'The Workers’ Republic, the official organ of the Communist Party of Ireland’, 19 May 1923 (New Series, No. 86). The newspaper carries a reprint of part of James Connolly’s pamphlet 'Erin’s Hope'.
A copy of 'Irish War News', 20 Apr. 1924 (Vol. I, No. 2) containing editorials and messages from Padraig J. Ó Ruithleis, acting president, and Sean T. O’Kelly, staff of Commandant-General Padraig Pearse, 1916.
A copy of 'The Republic' edited by Darrell Figgis, 21 June 1919 (Vol. 1, No. 1). Figgis published this republican newssheet from offices at 40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin.
Statement titled 'Partition' issued by the Pro-Treaty Government Publicity Department suggesting that Éamon de Valera 'was aware of the "Ulster" clauses of the Treaty long before the Treaty was signed, and that he made no protest; that he had assured Mr. Lloyd George that force would not be used against "Ulster" in order to bring the six counties into a United Ireland ...'.
A pamphlet relating to the trial and execution of Erskine Childers (1870-1922) who was convicted by a Free State military court on charges of illegally possessing a firearm and sentenced to death. While his appeal against the sentence was still pending, Childers was executed by firing squad at the Beggar’s Bush Barracks in Dublin on 24 Nov. 1922. The tract includes an elegy on Erskine Childers by Padraig de Brún. Published in London by Leslie Smith & Co., printers.
A republican handbill containing extracts from a letter by Ėamon De Valera read at the ‘Sinn Féin meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin, July 17th, 1923’. Printed in Manchester by Whiteley and Wright. Titled ‘No. 6’ in a series.
The note reads: ‘Dear Mother, we had to surrender so we march to Phoneix [sic] Park, don’t forget to pray us’. A partially decipherable name and address is given on the reverse: ‘Matthew [ ], 12 Great Longford St, Dublin, off Aungier St.’ The item was found within an envelope annotated: ‘Farewell letter to His mother of a soldier of the I.R.A. who fought for Ireland in the Rising of Easter Week, 1916’.
Copy letter from Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. to the editor of the 'Irish Catholic' protesting against the ‘obvious and unkind suggestion’ made in relation to Thomas MacDonagh in a recent edition of the paper. Fr Aloysius declared: ‘I feel bound to emphatically assert that his preparation for his last moment manifested a depth of Catholic Faith and a tenderness of piety most edifying and impressive and that he received the rites of his Church with a devotion which not easily be forgotten by The Priest who assisted him’
Letter from Brian O’Higgins, Detention Barracks, Stafford, c/o Chief Postal Censor, to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., regarding the conditions of his detention. He writes: ‘We are all in good health and in the best of spirits; we are treated very kindly and have little to complain of. We have the Rosary in public – the whole lot of us together …’. He also asks Fr. Aloysius ‘to call at 117 Capel St. and see if Mrs Doyle and her children are being looked after? Her husband asked me to give this favour of you …’.