Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) showing representations and illustrations of men. The original filing cabinet containing these blocks was labelled ‘men’. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered. Some of the images appear to show men in humorous situations, at work (particularly in a rural setting) or at religious devotions. Specific stereotypes include Illustrations of the War of Independence. Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of illustrations of landscapes, buildings and transport such as boats, automobiles and trains. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered and dated (1940-1) by John English & Co., printers. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst others were specifically commissioned for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes: • A small block depicting the O’Connell Monument, Dublin. • Block depicting an illustration of a Dublin tenement by Seán MacManus. • Illustrations by Peter F. Anson (1889-1975). • A painting of County Donegal by Frank McKelvey RHA (1895-1974). Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of advertisements printed in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes blocks of illustrated advertisements for: • The National Bank Limited • John Power & Son Distillers • Munster & Leinster Bank • Bank of Ireland • British Petroleum • Caltex (Texaco) • Shell Oil • Automobile manufacturers (FIAT, Ford and Volkswagen) • Gold Flake Tobacco • Mi-Wadi Orange Squash • Jacob’s Biscuits • Cadbury’s Ltd. • The Gaelic Athletic Association • Hibernian Insurance • Waterford Crystal • Clery’s Department Store • Trans World Airlines (TWA) • Pan-Am Airlines • Kosangas • Erin Soup • Carroll’s’ Tobacco • John Player & Sons • Kennedy & Son’s Iron and Steelworks • The Hoover Company • Irish Life Insurance • Bush Audio-Equipment • Kennedy Brushes • An Bord Iascaigh Mhara The file also includes metal printing blocks for 'The Father Mathew Record / and Franciscan Mission Advocate' (later 'Eirigh'), and the Capuchin Foreign Missions.
William Pearse was born in Great Brunswick Street in Dublin on 11 November 1881. He was the younger brother of Patrick Pearse, the writer, educationalist, and revolutionary. He joined the family sculpting business and ran it following the death of his father James Pearse in 1900. William attended classes at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art between 1897 and 1910 and he seemed destined to embark upon a career as an artist. He later became a full-time art teacher at Scoil Éanna, the Gaelic school founded by his brother in 1908. Although William was more of an artist than a revolutionary, he shared his brother’s interest in the Irish language and Gaelic culture. Like his elder brother, William was also a founding member of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. During the Easter Rising he served as a captain on the headquarters staff and stood alongside his brother as he read the Proclamation of Independence. William Pearse was one of the last, if not the last person, to leave the General Post Office after the evacuation order was given. Following the surrender, he was court-martialled and, contrary to expectations, executed in Kilmainham Jail (4 May 1916). William Pearse was the only one of the executed leaders to plead guilty, though he exercised no real authority during the rebellion and his leadership role was said to be minimal.
Margaret Brady was born in Dublin on 12 February 1857. She worked in a stationer’s shop until she married James Pearse, an English stonemason and sculptor, on 24 October 1877. The couple had four children: Margaret Mary, Patrick, William, and Mary Brigid. Of firmly held nationalist opinions, Margaret imbued her children with similar beliefs. In 1908 she joined her sons at Scoil Éanna, taking charge of domestic arrangements at the school. Margaret supported her sons’ political beliefs. Following their executions in 1916, she expressed her wish to maintain their legacy and became involved in political life. Elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin TD in 1921, she strongly opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and left the Dáil following its ratification. She would later join Fianna Fáil as a founding member in 1926. She died on 22 April 1932, at the age of 75, and was honoured with a state funeral. The collection includes mostly personal correspondence, photographs, nationalist ephemera, and material relating to her role in the management of St. Enda’s School.
Copy letter from James Pearse to Charles Bradlaugh. The letter reads ‘I have written a letter to the “Agnostic Journal” upon [the] same subject (agnosticism and atheism) principally because my name was mentioned therein’.
Letters from J. Graham Alexander, solicitor, 47 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin, to James Pearse, relating to rent on Pearse’s premises at 27 Great Brunswick Street in Dublin.
Photographic print of two women overlooking Bray Head in County Wicklow. No indication of the identities of the two women is given, but it is very likely that they are members of the extended Woodlock family. The railway in the background of the image is the Bray to Greystones line.
