A clipping of an image of accident involving National Army troops in Clontarf in Dublin. The original caption notes that a military car carrying troops overturned resulting in serious injuries to nine soldiers. One of the individuals, Private Peter O’Toole, later died from his injuries. The clipping is taken from the ‘Freeman’s Journal’ (15 June 1923).
A copy of ‘Militärgeographische Angaben über Irland / West - und Nordküste (von Mizen Head bis Malin Head) / Text- und Bildheft mit Kartenanlagen’ (Berlin: Generalstab des Heeres, 1941).
A booklet with a brief biography of the French painter and engraver Nicolas Mignard (also known as Mignard d’Avignon). The leaflet also has an inventory of his works.
A biographical note for the poet Michael Walsh.
A clipping of a review by Michael Tierney of the second issue of ‘Bonaventura’. The review was published in ‘The Leader’ (18 September 1937).
A bound volume containing clippings of articles chronicling the 1916 Rising by Michael J. Lennon (1891-1966). The articles were published in serial form in the ‘Irish Times’ from 1948-9. The articles appeared under the titles ‘Easter Week Diary I-VI’ (29 March-3 April 1948), and ‘The Easter Rising from the Inside I-VI’ (18-23 April 1949).
A clipping of a letter from William P. Fennell criticising the intolerance of the anti-Semitic remarks made by Michael Donnellan, the deputy leader of the Clann na Talmhan party. The letter was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (19 June 1947).
A biographical note on Michael de la Bédoyère, editor of ‘The Catholic Herald’.
A clipping of an article reflecting on Michael Davitt’s criticism of the historical persecution of Jewish people. Reference is made to Davitt’s book ‘Within the Pale: The True Story of Anti-Semitic Persecutions in Russia’ (1903). The clipping is taken from ‘The Advocate’ published by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia (8 July 1943).
A photographic print of General Michael Collins at Portobello Barracks (now Cathal Brugha Barracks) in Dublin in 1922. An annotation on the reverse refers to the provenance of this copy of the print as relating to 'F.E. Burdett, Peak View Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire'.