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Henry Morris Correspondence UCD Library Special Collections

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Morris papers (or Morris Correspondence)

Reference code IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor

Title Henry Morris Correspondence

Dates [1893–1944?]

Level of description Fonds

Extent 25 boxes

Context

Creator Henry Morris (1874-1945)

Biographical History

Henry Morris or Enri O’Muirgheasa was born in Co. Monaghan. He was a teacher and subsequently a school inspector for the Department of Education. He was involved in the revival of Irish language, forming the Monaghan branch of the Gaelic League and was interested in antiquarian studies. He was a founder member of the Louth Historical and Archaeological society. He is best known for recording oral tradition and folklore in Irish in the Monaghan, Louth and south Armagh area during his lifetime. He was also a collector of 18th and 19th century Irish manuscripts. He was awarded an honorary MA from Queen’s University Belfast in 1936.

For more information on Morris please see the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

Archival history

Deposited in UCD in 1950.

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Content and Structure

Scope and Content

Correspondence relating to Morris’s antiquarian research, publication of material, his involvement in the Gaelic League and material relating to the recording of oral tradition. Correspondents include Padraig Pearse, who wrote to Morris in his capacity as the editor of An Claidheamh Solais regarding pieces Morris had written for the newspaper, and Irish Scholars such as Douglas Hyde, P.W. Joyce and J.H. Lloyd.

System of arrangement

This collection contains correspondence, notes written by Morris on various subjects, news paper cuttings and a small number of photographs.

The collection is described at folder level.

Each folder of correspondence is described by noting some of the individuals and organisations from whom there is correspondence in that folder.

Each folder containing notes by Morris is described thematically.

Contents

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 1 miscellaneousellaneous

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 2 Correspondence

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 3 and 4 – notebooks move to the notebook sequence

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 5-9 Correspondence

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 10- 16 Correspondence and notes

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 17-21 Notes

IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor - 22-25 Newspaper cuttings, scrapbooks and ephemera.

Appendix 1 – Item level description of letters to Morris from Douglas Hyde

Appendix 2 – Item level description of letters to Morris from Padraig Pearse

Conditions of access and Use

Access

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The materials in this collection are available by appointment only to research students, teaching staff and scholars.

Research students should have a letter of recommendation from their supervisor.

Reproduction

Photocopying or digital photographing of this material is not permitted.

Language

Irish and English

Finding Aid

Folder list created by Evelyn Flanagan, February 2012.

List compiled by Frank Morris and full list of correspondents available in Special Collections Reading Room.

Allied materials

Morris manuscripts, Morris additional manuscripts and Morris research notebooks also held in UCD Library Special Collections. Other personal papers from Morris are held in the University of Ulster at Colraine Special Collections at http://library.ulster.ac.uk/specialcollections/henrymorris.php

http://library.ulster.ac.uk/specialcollections/henrymorris.php

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Morris Cor 1 - 1890s -1930s

Morris Cor 1.1

Photographs of archaeological monuments and artefacts (Sligo and Monaghan)

Morris Cor 1.2

Miscellaneousellaneous correspondence with Henry Morris (1920s and 1930s)

Morris Cor 1.3

Notes relating to St. Patrick and St. Derville, photo of Mac Firbishigh armchair

Morris Cor 1.4

Miscellaneous notes.

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Morris Cor 2 - 1890s

Morris Cor 2.1 (numbered 2.3) 3 items


2 letters from P. W. Joyce relating to dialect


PW Joyce, Seosamh Laoide / J. H. Lloyd


Relating to the Gaelic League


Seosamh Laoide / J. H. Lloyd, relating to Gaelic league


Gaelic League 1897, Joseph Casey


Gaelic League 1897, Seosamh Laoide / J. H. Lloyd


Gaelic league 1898, Belfast office Gaelic League, Charles Laverty


Gaelic League, 1898 Seosamh Laoide / J. H. Lloyd

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From James Mac Phillips


Gaelic league, 1899, James O’Kelly, Charles Mac Neill, Agenda for Oireachtas meeting of Gaelic League


Gaelic League, 1899, J.H. Lloyd / Seosamh Laoide

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Morris Cor 3 and 4 (Notebooks – moved to notebook sequence).

