2 - Correspondence of Fr. Henry Edward George Rope

2

Correspondence of Fr. Henry Edward George Rope

25 files; Bound volume, manuscript, typescript, newspaper clipping, and printed

The subseries contains many letters to Fr. Henry Rope mainly from Irish correspondents. These letters were later sent by Father Rope, an English Catholic priest, poet, and historian, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. for preservation in the Irish Capuchin Archives in Dublin.

Father Rope’s notable correspondents included George Noble Plunkett, William Frederick Paul Stockley (and his wife, Germaine Stockley), Shane Leslie, Patrick Langford Beazely, and Andrew Hilliard Atteridge. The letters refer to a range of literary matters and articles written by Father Rope for religious periodicals (including several publications produced by Irish and British Jesuits). The letters include references to Catholic literature and spirituality, academia, and the writings of various authors. Many of the letters mention the contemporary political situation in Ireland, particularly during the revolutionary period, and include commentary on events in Britain and in Europe. The letters also offer insights into the Home Rule crisis and the ‘Orange Crusade’.

The collection also includes letters and scrapbooks covering Irish ecclesiastical and political matters, with correspondence from notable figures like Mary MacSwiney and Eoin MacNeill, and includes a first-hand account of Bloody Sunday (21 November 1920).

ISAD(G) 2nd edition