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A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of men inspecting damage to buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A postcard print captioned 'O’Connell Bridge and quays Dublin / (before and after “Sinn Fein Rebellion”)'. The postcard was printed Valentine & Co.

A view of O’Connell Bridge and Eden Quay, Dublin, in about 1960. The Corinthian Cinema is a noticeable landmark on the left of the image. Originally rebuilt after the 1916 destruction of this part of city, the cinema opened in 1921. It was designed by T.F. McNamara with internal alterations to the auditorium in the 1930s by Jones & Kelly. It was apparently given the name ‘The Ranch’ because of the number of westerns it screened. The Corinthian closed in July 1975 but in October of the same year it re-opened as a two-screen cinema called the Odeon. The cinema closed its doors for the final time in 1993. The building was finally demolished in late 2002 to make way for a commercial development.

A view of the village of O’Callaghan’s Mills in County Clare in about 1945.

Some notes about education in the hand of Patrick Pearse. The notes are undated but were possibly prepared a talk on the subject. The notes conclude with Pearse's transcription of a widely-known poem on public schooling which reads:
‘Ram it in, cram it in
Children’s heads are hollow.
Jam it in, slam it in,
Still there’s more to follow.
Pack it in, smack it in,
What are children made for?
Push it in, crush it in,
What are teachers paid for?’

Note (possibly by Patrick Pearse or William Pearse) on St. Enda’s School-headed paper. The note refers to the need to obtain the ‘creditors’ money’.

Note from Pádraig Ó Máille possibly to Patrick Pearse re the formation of a Gaelic League branch in Moycullen, County Galway.