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Clippings showing the presentation by Major H.E. de Courcy Wheeler of arms and mementoes from the 1916 Rising. De Courcy Wheeler had accepted the surrender of Patrick Pearse and Constance Markievicz following the defeat of the insurrection. The items were handed over to the state at a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin. The image (right) shows Áine Ceannt and Margaret Mary Pearse examining a revolver which belonged to Constance Markievicz. The clippings are most likely taken from the 'Irish Independent' (30 April 1948).

A clipping of a report on a presentation made to Christopher J. Brady, Michael J. Molloy, and William P. O’Brien who printed the 1916 Proclamation. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (25 November 1952).

A clipping of short article announcing the release of several female prisoners detained after the insurrection. The prisoners included Annie Higgins, Madeline Ffrench-Mullen, and Nellie Gifford. The clipping is taken from the ‘Freeman’s Journal’ (5 June 1916).

An article reporting on the return by Captain E.J. Hitzen of some mementoes and ephemera he captured following the 1916 Rising. The items included the white flag used by Éamon de Valera during the surrender of Boland’s Mill. The article also refers to Hitzen’s recollections of the Rising. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (5 April 1948).

A clipping of Seán Keating working on one of the fourteen panels of the Stations of the Cross for the chapel in St. Eunan’s College in Letterkenny in County Donegal. The clipping is taken from the ‘Sunday Express’ (7 October 1951).

A clipping of a profile of the artist Seán O’Sullivan by Kess van Hoek. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (29 September 1951).

A clipping of an article on the ‘Lusitania’ memorial sculpture by Jerome Connor in Cobh, County Cork. The article was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (15 February 1953).

A postcard print captioned ‘The insurrection in Dublin – armoured motor car in Bachelor’s Walk’. The postcard was printed by Hely’s in Dublin.

A clipping of a profile of the Dublin-based art dealer Victor Waddington. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (28 March 1953).