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A review by Maud Gonne MacBride of 1942 and 1943 editions of ‘The Capuchin Annual’. The review contains numerous references to the national question and the issue of partition. MacBride adds ‘Evidently a man peace, Father Senan knows what he wants and as an editor has his own original ways of doing things’.

A clipping of an article reporting on the appointment of Maurice Moynihan as secretary to the cabinet. The article notes that he is a brother of Fr. Francis Moynihan (editor of ‘The Advocate’ in Melbourne, Australia), and Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. (editor of ‘The Capuchin Annual’).

A clipping of a profile of the sculptor May Power by Geraldine Coster published in ‘Personality Parade’ (April 1947). May Power was the daughter of the renowned Dublin-born sculptor Albert Power.

A clipping of an article reporting on a speech on the Irish language by Fr. Richard Henebry at the Union of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.

An image of trucks belonging to the firm of McHenry Brothers, North Brunswick Street, Dublin, being loaded with turf.

An image of the exterior of Meentogues National School in County Kerry in about 1940.

A view of Mellows Bridge over the River Liffey joining Queen Street and Arran Quay in Dublin.

A photographic print of Cork Corporation who voted for the election of Tomás MacCurtain as Lord Major of Cork on 31 January 1920. The photograph shows the scene in the council chamber of Cork City Hall on the day Mac Curtain was elected Lord Mayor.

A membership certificate for the ‘Wolfe Tone and Ninety Eight Memorial Association’. The document presents four scenes broadly connected with the 1798 rebellion with titles: ‘Cave Hill Compact, June 11th, 1795; Dublin, 23rd July, 1803; French Landing at Killala, August 22nd 1798; Foundation stone, National Memorial, S. Green Dublin, laid August 15th 1898’.

Memorandum and Articles of Association of Scoil Éanna. The booklet contains manuscript additions of names, addresses and descriptions of subscribers including ‘Patrick H. Pearse, St. Enda’s College, Rathfarnham, barrister-at-law, William Pearse, St. Enda’s College, Rathfarnham, sculptor’, and ‘Thomas MacDonagh, 32 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin, tutor’. Two sets of signatures with one noting the number of shares taken by each subscriber. The signatures are dated 2 January 1912. The objective of the memorandum is ‘to acquire and take over the Colleges, known as Scoil Éanna and Scoil Ide, now carried on at Rathfarnham, in the County of Dublin, and at Cullenswood Avenue, County of Dublin, with the goodwill of Mr. P.H. Pearse therein …’.