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An image of Jamestown, the largest settlement on the island of Saint Helena. Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. (1902-1983) was the only resident Catholic priest on the island from 1957 to 1964. The Sacred Heart Church (built in 1852) in Jamestown is visible in the image. Fr. Jarlath's principal achievement was the restoration of this church. See also CA AMI/2/10/2/22, CA AMI/1/6/9 and CA AMI/2/14/1.

A photographic print of James Ryan with his wife (Máirín Cregan) and their family. The print is credited to Lafayette Studios. (Volume page 189)

A clipping of a profile of James Larkin Junior (better known as ‘Young Jim’ Larkin), the eldest son of the trade unionist and socialist ‘Big Jim’ Larkin. The article traces the younger Larkin’s journey from what is called his previous ‘extreme left’ communism to respected Labour Party parliamentarian. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (18 October 1952).

A clipping of an image of James Joseph Campbell delivering a Catholic social week lecture in the Mansion House in Dublin. The clipping is taken from the ‘Evening Herald’ (24 March 1944).

A clipping of an article by Anthony Liddell on the work of the artist James Humbert Craig. The article was published in ‘The Ulsterman’ (July 1933).

A photographic print of James Connolly (standing at far right) at the funeral of the veteran Fenian, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa in August 1915. O’Rossa had died in a hospital on Staten Island, New York. When he died Tom Clarke asked for his body to be returned to Ireland for burial. The funeral marked the first occasion when Connolly and the Irish Citizen Army appeared in a formal alliance with the Irish Volunteers. O'Donovan Rossa’s funeral was one of the largest political commemorations ever witnessed in Ireland. It was notable for Pádraig Pearse’s famous graveside oration.

A clipping of an article referring to reports that James Connolly had died from his wounds at the General Post Office. The article was published in the ‘Daily Sketch’ (1 May 1916).

A clipping of two images showing (top) Jacob’s biscuit factory described as one of the ‘rebel’s forts’ and (below) Constance Markievicz ‘behind the bars at Liberty Hall’. The clippings are likely taken from the ‘Daily Mirror’ (May 1916).

A photographic print of Jack Bilbo at work on a sculpture titled ‘Life’. A typescript caption notes that the sculpture is his new creation for the World Fair. The caption also states that Bilbo is ‘well known as an artist, author, and manger of the Modern Art Gallery’. The image is credited to the Keystone Photo Agency.

A postcard print of the Isle of Innisfree on Lough Gill in County Sligo. An annotation on the image side of the card reads '"Lake Isle of Innisfree" - which inspired Yeats' well known poem'.