An image of Edward Byrne, Archbishop of Dublin, blessing the foundation stone for the Church of Saint Anne in Shankill in County Dublin. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads: 'Laying the foundation stone of new Dublin church / 27 July 1931 / The Archbishop of Dublin yesterday blessed and laid the foundation stone for the new Church of St. Anne at Shankill, Dublin / The Archbishop of Dublin praying at the foot of the cross surrounded by a huge congregation'. The photograph is credited to Keystone View Company, 12 Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London.
A clipping referring to an exhibition of paintings by Sir John Lavery and Lady Lavery at the Alpine Club Galleries in London. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Independent’ (12 October 1921). (Volume page 179).
A clipping of an article advertising the ‘Varnishing Day’ exhibition in the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. The article includes images of Laurence Campbell’s sculptural busts of Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap., Bishop William MacNeely, and Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The article was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (13 April 1946).
A clipping of members of the Women’s National Health Association (WNHA) in Dublin in 1915. The image was published in the ‘Irish Life’ magazine (19 February 1915) on the occasion of the departure of the WNHA’s founder Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon (Lady Aberdeen) from Ireland. She is the central figure in the front row. (Volume page 155)