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A clipping of an article offering a favourable review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ published in the ‘Dublin Opinion’ magazine in February 1942.

A view of the ‘Innisfallen’ at Penrose Quay, Cork, leaving for Fishguard in Wales in about 1935.

A view of the ‘Innisfallen’ docked at the Port of Cork in about 1955. Constructed in 1948 for the British & Irish Steam Packet Company (later known as B&I Line), this was the third ship named ‘Innisfallen’ to serve on the Irish Sea route between Cork and the ports of Fishguard and Swansea in South Wales. The ship was built at William Denny and Brothers Shipbuilders in Dumbarton, Scotland. The ship continued to serve the Port of Cork until 1968 when it was sold to Hellenic Maritime Lines in Greece and renamed ‘Poseidonia’. Following its long years of service, it ended its days at a shipbreakers’ yard in Brindisi, Italy, in 1985.

A clipping of a positive review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1942) published in the ‘Irish Catholic’ (15 January 1942).

A clipping of a short review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1942) published in the ‘Irish Independent’ (12 January 1942).

The front cover of the ‘Irish Travel’ magazine from April 1945. The cover has an image of the quays fronting onto the South Channel of the River Lee in Cork. The magazine was published by the Irish Tourist Association (ITA).

An original copy of ‘Irish War News’, Vol. 1, No. 1 (25 April 1916). This item was published by the republicans occupying the General Post Office in Dublin during the insurrection. Includes ‘Stop Press! The Irish Republic’ on the final page announcing the Rising. This was the only printed document issued by the Rising leaders other than the Proclamation.

An image of two inhabitants of the Aran Islands in about 1940. The title of the print is ‘seanchas’, an old Irish word referring to the act of storytelling and conveying an ancient tale handed down by oral tradition. A ‘seanchaí’ was a storyteller or a custodian of this tradition.

A clipping of a review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1942) by Patrick Kavanagh published in the ‘Irish Times’ (10 January 1942).

A clipping of a review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1942) published in ‘The Universe’ (23 January 1942).