Subseries 22 - Papers relating to Patrick ‘the Cope’ Gallagher

8 items; typescript, clipping, and printed

The subseries comprises a small collection of papers relating to Patrick Gallagher, better known by his sobriquet Patrick ‘the Cope’ Gallagher (‘cope’ being the popular Donegal version of ‘cooperative’). Gallagher was a cooperative organiser, businessman, and a campaigner for his native County Donegal. He is best remembered for founding the Templecrone Agricultural Co-operative Society in 1906, popularly known as ‘the Cope’, a co-operative association based in The Rosses area of West County Donegal. The file includes articles, clippings, and a letter from Gallagher to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. (21 August 1947). Also includes a copy of ‘The Irish Homestead’ (11 Nov. 1916) which has content on Gallagher’s campaigning work in Donegal.

Many of the items are badly torn, folded, and frayed due to previous poor storage. Careful manual handling is required.

For biographical information on Patrick ‘the Cope’ Gallagher (1870-1966) see https://www.dib.ie/biography/gallagher-patrick-a3404