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Morris Cor 5 - 1901 - 1903

(Folders 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 not included).

Morris Cor 5.3 13 items

James O’Kelley, James Daly, Maurice Molony, office of Dundalk Democrat


Douglas Hyde, Padraig Pearse


Seosamh Laoide / J. H. Lloyd


Padraig Pearse, Eoghan Ua Neachtain, Douglas Hyde

Morris Cor 5.9, 10 items

Seosamh Laoide / J. H. Lloyd


Padraig Pearse, Douglas Hyde, Seosamh Ua Dolain, James O’Kelly, T. M. Healy, Eoghan O’Neachtain, Padraig Dineen, Eoin Mac Neill (5.11/35), proposal for conference of Ulster Gaels in Derry


Seosamh Laoide, J H. Lloyd


Hugh Bellingham, James Mc Carte, C. P. Kelly (?), Seamus Ua Cuinn

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Morris Cor 6 -1904 - 1905

Folder 1 not included

Morris Cor 6.2 30 items,

Padraig Pearse, John Clarke, Eoghan O’Neachtain. Stiophain Bairead, Eamon Lambe, P. Mac an Bhaird, Eamonn Ceantt


P. O’Dalaigh, P. Mac an Bhaird, Eoghan O’Neachtain, Maire bean Ui Ceallaigh, Carolan (?) Rushe, M. Casey relating to New Gaelic Journal, G. McGrath


Maire Bean Ui Ceallaigh, Stophan Bairead, Douglas Hyde, Anthony Doherty, Charles Laverty


J.H. Lloyd / Seosamh Laoidhe


T.M. Healy, James McCarte, Edward Lambe, Maire Bean Ui Ceallaigh, Sibeal Bean Ui Neill, Henry Bellingham

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Morris Cor 7 - 1906

Folders 1 and 5 not included

Moris Cor 7.2 47 items

Padraig Pearse, Stiophan Bairead, Carolan Rushe, Douglas Hyde, Philip Ward


JH Lloyd / Seosamh, Laoidhe


Francis Joseph Bigger, Edward Lambe, James Mc Carte, R.L. Prager (?), Henry Bellingham


Philip Ward, Eamonn Ceantt, Padraig Pearse, Ulster Gaelic Union, minutes of Oireachtas committee meeting 3/11/1906, Eoin Ó Neactain, Alice Milligan, Douglas Hyde


J.H. Lloyd, Seosamh Laoidhe


Henry Bellingham, TM Healy, Rev. Patrick Power (Waterford Arch soc), Edward Lambe

Morris 7.9 29 items

Francis Joseph Bigger, Edward Lambe, Hugh Bellingham, Irish Rosary

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Morris Cor 8 - 1907 - 1909

Folders 1 and 8 missing


Padraig Pearse, Seaghain Ó Ceallaigh, Brian Ó hUiginn, Carolan Rushe


J.H. Lloyd/ Seosamh Laoidhe


Henry Bellingham, J.R. Gasstini, Edward Lambe, Harry Tempest


Padraig Pearse, Ide Nic Neill, Stiophan Bairead, Harry Tempest


J.H. Lloyd/Seosamh Laoidhe

Morris Cor 8.7 1 item

Patterson – County Lough Archaeological Society


Harry Tempest, W.P. Mac Enri, Peadar Ó Ceallaigh, Ide Nic Neill, James C. Daly, Padraig Pearse


Henry Bellingham, Patterson – County Lough Archaeological Society


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Douglas Hyde - In Irish

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Morris Cor 9 - 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913

(Folder 9 missing)


Padraig Pearse, Philip Mac an Bhaird, Ide Nic Neill, Patrick Dunleavy, P.W. Joyce, Eoin Ó Neachtain, M. Ó Mullin, Translation of the extra proverbs added in the second edition of Seanfhocail Uladh


J.H. Lloyd


Harry Tempest, Francis Joseph Bigger


Padraig Pearse, Memorandum of Association of Sgoil Eanna (1908), Padraig Ó Brolcain


