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

1948 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Wicklow People, 03.01.1948

Re County Wicklow Convention of Clann Na Poblachta

It was stated in your report of above convention, which was held in Aughrim recently, that a third candidate was proposed, Mr. William E. Clune, Clonwilliam, Aughrim, and that the proposal of Mr. W. E. Clune caused quite a sensation, as he was chairman of the Irish Farmers’ Federation, at which convention a few days previously they had selected Mr. Patrick Cogan as their candidate for County Wicklow.

I wish to have this statement corrected and the position made clear. Mr. William E. Clune was chairman of the Wicklow Farmers’ Party, which is a distinct association from the Irish Farmers’ Federation. He recently resigned from the Wicklow Farmers’ Party.

Mr. Clune is a member of the Irish Farmers’ Federation, which is a registered trade union and does not put forward candidates for the general election. It is one of the great advantages of being a registered trade union that we can claim within our membership, farmers, no matter what their political affiliations may be. Some of our members are supporters of Fine Gael, some are supporters of Fianna Fail, some are supporters of Mr. James Everett, some have now joined Clann na Poblachta, while it is only natural that the largest section of farmers support the Wicklow Farmers’ Party. Nevertheless, all farmers are welcome as members of the Irish Farmers’ Federation, as our business is Agriculture First and all the Time. It is our main industry, the kingpin of Irish prosperity.

Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary, 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: Letter to the Wicklow People, 03.01.1948, 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/1948-01-03-155.html, consulted on .

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