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| Keywords: sinn féin bank sinnféinbank sinn féin people's bank sinnféinpeoplesbank sinn féin sinnféin 6 harcourt street, dublin 6harcourtstreetdublin harcourt street harcourtstreet dublin shelling business as usual businessasusual georgian house georgianhouse fanlight cardinal john henry newman cardinaljohnhenrynewman irish catholic university irishcatholicuniversity university college dublin universitycollegedublin u.c.d. ucd free state freestate aire airgid aireairgid minister for finance ministerforfinance michael collins michaelcollins the marlborough express themarlboroughexpress conradh na gaeilge conradhnagaeilge irish war of independence irishwarofindependence keogh collection keoghcollection brendan keogh brendankeogh keogh brothers keoghbrothers national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome building architecture outdoor black and white Sinn Féin Bank at No. 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin following shelling. Cardinal John Henry Newman lived at this address, and 6 Harcourt Street was one of three buildings housing the Irish Catholic University (founded by Newman on 3 November 1854) that went on to be University College Dublin. As Free State Aire Airgid (Minister for Finance), Michael Collins was based in this building and there is still a surviving escape tunnel under no. 6. Questions were asked of the Minister for Finance in the Dáil in May & December 1931 as to when depositors of the Sinn Féin People's Bank, then in liquidation, would be paid. The Australian newspaper, The Marlborough Express, reported the following on 1 December 1920: "The authorities raided the Sinn Fein bank at Dublin. They tore up the floors and discovered a secret underground safe, which was not revealed on the occasion of the previous search. They blew open the safe, which contained £500 and important documents associated with the name of Michael Collins, chief of staff of the Irish Republic." No. 6 Harcourt Street is now the head office of Conradh na Gaeilge. Date: November 1920 NLI Ref.: Ke 208 Sinn Féin Bank at No. 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin following shelling. Cardinal John Henry Newman lived at this address, and 6 Harcourt Street was one of three buildings housing the Irish Catholic University (founded by Newman on 3 November 1854) that went on to be University College Dublin. As Free State Aire Airgid (Minister for Finance), Michael Collins was based in this building and there is still a surviving escape tunnel under no. 6. Questions were asked of the Minister for Finance in the Dáil in May & December 1931 as to when depositors of the Sinn Féin People's Bank, then in liquidation, would be paid. The Australian newspaper, The Marlborough Express, reported the following on 1 December 1920: "The authorities raided the Sinn Fein bank at Dublin. They tore up the floors and discovered a secret underground safe, which was not revealed on the occasion of the previous search. They blew open the safe, which contained £500 and important documents associated with the name of Michael Collins, chief of staff of the Irish Republic." No. 6 Harcourt Street is now the head office of Conradh na Gaeilge. Date: November 1920 NLI Ref.: Ke 208 | ||||
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