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A clipping of an article by Aodh de Blacam titled ‘Censorship or Anarchy’ published in ‘The Standard’ in November 1941. The file also includes a clipping of an article by Gearoid Mac Eoin titled ‘Censorship: Church and State’ (‘The Standard’, 14 Nov. 1941) and C.B. Murphy, ‘Sex, Censorship and the Church’ (‘The Bell’, Sept. 1941).

A postcard print of the Cenotaph monument on Leinster Lawn (situated on the Merrion Square side of Leinster House). The Cenotaph was unveiled on 13 August 1923 to commemorate both Arthur Griffith, the President of Dáil Éireann, and Michael Collins, the revolutionary leader who was killed during the Civil War. It was designed by Professor George Atkinson (1880-1941), the headmaster of the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Plaques showing Griffith and Collins in relief were placed at the base of the cross with an inscription taken from the Annals of the Four Masters which read ‘Do Chum Glóire Dé agus Onóra na hÉireann’ (For the Glory of God and the Honour of Ireland). Following the assassination of Kevin O’Higgins, a leading Irish Free State minister, in 1927, an additional plaque was fixed to the monument. The Cenotaph was replaced with a more permanent structure (designed by the OPW architect Raymond McGrath) in 1950.

A clipping of photographs of the Celtic Congress Garden Party at the Zoological Gardens in Dublin. Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. is present in one of the images, described as a ‘distinguished Franciscan Capuchin scholar’. Fr. Senan has annotated the word ‘scholar’ with ‘oh yeah!’. The clipping is taken from the ‘Daily Express’ (12 July 1934).

A clipping of an article referring to a meeting in the Diocese of Dromore regarding the actions of the local Orange Order in opposing Catholic meetings. The article was published in the 'Freeman's Journal' (29 December 1917).

A postcard print of an image of a worshippers at a religious service to commemorate the centenary of Catholic emancipation held in the Phoenix Park in Dublin in June 1929. The image is credited to the 'Irish Independent'.

A clipping of an article promoting Christmas cards produced by the girls’ branch of the Catholic Action Organisation (CAGO). One of the cards is titled ‘Our Lady of the Blackout’. (Volume page 67).

A clipping referring to a large stained glass window designed by Catherine O’Brien for a private residence in Singapore. The article notes that the window is on display at the Co-operative Stained Glass works at 24 Upper Pembroke Street in Dublin. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (13 December 1926). (Volume page 182).

A clipping of an article the memorial windows designed by Catharine O’Brien for Lissadell Church in County Sligo. The commission was given to O’Brien by Lady Gore-Booth. The article was published in the ‘Evening Mail’ (4 November 1950).

A clipping of a photograph of Cathal O’Shannon and Fr. Augustine Hayden OSFC at the Mater Hospital in Dublin where the former was receiving treatment. The clipping was used to illustrate an article on O’Shannon’s personal recollections of the 1916 Rising published in the ‘Empire News’ (4 September 1953).

A cheque for £35 11s 9d, payable to ‘Poblacht na hÉireann’, and signed by Cathal Brugha. The cheque was drawn on Bannc na Talmhan Teoranta (the National Land Bank) in Dublin and is dated 2 May 1922.