A clipping of an article referring to the ‘big tree’ of Chapelizod, an historical elm tree which stood in the Dublin suburb. The clipping is taken from the ‘Evening Herald’ (14 August 1897).
A clipping of an article on Ballymote Castle in County Sligo. The drawing is by William Stokes Boyers.
A clipping of an illustration of the Meeting of the Waters (the convergence of the waters of the Avonbeg and Avonmore Rivers) near Avoca in County Wicklow.
A clipping of an article reflecting on two historic houses, one which formerly stood on Castle Street, a medieval thoroughfare linking Dame Street with Fishamble Street, not far from Dublin Castle. The second illustration shows a house on Marrowbone Lane; a street located off Cork Street on the south side of Dublin. The clipping was taken from the ‘Evening Telegraph’ (5 December 1898).
Clippings of articles relating to Kilmallock in County Limerick calling attention to the state of some of the town’s historic medieval buildings. The description of Kilmallock as ‘the Baalbek of Ireland’ is attributed to the Reverend Thomas Campbell (1733-95), a Church of Ireland clergyman and antiquarian, in his ‘A philosophical survey of the south of Ireland’ (1777). Baalbek is a city situated in modern-day Lebanon, renowned for its ruined Roman temple complex (now a UNESCO world heritage site).
A clipping of an article (with illustration) on the history of Carlow Castle.
A clipping of an article exploring the history of Drumcondra in Dublin.
A clipping of a photograph showing Éamon de Valera greeting veterans of the Boland’s Mill 1916 garrison at a commemoration in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (28 April 1947).
A clipping of a photograph of Éamon de Valera and John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby, United Kingdom representative to Ireland, at a cricket match in Trinity College Dublin. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (14 April 1947).
A clipping of a report on the funeral of Archbishop Paschal Robinson OFM, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (1 September 1948).