be prepared. Next-day requests will not be possible. You can request material via the online request form at: https://libguides.ucc.ie/specialcollections/requestitems |
| 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 | 1855 - 1879 |
| Level of Description | File (An organized unit of documents grouped together either for current use by the creator or in the process of archival arrangement, because they relate to the same subject, activity, or transaction. A file is usually the basic unit within a record series). |
| Extent Medium | 5 items |
| Material Language Script | English |
| Finding Aids | Item descriptions via collection webpage Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | John Rooney |
| Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
| Date of Descriptions | 2019 |