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A clipping of an article by Fr. Richard Henebry titled ‘The Collecting of Irish music’ (‘Waterford News’, 11 May 1914). The article refers to Henebry's work on the preservation of traditional Irish tunes and to the need to establish an 'Phonogram Archive of Irish music' in University College Cork.

The community choir in the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny.

An aerial view of the Curragh Camp in County Kildare in September 1924.

A view of the Custom House from George's Quay in Dublin in about 1945.

A view of the exterior of the Custom House in Dublin in about 1950.

A view of boy standing on the rigging of a boat opposite the Custom House, Dublin, in about 1945.

A view of the Custom House from across the River Liffey on City Quay in Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Custom House, Dublin / Andrew Coleman, 24 Vernon Street, South Circular Road, Dublin'.

Photographic prints (stills) from the 1936 film 'The Dawn'. This was the first full-length Irish feature film with sound. 'The Dawn' was made by Hibernia Films and was produced and directed by Tom Cooper. Scenes from the film were shot in and around Killarney, County Kerry. The film tells a tale of romance and tragedy set against the backdrop of the War of Independence. The cast included 250 amateur actors drawn from the locality. Some of the cast were IRA veterans of the War of Independence. Several of the prints show reconstructions of an ambush on British forces.

The front cover of programme for a commemorative concert honouring Rory O’Connor, Liam Mellows, Richard Barrett and Joe McKelvey who were executed during the Civil War.

A reprint of an article from the ‘Daily Express’ extolling the ‘noble work done by the Orange Committee’. Issued from the Committee’s Offices in Dublin by Athol Johnson Dudgeon, honorary secretary.