J.H. Lloyd


Henry Bellingham, Fiachra Eilgealch? Francis Joseph Bigger


Harry Tempest, Philip Ward, Padraig Pearse, Eoin Ó Neachtain, M. Ó Mullin


Harry Tempest, Francis Joseph Bigger

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Padraig Ó Brolcain, Eoin Ó Neachtain, Harry Tempest, J.H. Lloyd


Seosamh T Ó Doluin, Harry Tempest, Henry Bellingham, photo of a standing stone

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Morris Cor 10 - 1915, 1920-1930

Morris Cor 10. 1 5 items

E Curtis


Alice Stopford Green, Nora ni Baoghaill, Eibhlin Nic Suibhne, J.H. Lloyd


Proverbs from Tivanagh N.S. Boyle, Co. Roscommon, notebook of pisreoga from Coranerk N.S. Donegal, superstitions from Kilcar, Donegal, list of proverbs by John O’Donovan from Dublin Penny Journal, proverbs from Henry Mac an tSaor?, list of Dublin idioms


Francis Joseph Bigger, notes and letters relating to the execution of Roger Casement, history of St Columbcille by Morris

Morris Cor 10. 5 16 items,

Papers relating to the National Academy for Ireland


Notes by Morris on saints, Deilin na mbacach?, memorandum on national tradition by Morris, (basis of the schools folklore project?), letter from D. Ua Gallcobgair Scoil Cnoc an Scolaire, Gweedore, notebook containing Eachtra Naomh Padraig

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Morris Cor 11 - 1920-1930

Morris Cor 11.1a

Notes by Henry Morris – miscellaneous (Some relating to saints – some relating to the Táin)


Letter from INTO asking Morris to speak at the Annual congress on teaching local history in national schools, An Seabhac, Browne and Nolan ltd, notes by Morris containing poetry


Seamus Ua Taillamhain?, James Thompson, W. Carrigan, Map of Co. Meath, Halley print of Táin Bo Cuailgne


W.G Strickland from Royal Society of Antiquaries, Seamus Ua Taillamhain?, notes written in1927 by Morris ‘What was Tor Irish, the island fortress of the Fomorians’ and ‘Cong Feichin’


A.M. Ni Mairtin, Denis Maher, A.R. Boyd, Margaret Kilroy, Willaim Maguire, R.J. Welch, notes by Morris on the Tuatha de Dannan’s route through Sligo and Mayo


Annie Burke, B. O’Rourke, notes by Morris on various subjects


Offprint of the Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society, J. Small, B Dolan, Cormac McEntee


Notes by Morris on miscellaneous subjects

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Morris Cor 11.8 1 item

Scrapbook entitled Peadar Ó Gealacain, File agus sgribhneoir Gaedhilge – 1860 contains photos of Morris and Seamus Ó Caraide? Relating to the townland of Ardmaghbreague in the parish of Nobber, Co Meath


Seamus O Duilearga, H.C. Lawlor, Royal Society of Antiquaries, miscellaneous notes by Morris

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IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor 12 - 1920s- 1930s

Folder 2 missing


Letter from Thomas O’Byrne PP Piercestown Wexford, Geraldine Fitzgerald RIA library, Canice Mooney OFM, Notes on miscellaneous subjects, Notes on St. Mogue, patron saint of Diocese of Ferns by Morris


Seamus Ó Casaide


E.J. Gwynne, Thomas Mac Manus, John J. O’Reachtnain, John Ryan S.J., John Hennigan, Notes by Morris on ancient burial grounds in Co. Sligo, Philip O’Connell – Royal Society of Antiquaries, miscellaneous notes by Morris


Philip O’Connell, H. Milne Oxford, H. C. Marshall, Myles Dillon - RIA, Sean Ó Fallamhain [Sean O’Faoilean?], A. Mahr – Department of Education, Donegal Co. Council, Sean Mac Lellan, Harry Tempest, Typewritten – The apostasy of Myler Magrath Archbishop of Cashel, 1864, notes by Morris


Robin Flower – writing from British Museum, David Lowry, James Doherty, Edward O’Brien, miscellaneous notes by Morris.

