Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1943 Tallaght, Clann na Talmhan Election Meeting

Source: Kerry Champion, 29.05.1943

Clann na Talmhan stands for the reduction of the high cost of government and taxation, and would begin by making deputies’ and senators’ allowances subject to income tax, Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, candidate, told meetings at Tallaght, Bohernabreen and Newcastle, County Dublin.

The farmers would not increase food prices if they got into power. That Eire had food, even in short supply, was owing to the toil of farmers and farm workers. If the farmer were receiving sufficient return to enable him to pay his sons and daughters the same wage as he was obliged to pay hired workers, they would not be so anxious to leave the country as they were.

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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 Tallaght, Clann na Talmhan Election Meeting, 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/1943-05-29-436.html, consulted on .

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