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Photographic postcard prints of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. with a group of Irish Republican supporters at Fairpost, Northern California. Some members of the group hold tricolor pennants annotated: ‘St Patrick’s Day -1923. Irish Republic’. One of the photographs was reprinted in the 'Cork Evening Echo', 18 June 1958. The individuals are named as:
Front: Pat Fitzgerald, Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap., Messrs M. O’Malley, J. McGuire, Barney Nolan.
Back: Messrs D. Godsil, M. Murphy, J. Shine, M. Barry, T. Sullivan, D. O’Keefe, J. Flynn, J. Leary, T. Curtin, J. Kelleher, J. O’Connor, P. Murphy, V. Daly.

A blank postcard print showing the funeral procession of Michael Collins in Dublin on 28 August 1922. The printed caption reads 'Funeral of the late General Michael Collins / Passing Government Buildings'. The card was printed by Hely's, Acme Works, Dublin.

Blank postcard print titled 'Military Operations, Dublin, June-July 1922 / Shell Exploding on Four Courts'. The image is credited to Hogan, Dublin.

Postcard to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., Church Street, from ‘E. Ní F’ (Eibhlín Ní Fhoghludha) declaring that a ‘very small room for your friend’ is ready in August. The author also affirms that ‘we have had a very quiet time in Rinn but you know we are very much behind the times’. The photographic print of the postcard shows refurbishment work on Liberty Hall after its destruction in the 1916 Rising. The banner across the façade of the hall reads: ‘James Connolly murdered May 12th 1916’.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 6, 2 July 1922.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 121, 22 Dec. 1922.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 47, 24 August 1922. This edition was published two days after the death of Michael Collins, the National Army's Commander-in-Chief, at Béal na Bláth in County Cork. Its editorial on Collins commences: 'Yesterday the Nation was shocked by the news of Michael Collins death … now his boundless energy and inexhaustible resource are no more ...' This is one of the last issues of 'War News' produced by Erskine Childers in West Cork before THE encircling National Army made anti-Treaty positions untenable, and he had to move the printing press into a vacant cottage at Ballyvourney. Helping him to print his news sheets were Sean O'Faolain, Frank O'Connor, Sean Hendrick (all famous writers), and R. Longford who later established the Lee Press in Cork city.

The file comprises the following editions: 28 June 1922 (no. 1) – 16 Mar. 1923 (no. 175). The series is missing a small number of editions but there are multiple copies of other issues extant in the file. The publication began with the attack on anti-treaty republicans in the Four Courts, and the publication focused on ways of conveying news of the changing situation to journalists, republican supporters and the general public. The first (un-numbered) edition was styled as a communiqué from Rory O’Connor, Major General, IRA. It read:
‘The boys are glorious, and will fight for their Republic to the end. How long will our misguided former comrades outside attack those who stand for Ireland alone?’ Reference is made in this first communiqué to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. and Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. who were ministering to the besieged republicans.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 2, 29 June 1922.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 5, 1 July 1922.