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The newssheet is titled ‘No. 1’, and urges the ‘men of the Free State Army to read what your English Allies think of you’.

King and Constitution / by Frank Gallagher (Proinnsias Ó Gallchobhair). Published by Wood Printing Works Ltd., Fleet Street, Dublin. The purpose and goals of Fianna Fáil on p. [3] of wrapper.

Step by Step / from the Republic back into the Empire / The evolution of Eamon de Valera / by Diarmuid Ó Cruadhlaoich / Judge of the Supreme Court of the Irish Republic.

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.

The series is incomplete but there are multiple copies of some editions extant in the file.
Individual (loose) editions:
15 July 1922 (No. 2)-21 July 1922 (No. 6).
7 Aug. 1922 (No. 20)-14 Aug. 1922 (No. 26)
16 Aug. 1922 (No. 28)-26 Aug. 1922 (No. 37)
29 Aug. 1922 (No. 40)
31 Aug. 1922 (No. 43)-1 Sept. 1922 (No. 44)
23 Sept. 1922 (No. 63)
26 Sept. 1922 (No. 65)-29 Sept. 1922 (No. 68).
30 Sept. 1922 (No. 70)-7 Oct. 1922 (No. 76).
10 Oct. 1922 (No. 78)-11 Oct. 1922 (No. 79)
12 Oct. 1922 (No. 80)-17 Oct. 1922 (No. 84).
Bound editions:
26 July 1922-5 Aug. 1922 (Nos. 10-19).
18 Aug. 1922-26 Aug. 1922 (Nos. 30-38).
29 Aug. 1922-7 Sept. 1922 (Nos. 40-49).
2 Sept. 1922-11 Sept. 1922 (Nos. 45-52).
8 Sept. 1922-19 Sept. 1922 (Nos. 50-59).
12 Sept. 1922-15 Sept. 1922 (Nos. 53-56).
16 Sept.-25 Sept. 1922 (Nos. 57-64).
20 Sept.-30 Sept. 1922 (Nos. 60-69).
30 Sept. 1922-6 Oct. 1922 (Nos. 70-79).
'The Fenian' was an Anti-Treaty newspaper providing the republican perspective on the course of Civil War hostilities. The paper warns that ‘insidious attempts have been made within the last few days by the English King’s Provisional Ministers to spread the rumour that a truce had been achieved. Under cover of this they hope to weaken the splendid morale of the republican troops and then attack them when off their guard’. The editions were bound together with a note indicating that they belonged to ‘Rev. Fr. Sebastian [O’Brien OFM Cap.], Church Street’.

A copy of 'Freedom' (17 Sept. 1922). The cover has a portrait of Lawrence Ginnell (1852-1923), a veteran Irish nationalist and opponent of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The sketched-portrait was drawn by Constance Markievicz.

The file comprises the following editions of this weekly Anti-Treaty newspaper: 9 Apr. 1922 (Vol. 1, No. 1)-2 July 1922 (Vol. 1, No. 13). Each edition featured political cartoons on the front page (some of which were drawn by Grace Plunkett).

'The Plain People (Na Daoine Macánta)', Vol. 1, No. 13, 2 July 1922.

An illustration by Grace Plunkett which appeared in ‘The Plain People / Na Daoine Macánta’ newspaper on 16 April 1922.

The file comprises the following editions: 6 July 1922. (no. 1) – 16 July 1922. (no. 7); 29 July (no. 11) – 5 Aug. 1922 (no. 12). These were styled the ‘war news’ editions. The editor of 'Nationality' was Sean T. O’Kelly. The newspaper of the same name was suppressed after the 1916 Rising, but was published for a couple of years later in Belfast. These first seven issues of the weekly paper cover all the hostilities during this early Civil War period, including the shooting of Cathal Brugha. The file includes multiple copies of some editions.