Letter from Monsignor Michael J. Murphy to Douglas Hyde

A letter from Monsignor Michael J. Murphy. Maryborough (Portlaoise) to Douglas Hyde thanking him for sending two copies of ‘Dánta Dé’. He also refers to the death of Úna Ní Ógaín (Agnes Young) who deserved the highest praise.

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Level of description: Item
Date: 5 Feb. 1929
Reference: 7
Extent and medium: 1 p.; manuscript
Scope and content: A letter from Monsignor Michael J. Murphy. Maryborough (Portlaoise) to Douglas Hyde thanking him for sending two copies of ‘Dánta Dé’. He also refers to the death of Úna Ní Ógaín (Agnes Young) who deserved the highest praise.
General note: Monsignor Michael J. Murphy (1848-1941) was born in Kilkenny. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1871 for the Diocese of Ossory. Monsignor Murphy variously served as Professor of Theology and Vice President of Carlow College (1871-1886). He was parish priest in Kildare Town (1886-1901) and Maryborough (Portlaoise) (1901-1941); and served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin (1886-1941). In 1883, Monsignor Murphy was chosen as Dignissimus for the position of Bishop of Ossory, and he was twice nominated for the position of Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin. He served as chairman of the asylum board and several county committees in County Laois.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. > Papers relating to Dánta Dé / idir sean agus nuadh

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Extracted Mentions

People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

HYDE(3)
Young(2)
Murphy(1)

Terms

Disciple(1)

Sample passages

My dear Dr Hyde
could be so dear. Dr Hyde
Believe me, dear Dr Hyde,

Full Transcript (OCR, 1 pages)

Machine-generated OCR transcript. Handwritten material may contain recognition errors.

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ST. JOSEPH'S, MARYBORO' 5 Feb. 1929 My dear Dr Hyde I cannot enjoy the honour. I feel you have shown me in pending the two copies of DANEA DE. I beak accept my warmest and most grateful thanks. The moment they came, & before I read your prepatory words, I wrote to Miss Young, - forgetting that, also, she had died two years ago to speak my oppression & my gratitude. The volume is beautifully produced & explanded in every way. Dear Miss Young has deserved well of Ireland & the Irish Language, and, I was a worthy disciple of highest praise! It was a beautiful thought of yourself. It was a beautiful thought on your part to prepare & publish these books in her memory. No other memorial whatever, from other hands, could be so dear. Dr Hyde Believe me, dear Dr Hyde, With deepest respect & esteem, most gratefully & sincerely yours, Michael S. Murphy S.G. &c.