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Irish Music Halls

Published in Issue 4 (Winter 2001), Letters, Letters, Volume 9

Sir,—I am currently writing a history of Irish music hall (c.1880-1910) and would be interested to hear from anyone with family connections and/or those who have music hall memorabilia such as flyers, illustrations, posters, photographs, programmes, newspaper/magazine advertisements and reviews. I’m also interested in biographical details on Irish performers as well as information on the actual venues and the audience for music hall in Belfast, Cork, Dublin, etc.. All materials will be handled with great care and returned to their owners in good order.

—Yours etc.,
DES McGUINNESS
School of Communications
Dublin City University
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
des.mcguiness@dcu.ie
int+353 (0)1 7005369 (work), 8227308 (home)

On this Day

April 20

1968 In what became known as the ‘rivers of blood’ speech, Enoch Powell MP strongly criticised mass immigration, especially Commonwealth immigration to the UK, and the then proposed Race Relations Act.
1954 Michael Manning (25), a carter from Groody, Limerick city, was hanged in Mountjoy Jail for the murder of an elderly nurse. He was the last person to be judicially executed in the Republic of Ireland. The last judicial execution in Northern Ireland took place seven years later, in December 1961, when Robert McGladdery (26) from Newry was hanged for the murder of a local woman.
1912 Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker (65), author, notably of Dracula (1897), died.
1954 Michael Manning (25), a carter from Limerick, was hanged in Mountjoy prison for the murder of an elderly nurse. He was the last man to be judicially executed in the Republic of Ireland.

Irish Music Halls

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