Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1939 Letterkenny, Farmers’ demonstration

Source: Belfast Newsletter, 30.06.1939

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, Wicklow, national secretary of the Farmers’ Federation, declared that the first obstacle which must be overcome was the political bitterness that existed among farmers. Remarking that 21 counties were now affiliated with the Federation, she said that before long they would have the whole of Eire, then the whole of Ireland.

Referring to Northern Ireland, she said that they never would get Ulster in unless they showed them that there was a chance of better living. It was up to them to get back the flax industry.

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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 Letterkenny, Farmers’ demonstration, 1939, 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/1939-06-30-304.html, consulted on .

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