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Mellows, Liam, 1892-1922

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Dates

  • Existence: 1892-05-25 - 1922-12-08

Biographical note

William (Liam) Joseph Mellows was an Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician. He was born in 1892 in England and was raised in Dublin and Wexford, Ireland. Mellows was active with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers, and participated in the Easter Rising and the War of Independence. Elected as a Teachta Dála to the First Dáil in 1921, he rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty. In 1922, he was one of four senior IRA men executed by the free state Government.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Liam Mellows Irish Republican Club (Minneapolis, Minnesota), "Support Irish Freedom, Join the Irish Republican Club", 1970s or 1980s

 File — Box 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: These papers document Kevin O'Neill's engagement with Irish and Northern Irish politics, history, and culture, including his collection of political posters and government press releases from the 1970s-1990s, the period of political unrest termed The Troubles. O'Neill's papers also include posters from activist groups in the United States in similar years, and for theatrical productions of Irish playwrights, primarily Sean O'Casey, in the United States and Ireland. Materials...
Access Note

Collection is open for research. The video recordings on Umatic videocassette are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Dates: 1970s or 1980s
Found in: / Kevin O'Neill papers / Posters / Ireland and Northern Ireland politics

"Lieut General Liam Mellows IRA, Dec 8, 1922, RIP" coffin card with note on back by Woods, 1922, 1952

 File — Box 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes Molly Wood's application for a military service pension for her service with Cumann na mBan and other work for the Republican movement. Letters of reference are also included with the application. The letters of support were written by Maud Gonne MacBride, Phyllis Ryan, Sheila Humphreys, Mary Childers, Robert Briscoe, Joe O'Reilly, and others. Materials related to the Nationalist's cause include newspaper clippings, two signed copies of Charlotte Despard's "Song for...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1922, 1952
Found in: / Molly Flannery Woods papers / Nationalist material

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