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IE LMOD 8
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1928 Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin
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- Twentieth Century (Creation)
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Paper, ink, stamp. 26 x 20 cm
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19/04/2011
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Envelope marked 'Most Important' and letter dated 1928 from Archbishop Edward Byrne to Chief Justice Hugh Kennedy about Catholics attending Trinity College.
In his letter to Chief Justice Hugh Kennedy, Archbishop of Dublin Edward Byrne reaffirms the Catholic Church’s prohibition on Catholics entering Trinity College Dublin. The Archbishop explains: “How the authorities of any Catholic school can, in the face of their conscientious obligations, encourage their pupils to risk their soul’s salvation in Trinity College is to me an absolutely insoluble puzzle.”
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Slight wear and tear and colouring on envelope from age.
