A pamphlet authored by a ‘priest’ referring to the stance taken by the Catholic Church in supporting the Free State administration, and denouncing Anti-Treaty Republicans, and refusing to administer the sacraments to irregulars. On 10 Oct. 1922, the Catholic Bishops of Ireland issued a formal Pastoral, describing the anti-treaty campaign as ‘a system of murder and assassination of the National forces without any legitimate authority …’. Published in [Glasgow: 1922].
A one-off Anti-Treaty publication produced on a duplicating machine with caricatures of Sir Alfred Cope, Cosgrave, Mulcahy, Walsh, Blythe, Fitzgerald, etc. The drawings are attributed to Constance de Markievicz (1868-1927). The publication includes caricatures of: Séan Ó Muirthile, member of the Supreme Council of the IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood) 1916, Head and shoulders. Desmond Fitzgerald, (1889-1947), Minister for External Affairs 1922-1927 and Minister for Propaganda outside the cabinet, August 1921. Described as ‘Liar in Chief to Publicity Department. Slave-State’. Head and shoulders, full face. Ernest Blythe (1889-1975), Minister of Posts and Telegraphs: ‘The importance of being Earnest …’. J.J. Walsh: ‘The man of “letters” with the “mailed” fist; Richard Mulcahy: ‘haunted by the dreams of prisoners murdered by his troops’; W.T. Cosgrave: ‘Jester in chief to the Freak State as seen in the Empire’.
An anti-Treaty cartoon satirizing Séan Ó Muirthile (1881-1941) as a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and commandant of Gormanston camp in County Meath.
Cartoons attributed to Constance de Markievicz (1868-1927). • A figure of Hibernia with arms behind her back and chained. Michael Collins (1890-1922), holds a gun to her head. Behind Michael Collins are a bishop and William Thomas Cosgrave, (1880-1965). In front of Hibernia and carrying a piece of paper with the words ‘Propaganda D.F.’, is Desmond Fitzgerald, (1889-1947). The caption reads: Carey Collins - Go down on your b------ knees without any more d-----d fuss swear allegiance to King George and his heirs. : Faker Fitzgerald - Don't listen to Devalera [sic]. I could tell you a lot about great great grandmother and Spanish gold. : The Bishop - Take any other oath that will get you out of your difficulties. : Comic Cosgrave - It was an awful joke talking about freedom, you know. • The branded arm of James O’Reilly Sketched from life by C de M. View of an arm with the sleeve rolled up to expose branded marks. According to the printed statement on the accompanying page, Stephen Gorman aka James O’Reilly of Ballyblia, Ardee, County Louth, was arrested on 11 September 1922 while travelling on a weekend visit to Drogheda. He was arrested on suspicion that he had taken part in a republican demonstration in Ardee. He was then branded. Notes: Title printed. Watermarks visible. Physical description: 1 stencil print: roneo; 32.6 x 19.3 cm. (2 copies).
An Anti-Treaty fly poster probably referring to the Free State attack on the Four Courts. It reads: EASTER WEEK REPEATS ITSELF THE IRA STILL DEFENDS THE REPUBLIC.
A series of republican cartoons by Constance Markievicz published during the Civil War attacking various prominent Free State figures including Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. Two of the cartoons are titled ‘Midnight Assassins’ and refer to supposed threats to the lives of Ėamon de Valera and Erskine Childers. Another affirms that Griffith and Collins are ‘marching heads up into the Empire over the bodies of their murdered Comrades’ whilst another suggests a comparison between James Craig and Michael Collins in terms of their treatment of Republicans. The cartoons may have been published in the Anti-Treaty publication 'The Fenian' (See IE CA IR-1-8-3-5).
A pamphlet in the republican interest by Ėamon de Valera concerning the Treaty. Published in Dublin by the Irish Nation Committee and printed by Kirkwood & Co., Glasgow. Titled ‘No. 1’ in a series. Who abandoned the Republic? / By a Western Priest is ‘No. 3’ in this series (CA/IR/1/7/3/23).
Two photographic prints showing Bedouin Arabs in Bethlehem, Palestine, in about 1930. The original captions for the prints are as follows: (top) ‘The Bedouin Arabs from all parts of Judea come into the market at Bethlehem to sell their flocks of goats and camels to local Christians. The market is held every Saturday but very few tourists find their way to this interesting spot in the ancient city’. (bottom) ‘Bethlehem – an unusual scene. The market place is a spot off the track for pilgrims and tourists’.
