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James O'Mara papers (Ms 21543-21552)

James O'Mara Papers in [NLI].
These papers are from my family. They were deposited by my grandmother's sister.
They are the papers of my great-grandfather James O'Mara.
Deposited by my grandaunt Patricia Lavelle in 1957.

Images used with permission of Patricia Lavelle's heirs.

4 generations photo, 1898.
James O'Mara, his son Stephen, his son James, his son Stephen (born Sept 1896).
See larger and full size.
Photo in my family possession (not in the NLI papers).

Ms 21543

Ms 21543. Correspondence between James O'Mara and his parents Stephen O'Mara and Ellen Pigott, 1892-1898.
Letter of 25 Jan 1892 from Stephen O'Mara in London to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Undated letter in 1892 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- He uses the letterhead of the O'Mara's London office but don't think he is working there yet. He is just visiting his uncle and aunt in London.
Letter of 11 Oct 1893 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- Letter paper has black border. (Jim died July 1893.)
Letter of 2 Nov 1893 from James at O'Mara's London office (where he now works) to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 18 Nov 1893 from Ellen Pigott at Hartstonge House to her son James in London.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- Letter paper has black border. (Must be from Jim's death.)
Letter of 2 Mar 1894 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 20 Apr 1894 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James in London.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- Letter paper has black border. (Must be still from Jim's death.)
Letter of 26 May 1894 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Undated letter from James in London to his father.
- Same letterhead as previous, so maybe around same time.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 6 June 1894 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 19 June 1894 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 21 July 1894 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 25 Aug 1894 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 1 Apr 1896 from James in London (now married) to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 2 Feb 1898 from James in London to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 9 Feb 1898 from James in London to his mother ("Mud").
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 11 Feb 1898 from James to his mother.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- He is visiting his father, who is at "Smedley's Hydropathic Establishment" in Derbyshire.

Ms 21544

Ms 21544. Correspondence of James O'Mara while M.P., 1901-07.
Letter of 19 Nov 1901 from Fr. Paddy O'Mara at Xavier College, Melbourne, to his brother James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 18 June 1902 from James in House of Commons to his father.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 14 (think Sept) 1904 from Joe O'Mara to his brother James.
- Long letter about business.
- See p.1 and last page.
Letter of 2 Jan 1905 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 3 Aug 1905 from Joe O'Mara to his brother James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 23 Dec 1905 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 28 Feb 1906 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Postcard of June 1907 from Ellen Pigott, on holiday in France, to her grand-dau Patricia O'Mara (age 8).
- See front and rear.
Letter of 26 June 1907 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 29 June 1907 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 7 Nov 1907 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 17 Dec 1907 from Blennerhassett Cashel to his son-in-law James O'Mara.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3 and p.4.
- No stamp.
Letter of July 1908 from Patricia O'Mara (age 10) on holiday in Kilkee, Co.Clare, to her father James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Ms 21544(7) has an invite to James and his wife from the Prime Minister to a function at the Foreign Office.
- No year is given.
- It says Fri 28 June, which means it must be 1901 or 1907 (when he was an MP) or (less likely) 1912.
- It says the King's Birthday but think this would be the King's Official Birthday.
Accidentally put in this section is a letter of 25 Feb 1921 from Alice Cashel, who has just been sentenced to 6 months prison during the War of Independence.
- See p.1 and p.2.
- No stamp.

Ms 21545

Ms 21545. Correspondence of James O'Mara mainly relating to political matters and the bacon industry. 1908-12.
Letter of 23 Feb 1908 from The O'Rahilly in America to James O'Mara.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 8 Apr 1908 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 11 June 1908 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- From Hartstonge House. Black border (maybe because Stephen's sister died in Apr 1908).
Letter of 4 July 1908 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 12 Aug 1908 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
- Mentions a letter from Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
Letter of 13 Sept 1908 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 19 Sept 1908 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 20 Jan 1909 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
- He writes from the office of his brother-in-law Michael Judge in Dublin.
Letter of 5 Mar 1909 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- She is on holiday in Helouan, near Cairo, Egypt.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- Even though only March she says "Heat very trying." She died the next year.
Letter of 29 Sept 1909 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 15 Dec 1909 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- From a trip to Mexico.
- See p.1 and p.2 and extra note.
Letter from Richard Ray to James O'Mara. Looks like 1909.
- On notepaper of O'Mara's, Roches St, Limerick.
Letter of 10 Jan 1910 from The O'Rahilly to James O'Mara.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 18 Jan 1910 from The O'Rahilly to James O'Mara.
- See p.1.
Letter of 25 Jan 1910 from Mary Rynne to her brother James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- From Strand House. Black border. Not sure why.
- Looks like she wrote 1909 from habit and then changed it to 1910.
Letter of 18 Feb 1910 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- On board the RMS Saxonia. On their way to Genoa and then Rome.
Letter of 14 March 1910 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- From Rome.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
Letter of 19 March 1910 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- On board the RMS Carmania. They are coming back from Rome.
Letter of 24 Apr 1910 from Ellen Pigott to her son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- James writes a note on it: "This appears to be mother's last letter to me."
- She died in Oct 1910.
Letter of 23 Aug 1910 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 11 Feb 1911 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 1911 from The O'Rahilly to James O'Mara.
- See p.1.
Letter of 24 July 1912 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Notice dated 25 Oct 1912 of forthcoming meeting of shareholders of Donnelly's.
Letter of 19 Jan 1914 from Stephen O'Mara to his son James.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.

