Subseries BXB/1/1/MUR - Richard Murphy

Identity area

Reference code

BXB/1/1/MUR

Title

Richard Murphy

Date(s)

  • 1989 - 2013 (Creation)

Level of description

Subseries

Extent and medium

1 box, 1 oversized item

Context area

Name of creator

(1927-2018)

Biographical history

Born in 1927 at Milford, near Kilmaine, County Mayo, Richard Murphy spent part of his childhood in Ceylon, where his father was the last British Mayor of Colombo. From the age of eight, he attended boarding schools in Ireland and England, winning a ... Read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Consists of letters and proofs relating to the published poetry works of Richard Murphy.

Allied materials area

Related units of description

BXB/2/7/231

Access points

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