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A postcard print of the Cenotaph monument on Leinster Lawn (situated on the Merrion Square side of Leinster House). The Cenotaph was unveiled on 13 August 1923 to commemorate both Arthur Griffith, the President of Dáil Éireann, and Michael Collins, the revolutionary leader who was killed during the Civil War. It was designed by Professor George Atkinson (1880-1941), the headmaster of the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Plaques showing Griffith and Collins in relief were placed at the base of the cross with an inscription taken from the Annals of the Four Masters which read ‘Do Chum Glóire Dé agus Onóra na hÉireann’ (For the Glory of God and the Honour of Ireland). Following the assassination of Kevin O’Higgins, a leading Irish Free State minister, in 1927, an additional plaque was fixed to the monument. The Cenotaph was replaced with a more permanent structure (designed by the OPW architect Raymond McGrath) in 1950.

A photographic print of the Most Rev. Thomas O’Donnell (1874-1936), Archbishop of Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada).

A clipping of an article on the removal of the foundation stone for the Wolfe Tone and United Irishmen memorial in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (2 April 1943).

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 postcard print of Dr Patrick McCartan. The caption refers to his escape to America on board a ‘tramp steamer’ and to his candidature for the King’s County (Tullamore) by-election (April 1918).

An image of three women walking at Ballyduane Cove, a small beach situated between Bunmahon and Stradbally in County Waterford. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Ballyduane Bay, County Waterford / One of the lesser known beauty spots on the South Coast'. The photograph is credited to M.A. Keating, Clonmel, County Tipperary.

An image of the start of the All-Ireland Football Final in Croke Park in Dublin on 23 September 1934. The two opposing teams were Dublin and Galway. The individual throwing in the ball is John Harty, Archbishop of Cashel (1867-1946).

An image of the exterior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Sligo Town.

Letter from Eva Gore-Booth, 33 Fitzroy Square, London, to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

Photocopy of a letter from Fr. Michael O'Shea OFM Cap., Capuchin Franciscan College, Rochestown, County Cork, to Winifred Etheridge, c/o Major F. Etheridge DSO, Broadway Cottage, Littleham, North Exmouth, Devon. The letter (27 January 1923) provides a detailed, eyewitness description of an engagement between Free State soldiers and irregular republicans near Rochestown College in August 1922. Winifred Etheridge was a sister of Ian McKenzie Kennedy, a Scottish-born republican, who died during the battle. The file also includes a photocopy of a letter (26 August 1922) from Nora Lucey, 3 Pembroke Street, Cork, to Mrs McKenzie Kennedy providing further detail on the skirmish and on the death of her son, Ian McKenzie Kennedy. A copy sketch map (drawn by Fr. Michael O'Shea OFM Cap.) showing details of the battle between Free State forces and Anti-Treaty irregulars around Rochestown is also extant in the file.