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'An Claidheamh Soluis' (‘the sword of light’) was an Irish nationalist newspaper published by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). It was published as a weekly bi-lingual newspaper for the advancement of the Irish language. Eoin MacNeill was its first editor. He oversaw its publication from 1899 to 1901. In 1900 the League took control of the weekly bilingual paper 'Fáinne an Lae' (See CA/IR/1/8/1/1). This title was merged with 'An Claidheamh Soluis' and the newspapers appeared as 'An Claidheamh Soluis agus Fáinne an Lae'. The paper was later published under the names of 'Fáinne an Lae' (1918–9; 1922–30) and 'Misneach' (1919–22).
The file contains the following issues of the newspaper under its various titles:
'An Claidheamh Soluis'
31 Jan. 1914-29 Dec. 1917
31 Jan. 1914 (pp 3-10 only)
13 Nov. 1915 (no. 920)
1 Mar. 1916 (no. 937)
29 Apr., 6, 13, 20, 27 May 1916 (no. 944)
10 May 1916 (no. 946)
24 May 1916 (no. 948)
9 Sept. 1916 (no. 959)
16 Sept. 1916 (no. 960)
23 Sep. 1916 (no. 961)
16 Dec. 1916 (no. 973)
21 July 1917 (no. 1,004)
4 Aug. 1917 (no. 1,006)
29 Sept. 1917 (no. 1,013)
20 Oct. 1917 (no. 1,017)
27 Oct. 1917 (no. 1,018)
3 Nov. 1917 (no. 1,019)
17 Oct. 1917 (no. 1,021)
24 Oct. 1917 (no. 1,022)
15 Dec. 1917 (no. 1,025)
22 Dec. 1917 (no. 1,026)
29 Dec. 1917 (no. 1,029)
'Fáinne an Lae'
9 Mar. 1918-20 Sept. 1919
9 Mar. 1918 (no. 1037)
13 Apr. 1918 (no. 1,042) – 4 May 1918 (no. 1,045)
18 May 1918 (no. 1,047) – 25 May 1918 (no. 1,048)
15 June 1918 (no. 1,051)
4 Jan. 1919 (no. 1,080)
23 Aug. 1919 (no. 1,113)
20 Sept. 1919 (no. 1,117)
'Misneach'
7 Feb. 1920-4 Dec. 1920
7 Feb. 1920 (no. 12)
29 May 1920 (no. 28)
26 June 1920. (one sheet only)
3 July 1920 (no. 33)
10 July 1920 (no. 34)
17 July 1920 (no. 35)
31 July 1920 (no. 37). Oireachtas 1920 edition.
11 Sept. 1920 (no. 43)-2 Oct. 1920 (no. 46)
16 Oct. 1920 (no. 48)-4 Dec. 1920 (no.

Members of An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (the FCA, or local defence force) on parade, possibly at a celebration marking Corpus Christi in Dublin. The members appear to be from the 11th Cavalry Squadron (Eastern Command, FCA).

A postcard print titled 'An Irish Cabin'.

'An lóċrann' was established by Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (1883-1964) and was published in Cork. It featured Irish language revivalist literature and articles on Gaelic folklore and music. The file comprises the following editions:
July 1917 (no. 16)
Mar. 1918 (no. 24). Annotation on page 8: ‘Father Albert [Bibby OFM Cap.]’.
Apr. 1919. (no. 37)
July 1919 (no. 40). 2 copies
Dec. 1919 (no. 45)
Feb. 1920 (no. 47)
July 1920 (no. 52)

A prayer sheet titled 'An Offering for Ireland ... For the early release of our imprisoned Leaders and fellow-countrymen and women'. Printed by the Gaelic Press, Dublin.

A clipping of an article titled ‘An Open Letter to Mr Churchill’ by Denis Ireland. The article was reproduced from the ‘Irish News’.

The file comprises the following editions:
An t-Óglác the official organ of the Irish Volunteers:
15 Mar. 1921 (vol. III, no. 1)-15 Apr. 1921 (Vol. III, no. 4);
1 May 1921 (Vol. III, no. 6)-10 June 1921 (Vol. III, no. 12);
24 June 1921 (Vol. III, no. 14);
2 Dec. 1921 (vol. III, no. 37) – 9 Dec. 1921 (vol. III, no. 38);
An t-Óglác, the official organ of the army
20 Jan. 1923 (vol. iv, no. 32, new series) – 27 Jan. 1923 (vol., iv, no. 33 new series)
An t-Óglác, the army journal
29 May 1926 (vol. iv, no. 20).
The concluding edition in the file contains an article titled ‘Four courts and North King St. Area in 1916’ by John J. Reynolds, referring to the activities of Capuchin priests from Church Street during the 1916 Rising. (pp 3-4).

An image of the bridge over the River Gylde at Annagassan in County Louth in about 1940.

A view of Annestown (in Irish ‘Bun Abha’, meaning ‘river’s end’), a small coastal village in County Waterford, in about 1955. The tower of the Church of Saint John the Baptist is visible in the image. This small-scale rural church was constructed by the Board of First Fruits, an institution of the Church of Ireland, which was established in 1711 to build and improve Anglican churches and rectories in Ireland. The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Annestown dates to about 1822.

Annual reports and statements of accounts of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The booklets provide reports on annual general meetings, activities, speeches and events held in the Hall and provide annual accounts of receipts and expenditure. The 1901 report (pp 20-3) gives an account of a speech by Pádraig Pearse in the Hall on 2 March 1902 commending the giving of classes ‘for the study of our native language, and forms of self-culture amongst our members.’ He added ‘There is a certain bad old tradition that one cannot be a good Irishman unless he “takes a dhrop”. Now, I think you will all allow if there is one body in Ireland which is concerned more than another for the maintenance of genuine Irish traditions, that body is the Gaelic League … [and] in the ranks of no body in Ireland will you find proportionally so many total abstainers as in those of the Gaelic League’. Pearse suggested that there should be more cooperation between the Gaelic League and the temperance movement. In 1906, it was reported (p. 20) that ‘owing to several exceptional expenses, rendered necessary by the increase of membership and the extension of temperance work, we have not been able to reduce our indebtedness to the Bank’. The statement of accounts noted that £1,405 6s 5d was owed to the National Bank by December 1906. The front covers of the booklets have ink drawings of the Hall fronting onto Church Street.