Correspondence of Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., and Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., with Robert F. Mahony, President, American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic; Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap., Central Council of Irish County Associations; Eugene Twomey, Secretary, Fianna Fail, Inc., Irish Republican Party of America; Charles F. Tiernan; Joseph O’Byrne of the Fathers’ Albert & Dominic Committee; and the Irish American National Alliance. The letters refer to appeals from various Irish-American republican organizations calling for the repatriation to Ireland of the mortal remains of Fathers Albert Bibby OFM Cap. and Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.
The clippings relate to the repatriation and reburial of the bodies of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. and Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. in the cemetery of the Capuchin Friary, Rochestown, County Cork in 1958. Some of the clippings also refer to the unveiling of a memorial at the Capuchin Retreat House in Raheny, Dublin, on 14 June 1959. ‘The memorial is a life-sized Calvary in re-constituted stone. It was modelled by Neff Brothers of Cork, and was donated by Mr. Eamonn Martin, former Chief of Staff of Fianna Eireann, an organization in which the two priests were keenly interested’
A series of republican cartoons by Constance Markievicz published during the Civil War attacking various prominent Free State figures including Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. Two of the cartoons are titled ‘Midnight Assassins’ and refer to supposed threats to the lives of Ėamon de Valera and Erskine Childers. Another affirms that Griffith and Collins are ‘marching heads up into the Empire over the bodies of their murdered Comrades’ whilst another suggests a comparison between James Craig and Michael Collins in terms of their treatment of Republicans. The cartoons may have been published in the Anti-Treaty publication 'The Fenian' (See IE CA IR-1-8-3-5).
'The United Irishman' was an Irish nationalist newspaper co-founded by Arthur Griffith and William Rooney. The first publication was issued on 4 Mar. 1899 it ran until 1906. It was sub-titled ‘A National Weekly Review’. The file contains the issue of 23 Apr. 1904 (Vol. 11 No. 269). This edition published copy correspondence from the Capuchin Friary in Cork relating to the ‘Vindication of Monsignor Persico’ (pp 2-3).
'The Liberator' was a weekly newspaper published by Bernard Doyle from offices in Parliament Street, Dublin. The paper espoused opposition to Jim Larkin, the trade union leader during the Dublin Lockout. Each edition featured elaborate and caustic cartoons and editorials invariably attacking Larkin. The file contains a complete bound run of this short-lived journal: 23 Aug. 1913 (Vol. 1. Nos. 1-14). The file also contains 'The Irish Trade Unionist and Labour Year Book, 1913'. Edited by Bernard Doyle, 48 pp.
The file includes the following editions from mainly national newspapers reporting on the Rising and on subsequent events: 'Cork Examiner', 24 June 1916 'Irish Weekly Independent', 29 Apr. & 6 May & 13 May 1916 'Weekly Irish Times', 29 Apr. & 13 May 1916 'Irish Times', 18 Apr.-1 May 1916; 12 May 1916 (p. 5 only) 'Saturday Herald', 27 May 1916 'Cork Examiner', 6 May 1916 'Freeman’s Journal', 11-13 May 1916; 2 June 1916 (13 May 1916 has pp 5-8 only). 'Irish Independent', 15 May 1916
The file comprises an incomplete of run of this weekly publication published in Dublin. With numerous single sheets or clippings from selected editions.
The file comprises the following editions: An t-Óglác the official organ of the Irish Volunteers: 15 Mar. 1921 (vol. III, no. 1)-15 Apr. 1921 (Vol. III, no. 4); 1 May 1921 (Vol. III, no. 6)-10 June 1921 (Vol. III, no. 12); 24 June 1921 (Vol. III, no. 14); 2 Dec. 1921 (vol. III, no. 37) – 9 Dec. 1921 (vol. III, no. 38); An t-Óglác, the official organ of the army 20 Jan. 1923 (vol. iv, no. 32, new series) – 27 Jan. 1923 (vol., iv, no. 33 new series) An t-Óglác, the army journal 29 May 1926 (vol. iv, no. 20). The concluding edition in the file contains an article titled ‘Four courts and North King St. Area in 1916’ by John J. Reynolds, referring to the activities of Capuchin priests from Church Street during the 1916 Rising. (pp 3-4).
Handbill-style copies of the 'Freeman’s Journal' and 'Evening Telegraph', 1-10 Apr. 1922. Following an attack by armed Irregular republicans, these pro-Treaty publications appeared as cyclostyled typescript handbills which were pasted on walls all over Dublin city. The papers mainly contained editorials referring to the attack on the newspaper premises, expressed defiance of those responsible for the assault, and assertions that the papers would appear in some form or other. Reference was also made to the need to fight ‘tyranny in whatever garb it appears’. It was reported that republicans later went about the city tearing down the editorials wherever they were posted.
The file contains volume 6, 20 Oct. 1921 (No. 1)-12 Dec. 1921 (No. 38), of the 'Irish Bulletin'. The series is complete up to issue no. 38 with multiple copies of some editions.
