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11 Mr. Bell asked the Taoiseach if he will outline (1) the involvement of his Department in the preservation or publication of manuscripts of a literary and historical nature relating to Ireland, (2) the number and general nature of those so published since 1987 and (3) the involvement of the Irish Manuscripts Commission in European City of Culture activities in 1991.
The preservation and/or publication of manuscripts of a literary and historical nature relating to Ireland are primarily the concerns of the National Library, the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission, all of which function under the aegis of my Department.
The number and general nature of their publications is set out in the statement which I propose to circulate to the House.
The Irish Manuscripts Commission's programme of scholarly research and publication does not have a particular bearing on the European City of Culture activities in 1991.
Publications since 1987 by the National Library, the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission.
1. The National Library: Historic Dublin Maps. Ed. by N. Kissane, 1988.
W.B. Yeats and his Circle. By C. Fahy, 1989.
Cinema Ireland 1896-1950: from the Liam O'Leary archives. by L. O'Leary, 1990.
Ex camera 1860-1960: photographs from the collections of the National Library of Ireland.
Ed. by N. Kissane, 1990.
Irish Publishing Record 1989. Ed. by G. Long, 1990.
2. The National Archives:
Workers in Union: documents and commentaries on the history of Irish Labour. Ed. by Fergus A. D'Arcy and Ken Hannigan, 1988.
3. The Irish Manuscripts Commission:
Volume 18 of the Calendar of Papal Registers, relating to Britain and Ireland, for the period 1503-1513. Ed. by Michael J. Haren, 1989.
