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

1953 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Taoiseach, 28.03.1953

Source: National Archives of Ireland (NAI), TAOIS/97/1/1031

A Duine Uasail. I am directed to forward you a copy of recommendations which were passed unanimously at the Annual Convention of the Irish Farmers’ Federation held in the Ormond Hotel Dublin on 25th March.

We deplore the very serious decline in the cattle population which on recent statistics given in the Dail, shows a decline since June 1951 of 433.600 and this decrease includes a decrease of over 76.600 cows and heifers in calf. Farmers are short of credit and are selling cows that should be kept in the herd. It is a National loss to allow cows in calf to be slaughtered.

Is mise le mor-meas, Elizabeth 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, 28.03.1953, 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/1953-03-28-189.html, consulted on .

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