A telegram sent by Eamon de Valera to his wife following his election as MP for Clare has been placed on display at Clare Museum in Ennis.
The document, which confirms the former Irish Taoiseach and President’s 1917 By-election victory over Patrick Lynch of the Irish Party, is being exhibited along with the first Minute book of Clare County Council recorded in April 1899. The exhibits form part of a joint conservation initiative between Clare County Archives and Clare Museum.
A full media release may be viewed here
Pictured at the unveiling of the newly restored de Valera Telegram and Clare Council Minutes Book are L-R Deputy Mayor and Ennis Councillor Michael Guilfoyle, Clare County Archivist Rene Franklin and Mayor of Clare Councillor Tony Mulcahy.
Telegram before restoration work
The document, which confirms the former Irish Taoiseach and President’s 1917 By-election victory over Patrick Lynch of the Irish Party, is being exhibited along with the first Minute book of Clare County Council recorded in April 1899. The exhibits form part of a joint conservation initiative between Clare County Archives and Clare Museum.
A full media release may be viewed here
Pictured at the unveiling of the newly restored de Valera Telegram and Clare Council Minutes Book are L-R Deputy Mayor and Ennis Councillor Michael Guilfoyle, Clare County Archivist Rene Franklin and Mayor of Clare Councillor Tony Mulcahy.
Telegram before restoration work
