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The community choir in the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny.

An Anti-Treaty handbill: 'The Congo Free State ...'.

A postcard print titled 'Cross in St. Kevin's Kitchen, Glendalough', County Wicklow. St. Kevin’s Church, better known as ‘St. Kevin’s Kitchen’, is a twelfth century nave-and-chancel church at the monastic settlement in Glendalough. The postcard was published by Valentine & Sons.

An aerial view of the Curragh Camp in County Kildare in September 1924.

A view of the Custom House from George's Quay in Dublin in about 1945.

A view of the exterior of the Custom House in Dublin in about 1950.

A view of the Custom House from across the River Liffey on City Quay in Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Custom House, Dublin / Andrew Coleman, 24 Vernon Street, South Circular Road, Dublin'.

A view of boy standing on the rigging of a boat opposite the Custom House, Dublin, in about 1945.

Photographic prints (stills) from the 1936 film 'The Dawn'. This was the first full-length Irish feature film with sound. 'The Dawn' was made by Hibernia Films and was produced and directed by Tom Cooper. Scenes from the film were shot in and around Killarney, County Kerry. The film tells a tale of romance and tragedy set against the backdrop of the War of Independence. The cast included 250 amateur actors drawn from the locality. Some of the cast were IRA veterans of the War of Independence. Several of the prints show reconstructions of an ambush on British forces.

A pen-drawn cartoon sketch titled ‘Declaration of Irish Independence New York, March 4-5th 1916’; ‘Germany’s struggle with England is Ireland’s opportunity’. The cartoon depicts a troll-shaped caricature dressed in a Union-Jack flag (‘John Bull’) attacking a young women (‘Erin’). A crowned eagle (Imperial Germany) is attacking ‘John Bull’ thereby rescuing ‘Erin’. Annotation in right hand top corner reads: ‘A.III.C & Y’