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An image of a presentation by Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. (1910-1958) to Captain Robert Monteith (1879-1956), the veteran Irish republican.

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).

An image of a presentation from Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. to T.J. Kiernan to the mark the latter’s appointment as Irish Minister to the Holy See in 1941. Also present in the photograph are Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap., Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Dr James Ryan, and Delia Kiernan (née Murphy).

An image of President Seán T. O’Kelly giving a speech at a reception for the Boston Archdiocesan pilgrims at the Iveagh Grounds in Dublin. (Volume page 57).

An image of (second on the left) Archbishop Richard Cushing, President Seán T. O’Kelly, and Archbishop John Charles McQuaid at a reception for the Boston Archdiocesan pilgrims at the Iveagh Grounds in Dublin. The photograph is credited to the 'Irish Press'. (Volume page 64).

The arrival of President Seán T. O’Kelly and his wife Phyllis Bean Úi Cheallaigh at St. Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin, for a Mass commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion.

A clipping of a positive review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1942) published in the ‘Connacht Sentinel’ (20 January 1942).

A print of a painting by James Humbert Craig titled ‘Fair Day, Cresslough’. The publication from which the print was taken is not given. (Volume page 220).

A clipping of a reproduction of a painting by Casimir Dunin Markievicz. The caption notes that the original is in the possession of Thomas MacDonagh. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Review’ (July-Aug. 1914). (Volume page 110).