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A printed invitation to the first meeting of Dáil Éireann held on 7 January 1919. The invitation is from Thomas Kelly and Harry Boland.

An invitation to a banquet organised by the Knights of Equity, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 17 March 1950. The card shows Blarney Castle, a fifteenth-century tower house, in County Cork. The festivities organised by the Knights of Equity included the singing of popular Irish songs such as ‘It’s a great day for the Irish’ and ‘When Irish eyes are smiling’.

An invitation card to an exhibition of the paintings of Paul Henry at Combridge Gallery on Grafton Street in Dublin. (Volume page 88).

An invitation to a ceremony conferring the Freedom of Dublin upon Richard Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, and Paul A. Dever, Governor of Massachusetts, at City Hall. The invitation was sent to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. (Volume page 49).

A photograph of IRA members occupying Strand Barracks in Limerick. The caption notes their possession of a Rolls-Royce Pattern Mk1 armoured car.

A postcard print of a cartoon image imploring the United States President to support the cause of Irish freedom. The artist’s initials are given as ‘H.O’N’.

A view of the island of Ireland's Eye off Howth Head on the Dublin coast in about 1945.

An image of three Irish Air Corps aircraft on patrol over the coast in about 1940. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print identifies the aircraft type as an Avro Anson.

An image of Irish Army armoured cars on manoeuvres in the countryside. The vehicles are most likely Swedish-built Landsverk armoured cars. The print is credited to the ‘Irish Press’.

A line-up of Irish Army military vehicles on manoeuvres on the Curragh in County Kildare in about 1972.