A large bound volume with a manuscript annotation on the spine which reads ‘The North / Partition / Northern Ireland’. The volume contains original letters and draft manuscript and typescript contributions and commentary re the ‘Orange Terror’ article by 'Ultach' (J.J. Campbel) published in ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1943). The file includes letters from Bishop Daniel Mageean, George Noble Plunkett, J.J. Campbell, Eamon Donnelly, Senator David Robinson, Maud Gonne MacBride, Jack B. Yeats (refusing to contribute a commentary on the article), and Sir Shane Leslie. The volume also contains many general newspaper clippings about partition. The volume also includes a printed flier from Ailtirí na hAiséirghe (1943). The volume includes content mainly from 1941-9 but it also includes some newspaper and magazine clippings from c.1917-1932, particularly relating to the treatment of the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland. The volume is not paginated.
An illustration referring to the pseudonym ‘Ultach’ used by J.J. Campbell for ‘Orange Terror’ article published in ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1943). The illustration is an adaptation of the story by Aesop of the fox (the Orange Order) attempting to trick the rooster (‘Ultach’) into coming down from his perch. The drawing is probably by the artist Richard King (1907-1974).
A clipping of an article referring to the recapture of the republican leader Hugh McAteer on the Falls Road in Belfast. The article is taken from the ‘Belfast Telegraph’ (20 November 1943).
A clipping of an article in which Seán Ó Faoláin gives his views on partition. Reference is made by Ó Faoláin to the ‘Orange Terror’ article in ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1943). The article was published in the 'Sunday Independent' (28 March 1948).
A photographic print of the funeral of the sculptor Albert Power in Dublin. The mourners include Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. and Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. The photograph is credited to the 'Irish Press'.
A photographic print of Jack Bilbo at work on a sculpture titled ‘Life’. A typescript caption notes that the sculpture is his new creation for the World Fair. The caption also states that Bilbo is ‘well known as an artist, author, and manger of the Modern Art Gallery’. The image is credited to the Keystone Photo Agency.
