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A flier with the text of a ballad celebrating ‘The Smith of Ballinalee by ‘“Sean”, East Limerick’. Seán Mac Eoin's exploits as commander of the IRA's north Longford flying column, which carried out successful attacks on British forces at Ballinalee (November 1920) and Clonfin, near Granard (February 1921), earned him the sobriquet ‘the Blacksmith of Ballinalee’.

A flier with the text of a satirical republican ballad titled ‘The Rocky Road to Berlin’. The composition is credited to Cathal Mac Dubhghaill (d. 1926).

A report on a meeting of Irish socialists in the Mansion House, Dublin. The purpose of the meeting was to ‘congratulate the Russian people on the triumph they have won for democratic principles’. The speakers included Dr Kathleen Lynn, Constance Markievicz, William O’Brien, and Maud Gonne MacBride. The article reports that ‘The Red Flag’ was sung at the meeting. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (5 February 1918).

A clipping of a report on the outbreak of the rebellion in Dublin taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (25 April 1916).

A flier with the text of a republican ballad titled ‘The Old Kings Inns / June 1st 1920’.

A clipping of an article reporting the appointment of new government ministers. The article was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (3 July 1943). (Volume page 167).

An anti-Treaty flier castigating the attitudes of the Irish national newspapers.

A copy of ‘The mystery man of Banna Strand / the life and death of Captain Robert Monteith’ by Florence Monteith Lynch (New York: Vantage Press, [1959]). Ink stamp on first page reads: ‘St. Francis Capuchin College, Rochestown’. Florence Monteith Lynch was the daughter of Robert Monteith. The book is illustrated with black and white photographs. The copy is signed by Florence Monteith Lynch.

A flier with the text of satirical ballad titled ‘The Man from the “Morning Post”’. To be sung to the air of ‘When Irish eyes are smiling’.

A copy of ‘The Life of Sir Roger Casement Knt., C.M.G.’ by Robert McGahan (1863-1942). Published by the ‘Northern Constitution’ in Coleraine.