A clipping of a cartoon by the Dutch caricaturist Louis Raemaekers on the 1916 Rising. The cartoon was published in the ‘Weekly Dispatch’ (30 April 1916) with the title ‘Raemaekers on the ‘Sinn Féin Riots’. The original caption reads ‘A powerful cartoon, specially drawn for the ‘Weekly Dispatch’, by the famous Dutch artist Raemaekers. Britannia, with loyal Ireland, is seen on guard against the enemy, while the Sinn Feiner, abetted by the Hun, lurks to stab them in the back’.
A clipping of two images showing (top) Jacob’s biscuit factory described as one of the ‘rebel’s forts’ and (below) Constance Markievicz ‘behind the bars at Liberty Hall’. The clippings are likely taken from the ‘Daily Mirror’ (May 1916).
A clipping reporting the executions of Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Tom Clarke. The article is taken from the ‘Dublin Evening Mail’ (3 May 1916).
A clipping of a Joseph Plunkett in detention at Richmond Barracks following the defeat of the insurrection. The caption reads ‘Joseph Plunkett (nearest the camera), who was shot, and Grace Gifford, who married him in the condemned cell a few hours before his execution’. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.
A clipping of a report on the executions of Con Colbert, Éamonn Ceannt, Michael Mallin, and Seán Heuston. The clipping is taken from the ‘Evening Herald’ (8 May 1916).
A postcard from An t-Athair Pádraig Ó Duinnín (Patrick Dinneen, 1860-1934) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The picture side of the postcard has a view of the exterior of the Gresham Hotel on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
Letter from Margaret ‘Maggie’ Moloney (1869-1959), to Fr. Philip King OFM Cap. (1885-1952). Margaret was celebrated as purportedly the world’s only known female harbour master when she assumed the position in Glin, County Limerick, following the death of her brother James in November 1918. She was also likely the longest-tenured harbour master in Ireland, only retiring from the role in 1952. The letter outlines how her brother worked for fifteen years as harbour master (including through the years of the Great War) and how he had to contend with petty local disputes to retain his role and secure an increase in wages.
A letter from Germaine Stockley to Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. offering a subscription for the F.J. McCormick (1890-1947) fund organised by the Capuchin friars.