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Morris Cor 13

Dates: 1930s


A. Fannigan – RIA, notes by Morris of poem (?), Maire Ni Cheallaigh, notes by Morris on Sliabh Faoilenn, O’Doirin’s poems, 2 notebooks on Peadar Ua Doirín, newspaper and journal cuttings including An Stoc agus an Cearno


Lecture notes by Morris on history and topography of Louth and Sligo and other notes


David Lowry, Liam Price, A. Mahr, notes by Morris on various subjects


Robin Flower, W.G. Lyon – Educational Company, royalty agreement with the educational company relating to The Poetry of Meath Part 1, notes by Morris relating to Meath poetry?


John Mulligan, J. Gately, James K. Gordon, photos sent by James K. Gordon, Sean Mac Lellan, typescript of essay on the O’Brennans of Ossory by Morris, typescript of Dún na mBarc and the Lady Ceasair

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Morris Cor 14 - 1930s


James Canon Carolan, Brian Clancy, P Lyons, Edward O’Toole, Hugh Daly, Maria Scanlan, newspaper cutting, Notes by Morris on miscellaneous subjects


(Patrick Keown, 2 hand drawn maps, Seosamh Maguire, P. J. Travers, typewritten paper entitled The Annals of the Four Masters: A Secret revealed, James O’Hanlon, James Tallon, Maire Ní Croninin + photographs of monuments, B. Gorman + map of area within Co. Leitrim, Notes by Morris


Maire Ní Cróninín, J Tallon, Michael Lewin, Sean Mac Lellan, notebook on Emlaghfad, Maria Scanlan & photos, H. O’Neill Henken


Notes by Morris on St Patrick and St Columbcille


Typewritten and hand written lecture by Henry Morris – Where was Bruidhean dá Derga, miscellaneousellaneous notes by Morris, photographs of Monasterboice


Notes by Morris on plans of ancient monuments (+photos) in Co. Fermanagh, na Co. Sligo, Co Monaghan, Co Leitrim, Co Tyrone, Co Meath, Co Donegal, Co Mayo, letter from Morris to H. O’Neill Henken, typewritten description by Morris on Leac con mic ruis monument Co Sligo, notes on gapped partition monuments

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Morris Cor 15 - Late 1930s


H. O’Neill Henken, Dorothy Lowrey Covey, H.C. Lawlor, A. Byrne, Veronica Carey, Sam Henry, J.C. O’Flaherty, J. Cahill, Patrick MacMahon


Eamonn Ginnell, P.J. Hogan, P.W. Hare, Edward O’Toole, Louis J. Walsh, Myles Dillon, Coimisiun Béaloideasa Eireann


Francis O’Kelley, Photos of Co. Down, Seamus O’Duilearga, Seosamh O’Neill


Copybook containing the story A Leinster Highwayman copied from Chambers Journal 1900-1901, Morris notebook containing Meath researches, Morris notes entitled Irish wake games and galley print of Irish Wake Games from Folklore of Ireland 1


Francis Canon Carolan, Seamus Ó Duilearga, James Tallon, Paul Walsh, Dorothy Lowry Covey, Seamus Ó Casaide, A. Mahr, Florence E. Harrison, Eamon MacMathuna, photographs, notes by Morris entitled Great Men of Howth, Notes on St Molua


Joseph O’Neill, Seamus O’Cuinn, cCnstitution of Irish committee of historical sciences, Bulletin of the Irish committee of historical sciences, notes from national monuments advisory council

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Morris Cor 16 1930s and 1940s

Folder 4 missing


Bulletin of the Irish Committee of Historical societies, 1941, Joseph Raferty – Dept. Education, Seamus Ó Casaide, Seamus O’Ceallaigh, Irish Folklore commission – minutes of meeting 1940, R. Dudley Edwards, Colm Ó Lochlainn


Colm Ó Lochlainn, Joseph Raferty, P. J. O’Daly


P. O’Conaire, Seamus O Duilearga, Royal Society of Antiquaries, Paul Walsh, Dept. Of Education, Padraig Cannon, P. Mac Neil


