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'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 47, 24 August 1922. This edition was published two days after the death of Michael Collins, the National Army's Commander-in-Chief, at Béal na Bláth in County Cork. Its editorial on Collins commences: 'Yesterday the Nation was shocked by the news of Michael Collins death … now his boundless energy and inexhaustible resource are no more ...' This is one of the last issues of 'War News' produced by Erskine Childers in West Cork before THE encircling National Army made anti-Treaty positions untenable, and he had to move the printing press into a vacant cottage at Ballyvourney. Helping him to print his news sheets were Sean O'Faolain, Frank O'Connor, Sean Hendrick (all famous writers), and R. Longford who later established the Lee Press in Cork city.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 2, 29 June 1922.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 5, 1 July 1922.

A poem written by William Woodlock (1801-1803) for his grand-daughter Frances Woodlock 'on receiving from her a lock of her hair'. The poem is dated 12 June 1877 at Bruges, Belgium. This William Woodlock was the father of William Woodlock (1832-1890), the barrister and Dublin Police Court Magistrate.

A view of Pollan Bay near the village of Ballyliffin situated in the north-west of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'View over Pollan Bay near Malin Head / mountains of Inishowen outlined'.

An image of construction work on the Pollaphuca (Poulaphouca) electricity generating station in County Wicklow. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'Poulaphouca Water Scheme / unfinished / awaiting completion / showing turbines'. The photograph is credited to Frank O'Brien, Fermoy, County Cork.

An image of the the Poolbeg Lighthouse at the end of the Great South Wall in Dublin Bay.

A view of the River Barrow at Portarlington in County Laois. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Portarlington / where the Barrow is the border between Leix and Offaly'.

An image of the main portico entrance to Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary (formerly Ards House) in County Donegal.

An image of the interior of Portland Prison in Dorset, England. The caption reads ‘Portland Prison, Inside the New Hall, showing exterior of cells / Iron ladders & corridors. Life saving nets etc’.