Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1938 Arklow, Meeting of the Irish Farmers’ Federation

Source: Irish Independent, 18.02.1938

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett (Secretary, Irish Farmers’ Federation) said that the seizure of Mr. William Clune’s cattle was the greatest outrage which had occurred in that county for years. Occurrences of that sort would only strengthen the Federation, which was making big forward strides throughout the country. The Federation was a registered trade union, non-political and non-sectarian, and she was glad to see representatives of different shades of religious and political belief at that meeting. At present a political truce obtained, and she had received communications from a number of counties calling for the suspension of the collection of land annuities during that truce. Before any agreement was made with Great Britain the full report of the Banking Commission ought to be published: farmers should be compensated for their losses and given money to restock their land.

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This volume of Elizabeth F. Bobbett’s writings and speeches is divided into four parts. The first section comprises 321 texts written by her. The second part contains 150 speeches and statements by Bobbett, most of which were published in newspapers. Part 3 contains 727 texts written about Bobbett by contemporaries of her or addressed to her. Finally, Part 4 is a collection of 50 source texts that are important for understanding Elizabeth F. Bobbett’s activism. Parts 3 and 4 will be made available online in March 2027.

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Elizabeth Bobbett: Speech in Arklow, Meeting of the Irish Farmers’ Federation, 1938, in: Peter Moser (ed.), In her own Words. The Writings of Elizabeth F. Bobbett (1898-1971). Farmer, Feminist and Public Figure, Bern, 2026, https://www.histoirerurale.ch/editions/pages/bobbett/1938-02-18-287.html, consulted on .

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