Harry Tempest, copy of letter from Morris to Harry Tempest

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Morris Cor 17 - 1930-40s


Notes by Morris on: Irish manuscripts in the Belfast Museum, the feast of St. John, 8 century disguises, a new scheme to help the Irish speaking districts and miscellaneous subjects


Notes by Morris on: John MacHale Archbishop of Tuam, Seamus Mac Cuarta, Seancas na Paise, Siogaidhe Romhanach, notes on miscellaneous subjects


Note by Morris on: Ulster songs, Céad de Cheoltaibh Uladh, Teague Connellan and his volunteers and miscellaneous notes on various subjects, mostly verse


Shane Leslie and miscellaneous notes by various subjects


Notes by Morris on: Annals of Tighernach, Northumberland cross of the Pre Norman age, miscellaneous notes on various subjects and photos of cromlechs


Notes by Morris on: the Battle of Newtownbutler, and miscellaneous notes on various subjects

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Morris Cor 18 - 1930s 1940s


Notes by Morris on: Essen in Co Louth, St. Columbcille, St, Brigid, Kilglass, Innishmurry, St. Brendan, O’Curry’s manuscript material, other miscellaneous notes on various subjects and one hand drawn map of Donegal


Notes by Morris on Mellifont Abey, Newgrange, High Kings of Ireland, Wilde’s Lough Corrib, miscellaneous notes on various subjects, and photographs of ancient monuments, pamphlets on Saint Fechin


Notes by Morris on: the geography of the Táin, St Patrick, Ancient Cualu, Book of Leinster, and miscellaneous notes on various subjects

Morris Co 18. 4 10 items

Notes by Morris on: place names, St. Mullens, St Feichin, Shaucough

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Morris Cor 19 - 1930s and 1940s


Notes by Morris on: Wakeman’s antiquities, place names, notes on the antiquities of Parish of Ardstraw, Sechnalli Hymns, Book of Armagh


Notes relating to Christian education in Schools, Notes by Morris on quaint phrases, the palaces of Brete?, Irish folklore, the O’Curry’s of Connanught


Photos of monuments in Sligo and archaeological artefacts


Notes by Morris from Revue Celtique, on the Book of Armagh, and various miscellaneous subjects

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Morris Cor 20 - 1900-1910


News cuttings, ephemera from Fainne an Lae and Irish Texts society, St. Patrick’s college Drumcondra, Gaelic League, cartoon from the weekly freeman


News cuttings from the Nation, the Weekly Freeman and the United Irishmen


News Cuttings from Nation, the Weekly Freeman, Dundalk Democrat and the United Irishmen and some ephemeral material from the Gaelic League and Sinn Féin


Ephemeral material from, Louth archaeological society, Royal Society of Antiquaries, Cumann na Leabharlann, Cumann na nGaedheal, Gaelic League

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Morris Cor 21 - 1900-1930s


Ephemeral material from Sinn Féin, Conradh na Gaedhilge, Lough Archaeological society, Ulster Gaelic Union


Ephemeral material from Lough Archaeological Society, Ulster Gaelic Union, An Clo – Chumann teo, news cuttings from Dundalk Democrat


Ephemeral material from Lough Archaeological Society, Ulster Gaelic Union news cuttings from Dundalk Democrat, An Claidheamh Soluis, Derry Journal


News cuttings from The Gael, the Irish Independent, The Derry Journal, 2 pamphlets: St. Dympna by J.M. Routledge and Belfast newspapers past and present by Albert Campbell


News cuttings from The Derry Standard, The mid Ulster mail, the Sligo Champion, the Irish Press, the Irish School Weekly, programme for the Congres International des Sciences prehistorique et protohistorique, pamphlet entitled The date of St. Patrick by John Roche


News cuttings from The Drogheda Independent, The Irish School Weekly, Irish Independent, The Leader, pamphlets entitled A rare book of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Verse by Seamus Ó Casaide, Ballymote’s place in history, and the Harvard archaeological expedition in Ireland by Hugh O’Neill Henken


