Copy conveyance from William Jeffares to George James Paterson of premises on Cullenswood Avenue ‘now known as Oakley Road’. The original conveyance dates to 6 December 1895. The copy (c.1908) was prepared by French & French, solicitors, 7 Stephen’s Green North, Dublin.
Copy conveyance from Frederick Holland Mares, photographer, Grafton Street, Dublin, his wife Sarah, and Michael Burr to William Jeffares, Rochfield, Dundrum, County Dublin, of lands and premises on the west side of Cullenswood Avenue in Ranelagh, Dublin, in consideration of £600 and subject to a fee farm rent of £100 per annum. The original deed of conveyance is dated 8 December 1875. This copy is dated c.1908.
Some notes about education in the hand of Patrick Pearse. The notes are undated but were possibly prepared a talk on the subject. The notes conclude with Pearse's transcription of a widely-known poem on public schooling which reads: ‘Ram it in, cram it in Children’s heads are hollow. Jam it in, slam it in, Still there’s more to follow. Pack it in, smack it in, What are children made for? Push it in, crush it in, What are teachers paid for?’
Letter to Patrick Pearse from E.K. Chambers, Board of Education, Whitehall, London, regarding the possibility of taking Welsh as an additional subject in a public elementary school.
Letter to Patrick Pearse from V.B. Dillion, solicitor, 12 St. Andrew Street, Dublin, re the letter of administration pertaining to the will of the late James Pearse.
Letter to Patrick Pearse from Tomás de Róiste, Conrad na Gaelige, Tipperary. Refers to an enclosure for £1 for ‘expenses incurred by your recent visit to Tipperary’. Annotation on the reverse of the letter in hand of Pearse reads ‘[Seosamh mac Cathmhaoil], possibly Joseph Campbell, Loretto Cottage, Castlereagh Road, Belfast’.
Letter to Patrick Pearse from Cecil [Doheny?], 243 Cromwell Road, London, re the former’s wish to sublet property he is renting. He writes ‘First of all, allow me to congratulate you on your new appointment. … I sympathize very much with you in the dilemma which the appointment put you in. Of course, I give you full leave to sublet, if you can find a good & careful tenant …’.