Madam, - Your report of an event addressed by Anthony Jordan in Tubbercurry Library on the Seán MacBride centenary (The Irish Times, November 26th) draws attention to the fact that "his personal papers are not yet in the public domain".
Seán MacBride invited neither historian nor biographer to examine his life; he did, however, make me the sole beneficiary of his papers. As the custodian of his archive, I have always welcomed students who are looking into various aspects of his career.
Mr Jordan should be reminded that he did not deem it necessary to contact me when he researched his book 10 years ago. He may also like to know that a dignified centenary commemoration took place at Áras an Uachtaráin following the Paris conference earlier this year.
As a tribute to the growing interest in Seán MacBride's role during the first half of the 20th century, I have decided to release for publication his own memoir, albeit incomplete, which offers an accurate in-depth chronological account of his contribution to the development of this nation. - Yours, etc.,
CAITRIONA LAWLOR,
Redesdale Road,
Mount Merrion,
Co Dublin.