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Margaret Brady was born in Dublin on 12 February 1857. She worked in a stationer’s shop until she married James Pearse, an English stonemason and sculptor, on 24 October 1877. The couple had four children: Margaret Mary, Patrick, William, and Mary Brigid. Of firmly held nationalist opinions, Margaret imbued her children with similar beliefs. In 1908 she joined her sons at Scoil Éanna, taking charge of domestic arrangements at the school. Margaret supported her sons’ political beliefs. Following their executions in 1916, she expressed her wish to maintain their legacy and became involved in political life. Elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin TD in 1921, she strongly opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and left the Dáil following its ratification. She would later join Fianna Fáil as a founding member in 1926. She died on 22 April 1932, at the age of 75, and was honoured with a state funeral. The collection includes mostly personal correspondence, photographs, nationalist ephemera, and material relating to her role in the management of St. Enda’s School.

A letter to Margaret Pearse from Anna H. Fraher, 4 Bridge Street, Tralee, County Kerry. The letter refers to the impending plans to emigrate to the United States on board the SS ‘Imperator’.

Letter to Margaret Pearse from Sara Coughlan, ‘Ard-na-Ri’, South Ridge Road, Durban, South Africa. She asks for a copy of a prospectus for St. Enda’s School and expresses her hopes that her children will ‘become fluent speakers of Irish, and grow up with a truly Irish spirit’.

Letter to Margaret Pearse from Caitlin bean Ui [ ], 4 Arundel Drive, Langside, Glasgow. The letter notes that she is organizing ‘a little sale of work for the Irish Distress Fund’.

Letter to Margaret Pearse from T. Bradley, dentist, Lower Mount Street, Dublin, outlining the cost for procedures.