A photographic print of an election poster encouraging the public to vote for W.T. Cosgrave as Sinn Féin MP for Kilkenny city in the parliamentary by-election in 1917. Cosgrave, who was a veteran of the 1916 Rising, was victorious in the by-election, defeating John Magennis of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Cosgrave would go on to serve for ten years (from 1922-32) as President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
A view of Achill Sound, a stretch of water separating Achill Island from the mainland. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Looking across the Sound of Achill to the island from the mainland of Mayo'.
An image of Alderman Alfie Byrne (1882-1956), Lord Mayor of Dublin, with Waterford pilgrims at the Lourdes Grotto at the Church of Mary Immaculate on Tyrconnell Road in Inchicore in Dublin.
An image of the start of the All-Ireland Football Final in Croke Park in Dublin on 23 September 1934. The two opposing teams were Dublin and Galway. The individual throwing in the ball is John Harty, Archbishop of Cashel (1867-1946).