Two studio portraits of a young boy in Gaelic dress. The photographs show ‘Frank Dowling in his costume for a production of “The Boy Deeds of Cuchulainn” by Patrick Pearse in June 1909. The prints are credited to M. Glover Limited, 124 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
Copies of the prospectus for St. Enda’s School in Rathfarnham, Dublin.
Musical score (sheet music) for ‘Ceatha ceóil / An draighneán donn’ by Carl Hardeback (1869-1945). (Dublin, Connradh na Gaedhilge, 1902). Printed, 8 pp.
Pádraic Mac Piarais printed envelopes. The address is given (in Irish) as St. Enda’s School at Cullenswood House, Rathmines, Dublin.
Letters to James Pearse from a Mr. Humphreys, ‘The National Reformer’, 20 Circus Road, St. John’s Wood, London. The letters to a manuscript sent by Pearse for possible publication. Humphreys affirms that Charles Bradlaugh ‘has been so much occupied with the litigation that he has not yet had time to examine’ the manuscript (29 December 1889).
A file of clippings relating mainly to commemorations of the life and career of Roger Casement. The file includes several letters to the ‘Irish Times’ from readers (1956) with recollections of Casement and with references to the Casement diaries controversy. The file includes:
• Glens memorial to Irish Patriots unveiled / Big gathering at Cushendun ceremony’ (‘Irish Weekly’, 12 Aug. 1950).
• Desmond Ryan, ‘Casement’, (‘The People’, 27 Nov. 1955)
• ‘The truth about Roger Casement’ by Cathal O’Shannon (‘Empire News and Sunday Chronicle’, 25 Dec. 1955). Note: Scan?
• ‘Cathal O’Shannon writes of a woman [Máire Ní Chilín] who was to have helped in Casement rescue’ (Evening Press’, 4 May 1956).
• ‘A German writes in defence of Casement’ by Peadar O’Curry (‘Sunday Independent’, 8 July 1956).
• ‘Author advocates return of Casement’s remains’ (‘Irish Times’, 11 June 1956).
• ‘Bogus yacht tried to trap Casement’ by Cathal O’Shannon (‘Evening Press’, 16 Dec. 1955).
• ‘Casement spurious / Alfred Noyes attacks British Home Office’ (‘Irish Press’, 18 May 1956).
• ‘Memories of Roger Casement’ by Bulmer Hobson (‘Sunday Press’, 22 Apr. 1956). Note: Scan?
• ‘Official silence maintained / Commons Debate on Casement Diaries’ (‘Irish Independent’, 4 Sept. 1956).
• ‘Enigma of Roger Casement’ by John W. Klien (‘Everybody’s’, 2 Mar. 1956).
• ‘The Mystery of Sir Roger Casement’ by R. Dudley Edwards (‘The Leader’, 26 May 1956).
• ‘Two deaths: Casement is their link’ by Cathal O’Shannon (‘Evening Press, 24 Feb. 1956).
• W.H.S. Truell, ‘Serjeant Sullivan and the Casement Trial’, (‘Irish Times’, 13 Jan. 1959).
A file containing miscellaneous notes (mainly on legal, historical, and literary topics) compiled by William Woodlock. Some of the manuscript notes are extant on the reverse of previous correspondence or on printed material including a flier from Samuel Haughton, Secretary of the Royal Zoological Society, Phoenix Park, Dublin (February 1874), and a testimonial in favour of Philip Callan MP (1837-1902) dated 22 January 1884. Other re-used papers refer to ‘St. Vincent’s Lunatic Asylum’ (24 July 1877) and ‘M.E. Matthews, Court Dress Maker, Milliner & Florist, 49 Upper Sackville Street, Dublin’. (October 1874).
Copybook of William Woodlock, 15 Mountjoy Square, Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the title page gives the date 28 November 1881. The copybook contains various notes from historical texts mostly from a nationalist perspective. Includes extracts from ‘The History of Ireland Ancient and Modern’ by Abbé James MacGeoghegan, and notes from various seventeenth century manuscript collections such as the Carte Papers. The subject headings include ‘The Green Flag’, ‘Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan’, ‘Earl of Clanricarde’, ‘Lord Castlehaven’, ‘Owen Roe O’Neill’ and ‘Redmond O’Hanlon’.
Letter from Terence MacSwiney (Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne) to Diarmuid [Ó Murchadha]. The letter encloses a printed notice from John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies, Chief Press Censor for Ireland, asking newspaper editors to refrain from publishing a statement issued by the members of a Cork club of Sinn Féin re an attack on the club by Royal Irish Constabulary (5 December 1917).
Letters from Frank Ryan (Proinsias Ó Riain), An Cumann Gaelach, University College Dublin, to Br. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. re Irish language content in 'The Father Mathew Record' and corrections and emendations to the serial publication of ‘Scéal “Sheandúin”' (by Tadhg Ó Murchadha) in the periodical.