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A view of a farmer sowing seeds in a ploughed field. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The sower went out'.

An image of a farmer with a draught (dray) horse pulling a plough in West Cork in about 1960.

A family group around a traditional spinning wheel outside a cottage in rural Ireland in about 1945. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Ireland’s wheel of fortune'.

Photographic print of an unidentified family group. The group includes the father and presumably the eldest son in military uniform. Three younger boys, a mother, and presumably a daughter are also present in the image.

A facsimile copy of an original tribute to Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin (d. 26 February 1852).

A clipping of a facsimile copy of a ten shilling note issued by the Limerick Soviet. The caption notes that the photograph was published in the ‘Daily Mail’ in 1919. The note carries the inscription around the edges: ‘General Strike Against British Militarism. Limerick April 1919’; and in the centre: ‘The Workers of Limerick promise to pay the bearer ten shillings for The Limerick Trades and Labour Council’. The note is signed by the chairman and treasurer.

A view of Eyre Square, a public park located in the centre of Galway city.

Expenses account of James Joseph O’Kelly. An accompanying note is endorsed ‘account for arms / £206 / expenses to Dublin’. Both the note and the one-page expenses account are endorsed ‘EE 7205’. The expenses relate to O’Kelly’s travel from France to Dublin.

Expense journal of William Woodlock, 13 Hardwicke Place, Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the title page gives the date 13 August 1863. A note on the first page by William Woodlock reads ‘1863 / Kate [his sister] left Dublin, August 11, (Tuesday) for Bruges. Joseph [his brother] left Dublin, Thursday, August 13 for Cork, on his way to Australia … Am now left alone, and open a new account. W[illiam] W[oodlock]’. An additional note at the bottom of the opening page reads ‘Joseph sailed from Queenstown for Brisbane, Queensland, in the “Fiery Star”, Wednesday, August 19, 1863’. The remainder of the volume contains entries for routine expenditures including washing, cigars, stamps, and stationary.

A card publicising an exhibition of art from the Joseph Brennan Collection at the Dawson Gallery in Dublin. The exhibition included sculptures by Albert Power and Jerome Connor and paintings by Walter Osborne and Nathaniel Hone.