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Letter from John O’Mahony, Cork, to a ‘dear friend’ [likely either James Joseph O’Kelly or John O’Connor Power]. The letter reads ‘I have received orders to suppress any attempt at raising an “Irish Brigade” for any purpose than that of Ireland’. The letter adds ‘There are a great many persons here who would be only to anxious to fight for France, but in the face of the orders I have received, you cannot blame me for not giving you the assistance which in my heart I would wish’. Endorsed ‘Memo / written by O’Mahony … Cork’. 25 February 1871. Endorsed on front page ‘7197’.

Card to Tadhg Ó Murchadha (‘Seandún’), 2 Castle Street, Cork. Reference is made to his work on the Irish translation of Daniel Dafoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’.

A copy of ‘Glór na Ly / páipéar nóchda a n-ay an ví’ (‘Machroumha [Macroom], Mí na Sâuna, 1911’). The edition includes a long article on Tadhg Ó Murchadha (‘Seandún’) with a photographic print.

Letter from Fr. Laurence Dowling OFM Cap., Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, Dublin, to Br. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. thanking him for his offer of Irish language material for ‘The Father Mathew Record’. Fr. Laurence wrote ‘You can write on any subject you like, and we shall rely entirely on your own good judgement. If you think some simple lessons in the Irish language would be popular, you may of course do them’.

Letter to Br. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. from Fr. Laurence Dowling OFM Cap., Parochial House in Windgap, Callan, County Kilkenny, re an article about postage stamps in aid of the foreign missions. Reference is also made to contributions to ‘The Father Mathew Record’ seemingly by Frank Ryan.

A carte de visite of Fr. Michael O’Hickey and his aunt. The print is credited to Poole, photographer, 34 Mall, Waterford. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Wishing Uncle Maurice & Ellie all the joys and blessings of the Holy Xmas season / M.P.H / 1894’. A later annotation reads ‘Mrs O’Brien, aunt of Dr. O’Hickey’.

Prayer card for the beatification of Dom Columba Marmion OSB. The card includes short extracts from his spiritual writings and a photographic print. Printed in Bruges, Belgium.

Circular from James Stopford, 5th Earl of Courtown (1823-1914) re the resolution passed at a recent meeting of the Property Defence Association and the need for subscriptions to support the organization.

Circular re a general meeting of landowners ‘to take into consideration the administration of the Land Act’. James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838-1913) presided over the meeting. The circular includes a list of names of individuals acting as distributors for tickets for the meeting.

Circular letter from Thomas P. Butler, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Irish Landowners’ Convention, regarding subscriptions.