Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.1.2. Correspondence, Letters to the authorities

1947 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Taoiseach, 22.07.1947

Source: National Archives of Ireland (NAI), D/T S 12830

A Dhuine Uasail. At a meeting of the National Executive of the Irish Farmers’ Federation held in the Four Courts Hotel Dublin on 16th instant, the following resolutions were passed unanimously and I was directed to send a copy to the Government and to each of the Political Parties.

1. That we protest against the unjust and unfair interest rate of 4½ per cent on loans to Farmers when the Government provides money for housing at 2½ per cent. We ask that the charges to Farmers for such loans be immediately reduced to 2½ per cent.

2. That the barrier to the improvement to farm houses in the rural areas whereby it is only those in possession of property under £25 PLV can obtain a reconstruction grant should be removed. We call on the Government to introduce legislation forthwith with a view to enabling those who’s PLV is over £25 to partake of those facilities and thereby improve their residential housing facilities. It must be remembered that farmers are the largest ratepayers in the country and therefore contribute huge sums to provide housing facilities for other sections, while in many instances their own houses are in greater need of repair and reconstruction.

Mise le meas mor, Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary.

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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: Letter to the Taoiseach, 22.07.1947, 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/1947-07-22-148.html, consulted on .

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