Pamphlets entitled History of the O’Daly’s by Edmund Emmet O’Daly, Benbulbin in history and literature, excerpts from journals relating to miscellaneous subjects

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Morris Cor 22 - 1898-1916

2 Scrapbook of news paper cuttings relating to the Gaelic League, Douglas Hyde and Irish language, history and archaeology as well as other miscellaneous subjects

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IE/UCD/SC/Morris Cor 23 - 1900-1945

Folder 1 - Newspaper cuttings on miscellaneous subjects

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Morris Cor 24 - 1900-1945

Folder 1 - Newspaper cuttings on miscellaneous subjects. – Some relating to the history of Cookestown

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Morris Cor 25 - 1900-1945

Folder 1 - Newspaper cuttings on miscellaneous subjects - Includes reports of Morris lectures and obituaries for Morris, notes by Morris on ancient monuments, photographic portrait of Morris

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings mostly in Irish by Morris, Eoin Ó Neactain and others

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Appendix 1

Letters to Henry Morris from Douglas Hyde

Morris Cor 5.5.7 - 30/3/1901

Relating to O’Curry’s translation of An Craobh Ruadh. We are all very grateful for what you have done and what you are doing for an Irish Ireland’.

Morris Cor 5.5.24 - 9/11/01

Apologies for not being available to lecture in December

Morris Cor 5.5.28 - 29/12/01

Apologies for not being able to go to Dublin until first month of spring. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 5.8.7 - 3/7/1902

Thanks Morris for his letter and paper. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 5.11.1 - 6/1/1903

In Irish

Morris Cor 5.11.6 - 12/2/03

Relating to Hyde presence in Dublin and a lecture. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 5.11.9 - 18/2/03

Trying to arrange to meet in Dublin. (In English and Irish)

Morris Cor 6.4.64 - 30/5/1904

Thanking him for his paper (?). (In Irish)

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Morris Cor 7.2.42 - No date

About a meeting and translations of Annals?. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 7.6.32 - No date

????? In Irish

Morris Cor 7.6.32 - 1906?

Send the paper of the lecture to Roscommon? (In Irish)

Morris Cor 7.6.40 - 1906?

Telling Morris where he will be on certain dates? (In Irish)

Morris Cor 8.2.25 - Feb 1907

Relating to a manuscript. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 8.11.1 – 8.11.18 1917-1932

Miscellaneous. (In Irish)

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Appendix 2

Letters to Henry Morris from Padraig Pearse

Morris Cor 5.5.14 - 19/1/1901

Relating to the publication by the Gaelic League/ Conradh na Gaedhilge of booklet by Morris. ‘Printers are not wholly to blame for the delay in the publication of your booklet. ... It would never do to hurl Irish books at the head of the public in too rapid succession...’

Morris Cor 5.5.15 - 24.1.1901

Relating to the publication of a second booklet of stories by Morris by the Gaelic League.

Morris Cor 5.5.16 - 1/8/1901?

Relating to the publication of Greann na Gaedhilge and the prospect of Morris working on a booklet of Ulster proverbs.

Morris Cor 5.5.18 - 14/8/1901

Relating to the booklet on proverbs.

Morris Cor 5.5.20 - 22/10/1901

Relating to the second booklet of stories but warning Morris that there are three booklets that will be published before it by the Gaelic League.

Morris Cor 5.8.1 - 19/1/1901

Relating to the printing Greann na Gaedhilge (Part 2?)(In Irish)

Morris Cor 5.8.4 - 22/1/1902

Informing Morris that he is recommending that Morris be part of the Gaelic League publications committee. ‘I imagine that the work will be of interest for you, and the northern element wants strengthening’.

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Morris Cor 5.8.10 - 23/4/1902

Discussion on the merits of having a vocabulary at the end of Morris’s book of Ulster proverbs and Pearse’s acceptance that the book of Munster proverbs published by the committee should have had a vocabulary section.

Morris Cor 5.8.17 – 14/4/1902

Relating to the publication of Greann na Gaedhilge (Part 2).

