Recollections of the 1916 Rising by Nicholas Laffan titled ‘Ireland’s War of Independence / Easter Week 1916’. It is noted that Laffan was a Captain in G Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Irish Volunteers. With a cover letter from Laffan to Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. stating that this article ‘has not appeared in any paper’. He also states that he is an old member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Merchants’ Quay) having joined in April 1904 (66 years ago)’.
Copy portrait photograph of David Patrick Moran used to illustrate an article by Patrick Callan titled ‘D.P. Moran / founder editor of The Leader’ published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1977) at p. 276. The original print is in the National Library of Ireland.
A satirical republican flier on the demise of the pro-Treaty 'Freeman's Journal' newspaper. The flier promotes a 'funeral procession' for the paper and notes that it ceased publication 'from an acute attack of Clerical Intimidation, Softening of the Back-bone, and other painful disorders'. Reference is made to the former proprietors of the newspaper, Francis Higgins (c.1745–1802), probably better known as the 'Sham Squire', and Sir John Gray (1815-1875).
'The Gael' was described as a weekly journal of stories, sketches, news notes and songs. The file contains the issue: 29 Jan. 1916 (Vol. 1, No. 1) which provides news on the activities of local Irish Volunteer units. It was printed for the proprietor (Eamon Ó Duibhir) at The Gaelic Press, 30 Upper Liffey Street, Dublin
The newspaper contains reports of Civil War hostilities and to the messages of sympathy which are still being received following the death (22 Aug. 1922) of Michael Collins.
The file contains the issue: 1 Nov. 1920 (no. 11,442) referring to the execution of Kevin Barry in Mountjoy Jail. Front page reads: ‘Subsequently Father Albert [Bibby], OSFC, succeeded in visiting the prisoner, who again saluted when the priest left him’.
The Irish Theological Quarterly, xvi, no. 61 (Jan. 1921). The journal includes an article titled 'The lawfulness of the hunger strike' by J. Kelleher (pp 47-64).
