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Michael Davitt Exhibition

This exhibition was commissioned by Mayo County Council / Mayo County Library to commemorate the life of the Father of the Land League, Michael Davitt 1846 - 1906. The images below are a web version of the actual exhibition and tell the story of his life from birth in Straide, to his life in England & Ireland and his final return for burial in his home place, Straide, Co. Mayo.

Please select the link below to view and read a full screen version of the exhibition

View exhibition (requires Acrobat reader: opens in new window).

Exhibition information:

Design: Wendy Williams Design, Dublin.

Text: Carol Gleeson, Dublin.

Production: Miguel Fotolab, Limerick.

Advisor: Dr. Carla King, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.

Acknowledgements: The Davitt Family Michael Davitt Museum, StraideThe Board of Trinity College Dublin National Gallery of Ireland. National Library of Ireland The Wynne Family, Castlebar John Dunleavy, Haslingden Sources Books: T.W. Moody Davitt and Irish Revolution 1846-82, Oxford 1981. Carla King Michael Davitt, Dundalk 1999. Carla King Michael Davitt: Collected Writings, 1868-1906, London 2001. Richard English History of Ireland, Dublin 1981. John Haney Charles Stewart Parnell, New York 1989. Michael Doheny The Felon’s Track, Dublin, 1951. Alan Evans Finding Out About Victorian Law and Order, London 1988.

Contact Information:

Ivor Hamrock, Local History Department, Castlebar Central Library, John Moore Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.Email: ihamrock@mayococo.ie Phone: +353 (0)94 9047953

See also the 'Michael Davitt' page on Mayo.ie