Morris Cor 5.8.20 – 16/9/1902

Relating to the publication of Greann na Gaedhilge (Part 2) and the regulations of the publications committee. Also relating to the book on proverbs and it’s going to the committee for approval.

Morris Cor 5.8.21 – 20/9/1902

Relating to the publication of Greann na Gaedhilge (part 2) which has been well received by the committee and welcoming Morris to the committee.

Morris Cor 5.8.22 – 2/10/1902

Pearse sending on the proof to Greann na Gaedhilge (part 2) and offering £4 for copyright which is the ‘standard remuneration decided on for 16 – page booklets’.

Morris Cor 5.8.23 – 6/12/1902

Pearse agreeing to insert another story into the booklet, Greann na Gaedhilge (part 2), and relating to the layout of the cover.

Morris Cor 5.8.24 – No known date

Pearse explaining that inserting the other story would not be possible after all and suggesting that the story could go into Part 3 and that Mr Lloyd (J.H. Lloyd) made a few ‘slight orthographical changes’.


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Relating to Morris attending publication committee meetings and a review of Greann na Gaedhilge (Part 2) in Celtica.

Morris Cor 5.11.11 – 24/2/1903

Pearse seeking support from Morris for his application to be editor of An Claidheamh Soluis. Pearse says he is being ‘actively and determinedly canvassed against’.

Morris Cor 5.11.13 – 22/2/1903

Statement from Pearse on the future of An Claidheamh Soluis if he were to be elected editor.

Morris Cor 5.11.33 – 14/?/1903

Asking Morris to provide information on Ulster for section on the provinces in An Claidheamh Soluis.

Morris Cor 6.2.2 – 18/2/1904

(In Irish, postcard)

Morris Cor 6.2.13 – 18/6/1904

Pearse saying he’ll be there on the day of the Feile.


Pearse suggesting that the Gaelic League ignore the Leader ‘as you are doing with the Democrat’.

Morris Cor 7.6.5 – 2/3/1906

Thanks for ???. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 7.6.27 – 15/11/1906

Apologies for not being able to attend and wishes Morris good luck with the lecture (?). In Irish

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Morris Cor 8.2.1 – 3/1/1907

Relating to a review for An Claidheamh Soluis written by Morris. Pearse stressing that he wants it made clear that it is Morris view represented and not the editor’s.

Morris Cor 8.2.28 – 28/9/1907

Relating to the publication of Seanfhocail Ulad. (In Irish).

Morris Cor 8.2.34 - 24/12/1907

Relating to the publication of Seanfhocail Uladh and its distribution?? (In Irish).

Morris Cor 8.5.1 – 15/01/1908

Relating to Seanfhocail Uladh and Greann na Gaedhilge, saying that Conradh na Gaedhilge has not got enough money at the moment to spend on publications, Pearse saying he’ll send Morris a copy of his own book Toragan? (In Irish) .

Morris Cor 8.5.2 - 31/01/1908

Relating to publications. (in Irish)

Morris Cor 8.5.3 - 19/02/1908

Relating to copies of Seanfhocail Uladh. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 8.9.40 – 12/12/1909

Letter from Pádraic Mac Piarais to [Annraoi Ó Muirgheasa]:stating that unfortunately An Claidheamh Solais cannot publish the manuscript he sent. He finishes by asking whether the manuscript should be returned to Annraoi or to another publisher who might publish it instead, dated 12th December 1909. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 9.1.4 – 23/2/1910

Saying here is ‘Ceithearnach,’ Asking whether Dail Uladh was printed. Written on St. Enda’s headed paper. (In Irish)

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Morris Cor 9.1.5 – 26/4/1910

Relating to publications and meeting ?? On St Edna’s headed paper. (In Irish)

Morris Cor 9.4.2 – 6/10/11

Fundraising for St. Enda’s, giving those who ‘identified themselves with the work of St. Enda’s’ a chance to contribute to the school. On St. Enda’s headed paper.

Morris Cor 9.7.9 – 23/8/1912

Fundraising for St. Enda’s following its voluntary liquidation.

Morris Cor 9.7.10 – 23/8/1912

Notice of an EGM of St. Enda’s on 2nd September 1912.

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