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A pamphlet authored by a ‘priest’ referring to the stance taken by the Catholic Church in supporting the Free State administration, and denouncing Anti-Treaty Republicans, and refusing to administer the sacraments to irregulars. On 10 Oct. 1922, the Catholic Bishops of Ireland issued a formal Pastoral, describing the anti-treaty campaign as ‘a system of murder and assassination of the National forces without any legitimate authority …’. Published in [Glasgow: 1922].

Recollections of visits made to Kevin Barry (executed 1 Nov. 1920); to ‘six young heroes hanged at Mountjoy Prison, March 14th 1921’; and to Thomas Traynor (executed 26 Apr. 1921). The recollections refer to visits made by unnamed religious sisters. The transcripts focus on the piety and courage shown by the condemned prisoners. It reads: ‘All the young men were teetotallers and some of them abstained from smoking. We noticed two empty porter bottles in the grate in Flood’s cell. When he saw me looking at them he said “you know our friends can bring us in now anything one asks for. The Black and Tan guards here are decent to us and we ordered in drink for them”’.

The receipt reads: ‘Received from Fr. Paul [Neary] OSFC – a small sealed parcel – addressed to Mrs McBride – mother of the late Major McBride. Fred J. Allan, City Hall’. With cover

An Anti-Treaty leaflet, deriding Michael Collins and the Free State. It reads: ‘“I would much rather hear Mr. Michael Collins called a traitor by Mr. De Valera than hear myself called a traitor by anyone else.” Lord Birkenhead’.

Programme for ‘Aonach na Nodlag’, 5-14 Dec. 1912, held at the Rotunda buildings. The Aonach Committee consisted of Arthur Griffith, Chairman, and Ėamonn Ceannt, Tomas Ó Seaghdha, Hon. Secretaries. Other committee members included The Ó Rathghaille, Countess Markievicz and Bean An Paoraigh. With many advertisements including ‘Tomás S. Ó Cléirigh (Tom Clarke), 75a Parnell Street, 77 Amiens Street, Dublin. Tobacconist, Stationer and Newsagent. Irish Tobacco Goods a speciality’. Printed by Devereux, Newth and Col, Printers, 49 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin. In English and Irish.