Colm Ó Lochlainn Letters

Ó L.L.6 Memorandum from Elkin Mathews

UCD Library Special Collections holds the letters of Colm Ó Lochlainn.

Identity Statement

Reference code IE/ UCD/SC/Ó L.L

Title
Colm Ó Lochlainn Letters.

Dates
1858-1961.

Level of Description
Fonds.

Extent
88 items.

Context

Creator
Colm Ó Lochlainn (1892-1972).

Biographical History

• Colm Ó Lochlainn was a ballad collector, Gaelic scholar, printer, publisher, binder and bibliophile, from Dublin.
• He owned the publishing company The Sign of the Three Candles and later The Three Candles Press.
• He was a lecturer in Modern Irish in UCD between 1933-1944.
• He wrote several books, published by his own company, The Three Candles Press. 
• His most famous book is (opens in a new window)Irish Street Ballads which contains ballads selected from the many broadsheet ballads he had collected.

Source of Acquisition
Purchased by UCD in 1963-64.

Scope and Content

• The collection contains letters from Alice Stopford Green, Douglas Hyde, Stephen Gwynn, Robin Flower, Eoin Mac Neill, Eamon De Valera, Padraig Pearse, and Padraig O’Conaire.
• Most of the letters are related to his position as a publisher.
• Some are reference letters supporting his application for the position of Lecturer in Modern Irish at UCD, an application in which he was successful.

Access and Use

• The material in this collection is available by appointment to students, teaching staff, and independent researchers. We also welcome interested members of the public.
• Please contact us at (opens in a new window)special.collections@ucd.ie for further information. To book an appointment (opens in a new window)click here.

Reproduction
Photocopying or digital photographing of this material is not permitted.

Language
English and Irish.

Finding Aid
A listing of the letters is available online.

More Information

Find Information on Colm Ó Lochlainn in the (opens in a new window)Dictionary of Irish Biography (UCD only).