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

1950 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Wicklow County Council, 27.03.1950

Source: Wicklow County Archives (WCA), County Council Minutes, 1949/50, p. 237, 24.04.1950

The Council expressed appreciation of the following letter received from the Irish Farmers’ Federation: Springfield, Kilbride, Arklow.

27th March, 1950. K. J. Brangan, Esq., County Secretary, Courthouse, Wicklow.

Dear Mr. Brangan. At a meeting of the County Wicklow Executive of the Irish Farmers’ Federation held in Clash on 14th instant, I was directed to write to you and ask you to convey to the County Manager and members of the County Council our appreciation for the reduction in the rates this coming year. While the reduction is small, we welcome it, but we demand that more attention should be given to the County Roads many of which are in a very bad state.

We like to give honour where honour is due and would like to express our appreciation on the good work done in the cleaning up of the rivers, which when finished should be much benefit to land drainage, etc. I remain, Yours faithfully, Elizabeth F. Bobbett, County 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 Wicklow County Council, 27.03.1950, 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/1950-03-27-170.html, consulted on .

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