Reference code: IE UCDA P97
Title: Papers of Martin Conlon TD
Dates: 1918–60
Level of description: Fonds
Extent: 40 items
Born at Dangan, County Roscommon, an Irish language activist and a member of the IRB, he served as a Cumann Na nGaedheal TD for Roscommon, 1923–33, and a member of the Seanad, 1938–43. A rate collector for Dublin Corporation, he later established his own business as an auctioneer and estate agent.
These papers were originally part of the John O'Beirne Ranelagh Papers (P96) which were deposited in UCD Archives in 1990.
Irish Republican Brotherhood: material relating to the disposition of the residue of Irish Republican Brotherhood funds (1921–60); to the organisation’s attitude to the Anglo-Irish Treaty; and routine material concerning meetings such as roll books and reports (1918–22).
Cumann na nGaedheal: material relating to party organisation and finance.
Requests for assistance in applications for military and Royal Irish Constabulary service pensions (1921–46).
Access: Available byappointmentto holders of a UCD Archives reader's ticket. Produced for consultation in original format. Original material will be retrieved on Fridays only. It will be made available for consultation in the UCD Special Collections reading room on Level One of the James Joyce Library.
Language: English
Finding aid: Descriptive catalogue