Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.1.3. Correspondence, Letters to newspapers

1943 Elizabeth Bobbett and John Rooney: Letter to the Irish Independent, 14.05.1943

Potato Shortage

Sir. Having been informed that it rumoured in the city that the Government, the potato factors and the farmers are holding up the supply of potatoes to the market, we wish to publish the following statement on behalf of the farmers: “We regret the situation where the chief necessities of food are short, particularly potatoes. This can only be prevented if the farmers’ organisation be consulted with regard to the steps to be taken to secure the national food supply. The present shortage of potatoes is due 1) to the shortage of farmyard and artificial manure and therefore reduced yield of 1942 crop; 2) lack of credit for farmers; 3) the continued pressure for collection of arrears of rates and annuities in County Dublin and other counties.”

“There is a general shortage of potatoes in nearly every county, and the county towns are also without supplies. We consider those responsible for the food supplies of the city should have ascertained the quantity of potatoes available pending the arrival of the new crop.”

Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary; John Rooney, Chairman, Irish Farmers’ Federation.

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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 and John Rooney: Letter to the Irish Independent, 14.05.1943, 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/1943-05-14-103.html, consulted on .

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