A clipping of an illustration of Enniscorthy Castle in County Wexford.
A clipping of an article on the ruins of Tamlaght Finlagan church in County Derry. The illustration is reproduced from an original drawing by George V. Du Noyer in 1836.
A clipping of an illustration of Ferns Abbey, a ruined Augustinian monastery in County Wexford.
A clipping of a photograph of Constance Markievicz speaking at an anti-Treaty event in Cork. Éamon de Valera is seated behind Markievicz. The clipping is taken from the ‘Freeman’s Journal’ (21 February 1922).
A clipping of a report on Éamon de Valera’s tribute to Thomas Ashe in a speech in Ennis, County Clare. Reference is also made to the remarks of Michael Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloe. The clipping is taken from the ‘Weekly Freeman’ (6 October 1917).
A clipping of a statement issued by Éamon de Valera regarding the non-participating of republicans in the Tailteann Games. De Valera argues that the Games were ‘officially opened by Free State Ministers’ and that the participation of republicans would only serve ‘to further the pretence that the people of Ireland have now secured the freedom they desire’. The newspaper from which the clipping was taken is not stated.
A photographic print of mourners (mostly religious) arriving to pay their respects to the late Archbishop Paschal Robinson OFM, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. The location may be the Apostolic Nunciature building in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Robinson’s remains were later taken to the St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin where his Requiem Mass was celebrated.
A clipping of an article reporting on the appointment of Monsignor Ettore Felici as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. The article provides a brief sketch of Felici’s career as a papal diplomat. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Independent’ (3 September 1949).
A card to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. inviting him to attend a reception to commemorate the anniversary the Pope’s coronation at the Apostolic Nunciature in Dublin.
A clipping of an article reporting on Archbishop Gerald O’Hara’s experiences while Apostolic Nuncio in Romania and to the efforts made by the communist authorities to have him arrested. He was later expelled from the country. The clipping is taken from ‘The Standard’ (7 December 1951).