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A letter from Bishop John Dignan to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. regarding his inability to provide a photograph of himself.

A letter from Aodh de Blacam to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. relaying some biographical information and confirming that he will write a weekly letter for 'The Advocate' newspaper. He writes ‘There is not much to say about me except that I am 37 years of age, belong to a North of Ireland family (Anglo-Irish – 300 years in Ireland, and mixed with O’Connor, O’Cahans, and MacDowds) and was received into the Church in 1913’.

A biographical note on the poet and art critic Thomas MacGreevy.

A biographical note on the republican and trade unionist Patrick Holohan.

A letter from Canon Patrick Rogers to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. supplying a short biography.

A biographical note on Lady Eleanor Yarrow.

A postcard print captioned ‘Irish rebellion May 1916 / soldiers bivouacking opposite Liberty Hall, the rebel headquarters in Dublin’. Printed by the ‘Daily Sketch’.

A clipping of images captioned ‘Incidents of the Revolt / Snapshots of the Leaders’ comprising photographs of Patrick Pearse, Constance Markievicz, and John MacBride following the suppression of the Rising. The clipping is taken from the ‘Daily News’ (10 May 1916).

Clippings showing the presentation by Major H.E. de Courcy Wheeler of arms and mementoes from the 1916 Rising. De Courcy Wheeler had accepted the surrender of Patrick Pearse and Constance Markievicz following the defeat of the insurrection. The items were handed over to the state at a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin. The image (right) shows Áine Ceannt and Margaret Mary Pearse examining a revolver which belonged to Constance Markievicz. The clippings are most likely taken from the 'Irish Independent' (30 April 1948).

A clipping of a report on a presentation made to Christopher J. Brady, Michael J. Molloy, and William P. O’Brien who printed the 1916 Proclamation. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (25 November 1952).