Ms 21546

Ms 21546. Correspondence of James O'Mara mainly relating to Sinn Fein, 1915-1918.

Ms 21547

Ms 21547. Correspondence of James O'Mara mainly relating to the bond drive in U.S.A., 1919.

Ms 21548

Ms 21548. Correspondence of James O'Mara relating to the bond drive, also relating to bacon industry, 1920.
Ms 21548(2) has passport of Patricia O'Mara dated 5 March 1920.
- See cover and photo and p.1 and p.2.

Ms 21549

Ms 21549. Correspondence of James O'Mara relating to the bond drive, 1921.

Ms 21550

Ms 21550. Correspondence of James O'Mara and other items relating to political matters, 1922.

Ms 21551

Ms 21551. Correspondence of James O'Mara and other items relating to repayment of republican loans, bacon industry and other matters. 1923-1947.
Letter of 1 Mar 1924 from W.T. Cosgrave to James O'Mara.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 22 Mar 1924 from David Murphy (age 93) to James O'Mara.
- This is shortly after James was elected Free State TD for Dublin South.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3 and p.4 and p.5 and p.6.
- David Murphy was born in 1831 and lived in Limerick where he knew old James O'Mara and Stephen O'Mara.
- He says he lived on same street as O'Mara. He must mean Mungret St.
- Note there is a "Michael Murphy" at plot no. 58 on Mungret St in Griffith's Valuation, 1850.
- See extract published in [Lavelle, 1961].
Letter of 24 Mar 1924 from Thomas St.John Gaffney to James O'Mara.
- From Munich, Germany.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3 and p.4.
Letter of 8 Oct 1924 from W.T. Cosgrave to James O'Mara.
- From President's office.
- See p.1.
Election leaflet of Stephen O'Mara for Free State Senate, Sept 1925.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 1927 from W.T. Cosgrave to James O'Mara.
- From President's office.
- See p.1.
Undated letter from W.T. Cosgrave to James O'Mara.
- From President's office.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 6 June 1928 from W.T. Cosgrave to James O'Mara.
- From his house, Beechpark, Templeogue.
- See p.1 and p.2.
Letter of 24 Jan 1934 from Agnes Cashel to her dau Pat.
- From a cruise to the West Indies.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- No stamp.
Letter of 20 Feb 1934 from Sheila O'Mara to her sister Pat.
- From a cruise to the West Indies.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3 and p.4.
- They are later going to Canada to visit Dot.
Letter of 29 Jan 1935 from Agnes Cashel to her dau Pat.
- From another cruise to the West Indies.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3.
- No stamp.
Undated letter (sometime in 1948-1958) from Stephen Rynne to Pat Lavelle.
- She is researching her biography (pub 1961).
- Alice Cashel is alive, so pre-1958.
- See p.1.
- Stephen attaches notes he made at death of James O'Mara in 1948. See p.1 and p.2 and p.3 and p.4 and p.5 and p.6 and p.7.

Ms 21552

Ms 21552. Manuscript draft of biography of James O'Mara by Patricia Lavelle.
- Seems identical to published book, with minor edits.
- Pages very disordered when I saw it. Would be a big job to reorder them.
- See p.1 and p.2 and p.3 and p.4 and p.5 and p.6 and p.7.

Ms 24985

Ms 24985. Correspondence and papers of James O'Mara regarding political matters.

Stephen O'Mara, his wife and children, must be 1890 (by age of Kat).
James is back RHS. See closer.
Photo in my family possession (not in the NLI papers).

James O'Mara and Agnes Cashel.
Detail of 1905 photo.
See larger and full size.
Photo in my family possession (not in the NLI papers).

4 generations photo, 1924.
Stephen O'Mara, James O'Mara, Pat Lavelle, Ruaire Lavelle.
Photo in my family possession (not in the NLI papers).