Bound volume containing the complete run of 'An Barr Buadh' (‘The Trumpet of Freedom’), from 16 Mar. 1912 (Vol. 1, No. 1)-25 May 1912 (Vol. 1, No. 11). In March 1912, Pádraig Pearse founded this weekly Irish language political journal. Its purpose was to ‘advocate the political independence of Ireland’. With only a limited circulation, 'An Barr Buadh' only ran to eleven issues and had only four pages. Regular contributors included Pearse himself, Brian O’Higgins, Éamonn Ceannt, Thomas Mac Donnell, Desmond Ryan, Cathal Brugha, The O’Rahilly and Peadar Kearney. The articles focused almost exclusively on political issues and paper rarely dealt with social or economic matters. The first page of the bound volume is annotated with the manuscript signature of Tomás de Roíste, the noted Gaelic scholar.
A flier with the text of a satirical ballad titled ‘An Auxiliaries’ Recollections’. The first line reads ‘Alone, all alone, I'm only skin and bone’. To be sung to the air of ‘Slievenamon’.
The article describes a confrontation with the British military during the aeridhacht. It reads ‘during the singing and performances not only were many police present but five aeroplanes appeared and for over an hour circled over the meeting, descending to the closest possible proximity to the crowd and drowning by their din the children’s music, and that flame rockets were dropped from the planes close to the crowd, one of which set light to a thatched roof …’. The article is signed ‘W.F.P.S.’ This is probably William Frederick Paul Stockley, a Sinn Féin politician. The article concludes by declaring that ‘We are not completely emancipated from party politicians and capitalist’ newspapers. And the Irish nation of the future will never be Imperialist’.
A clipping of an appreciation by ‘Nichevo’ (Robert Maire Smyllie) of the sculptor Jerome Connor. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (23 August 1943). The clipping article appears to be incomplete. (Volume page 116).
An appeal in support of exiled French Capuchins in Cork. The appeal notes that the friars have been exiled as part of 'the policy of persecution adopted by the present French ministry, and which has resulted in breaking up the whole religious system of that country'. This original printed appeal is pasted into the volume at p. 4.
Draft article by Pádraig Ó Broin titled ‘An Aerideacht at St. Enda’s fifty-five years ago’. It is noted that Ó Broin was a captain in the Irish Citizen Army, and was a member of the fourth battalion, Irish Volunteers.
Author: Rev. Thomas J. Conaty DD, President of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the United States Publisher: Liverpool: ‘The Catholic Times’ Printing Works Language: English Full title: 'An Address to the Father Mathew OSFC Total Abstinence League of the Sacred Thirst in connection with Church of Our Lady of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin … delivered in the Father Mathew OSFC, Total Abstinence Hall, Halston Street, Dublin'.
