An Tóstal exhibition County Offaly, 1953-1954
- IE OCL P87/1
- Reeks
- 1953-1954
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
An Tóstal exhibition County Offaly, 1953-1954
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
An Tóstal - draft and final catalogues for Offaly exhibition
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
Typescript drafts for the items to be displayed as part of the exhibition of local history and archaeology in the 'Aula Maxima' of the Vocational School, Tullamore, on the occasion of An Tóstal, Easter Week, 1953. Lists and revisions describing objects, or illustrations, in Irish and English, with notes also on the donor of the object to the exhibition.
Printer's proofs with revisions and amendments of the same exhibition, held again with minor changes in 1954.
Souvenir programme for the Tullamore 1954 exhibition, listing some of the discoveries that were brought to the fore as a result of the exhibition in 1953.
An Tóstal - newspaper articles for display
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
Newspaper cuttings, some mounted on card, with corresponding catalogue numbers, which were placed on display during An Tóstal exhibitions in Tullamore in 1953 and 1954:
An Tóstal - photographs from exhibition
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Lists of photographs which were on display during An Tóstal exhibitions in Tullamore in 1953 and 1954:
Letter from L. C. Sweeney, Bureau Manager, Irish Tourist Association, informing the county librarian, P. Daly, that the ITA would donate 31 photographs to the exhibition. The letter contains the list of photographs which were originally enclosed.
List of photographs from Fr Hurley collection accessioned and added to the photographic collection in Tullamore Library 3/11/1983.
An Tóstal - exhibition opening
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
Visitor's book in the form of a school copybook with a list of signatures of visitors to the exhibition in 1953 and 1954.
Drafts of addresses prepared by Fr Hurley to announce the opening of the exhibition and to present pre-recorded lectures by Dr Parkes, Vice Provost of Trinity College Dublin on the Book of Durrow and Dr Joseph Raftery, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum of Ireland, on the range and scope of the exhibition.
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
Correspondence relating to aspects of hosting An Tóstal exhibition in Tullamore.
Includes letter from James Ennnis, Country Registrar, Circuit Court Office, Tullamore, (and a member of the organising committee of An Tóstal) to Fr Hurley:
'Last evening Mrs Ennis was home to see her mother and she got from her a beautiful Land League flag in very good condition. The flag is of green with the slogan 'The Land for the People' on the back. On the front it had a picture of C.S. Parnell & of his home in Avondale. Super-imposed on Parnell's picture is a picture of Daniel O'Connell and presumably C. S. P. was 'effaced' after the Divorce. I have also learned that there is in Killeaveys of William St. a lovely picture of Dr Dunne...Both will be additions to our Museum.'
Notes, publications, and ephemera
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
Artificially created series of files containing miscellaneous notes, publications, and ephemera.
An Tóstal - national programmes
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An Tóstal Ireland at Home official souvenir handbook 5-26 April, 1953. Published by Fógra Fáilte, the National Tourist Publicity Organisation of Ireland. An essay 'Ireland is building' by Michael Scott, architect, pp 90-99, features a photograph of the Scott designed Tullamore Hospital.
Two copies of An Tóstal National Programme, 1953
An Tóstal National Programme, 1954
An Tóstal - documents for display
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
Informational documents or copies of original documents which were placed on display in the 1953 and 1954 An Tóstal exhibitions in Tullamore.
An Tóstal - newspaper cuttings and reviews
Part of Papers of Fr Joseph Hurley
File of newspaper cuttings of press releases and reviews of An Tóstal exhibitions in Tullamore in 1953 and 1954.