A photographic print of the block reputed to have been used in the beheading of Robert Emmet. The artifact is now held in the Pearse Museum, The Hermitage in Rathfarnham, Dublin. The photograph is credited to Thomas F. Geoghegan.
Photographic print of the female boarders at Coláiste Bríghde, Falcarragh, County Donegal. Coláiste Bríghde was one of four preparatory colleges founded between 1926 and 1929 to provide secondary education for aspiring primary school teachers. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Coláiste Bríghde, Falcarragh, c.1944 / Chaplain, Fr. Danny Molloy’.
A view of the harbour at Boatstrand in County Waterford. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The picturesque little harbour of Boatstrand, County Waterford, on the coast road between Tramore and Dungarvan'.
A clipping of a report on the bombardment of Liberty Hall by the steamer ‘Helga’ during the insurrection. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given but it is most likely from the ‘Irish Times’.
Quest books of Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap., Fr. Gerard Joyce OFM Cap. and Br. Ignatius Murphy OFM Cap., questors, Capuchin Friary, Church Street. Entries in the books are made under the headings of street (mainly Dublin City), persons, family or business occupying the dwelling and the annual amount donated. Occasional reference is made to the dates of the quest and to the presence of a ‘non-Catholic’ family on a particular street. In one particular book, Fr. Henry drew a sketch map of the area which he was assigned (Dublin Southeastern Area) and included an index of streets, quays and businesses thereon. Another book has an insert of an appeal made by the Capuchin friars on behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dec. 1964.
An image of a large group of pilgrims from Boston, Massachusetts, preparing to disembark from a tender at Cobh in County Cork in August 1949. The group were part of a pilgrimage organised by Richard Cushing (1895-1970), Archbishop of Boston.
An image of a large group of pilgrims from Boston, Massachusetts, preparing to disembark from a tender at Cobh in County Cork in August 1949. The group were part of a pilgrimage organised by Richard Cushing, Archbishop of Boston. (Volume page 65).