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1951 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Anglo-Celt, 14.07.1951

The Irish Farmers’ Federation

Mr. John Rooney (President) presided at a meeting of the National Executive of the Irish Farmers’ Federation in the Ormond Hotel, Dublin.

From correspondence received, and activities noted, of organisation movements of various Farmers’ associations throughout the country, the Federation decided to offer its help in calling a National Farmers’ Conference early in September with a view to closer coordination between the various Associations.

In order to save the poultry industry from further decline, it was decided to recommend to the Minister for Agriculture that a free market be given for the export of poultry.

As Housing Reconstruction Grants were primarily made to enable smallholders to repair their houses the Federation considered that the application of these grants should be less rigid as regards the floor space of existing buildings where the PLV was well under the maximum fixed.

The Federation congratulated Mr. Thomas Walsh on his appointment to the most important Department as Minister for Agriculture, and offered him their co-operation, trusting that he would maintain the upward trend of Agricultural Production.

Representatives were present from Counties Dublin, Westmeath, Cavan and Wicklow.

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 Anglo-Celt, 14.07.1951, 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/1951-07-14-177.html, consulted on .

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