The Curious Case Of The Mayo Librarian - Plot & Excerpts
Most of the letters published concentrated on Miss Dunbar Harrison’s religion or her Trinity College education. As previously mentioned, Kathleen White had a similar lack of Irish yet this did not prove a barrier to her being appointed as librarian in Leitrim. However, it would be a mistake to think that the language aspect was overlooked entirely. Rev. Malachy Mac Branain, PP, Ahascragh, was one of those who focused on it. As one who many years ago took a successful part in the fight for compulsory Irish in the National University, allow me to express my wholehearted appreciation of the action of the Co. Mayo library committee in refusing to accept the recommendation of the Local Appointments Commissioners to the effect that a graduate of Trinity College should be appointed as librarian for the Irish-speaking Co. Mayo. … The Local Appointments Commissioners by their action in this and similar cases are giving a new lease of influence and power to Trinity College and to the West British ideals it was founded to establish.
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