Identity Statement
| Title | Papers of County Longford Irish Countrywomen's Association (I.C.A.) |
| Archive Reference | IE LDCA/P6 |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/papers-county-longford-irish-countrywomens-association-ica |
| Creation Dates | (1945-)1947- 2007 |
| Extent Medium | 7 boxes |
Context
Creator(s): Guilds and federation of County Longford I.C.A.
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Administrative History ↴
The Irish Countrywomen’s Association was founded as the Society of United Irishwomen in 1910, inspired by Sir Horace Plunkett’s co-operative movement. The first branch was in Bree, County Wexford. In 1935, that organisation was dissolved and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (Bantracht na Tuaithe) established in its place. Since then, the I.C.A. operates in every county. In 1954, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation entrusted An Grianán, a large country house near Termonfeckin, County Louth, to the I.C.A.. It has since served as its headquarters and an adult education centre. The guild is the local branch, headed by a president. All guilds in a county belong to the county federation, which has its own executive. Federation meetings are held quarterly and are open to all guild members. The I.C.A. in Longford began in 1939 when Mrs Alice MacEoin, wife of Lt. Gen. Seán MacEoin, invited ladies in her area to form a guild in Ballinalee. -
Archival History ↴
The collection was deposited by individual guilds and the federation in the period 2005-2007. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Donation
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Guilds and federation of County Longford I.C.A. ↴
The collection includes minutes from most guilds in Longford, and other material from many, including annual reports, correspondence and photographs. The county federation archives include minutes, since 1948, and correspondence and other items.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Accruals ↴
There will be accruals. -
Arrangement ↴
For most guilds, there are surviving minutes and many have other material which has been arranged as follows, where applicable: annual reports; membership; activities; financial matters; correspondence; photographs; printed items.
The federation archives are arranged: minutes; activities; contacts with central office; Country Markets Ltd; photographs; and newspaper cuttings.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available in Library HQ. All items under thirty years old are closed. |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | No photocopying is permitted. |
| Creation Dates | (1945-)1947- 2007 |
| Extent Medium | 7 boxes |
| Material Language Script | English |
| Finding Aids | Item-level descriptive list Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Martin Morris |
| Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
| Date of Descriptions | 40603 |