A clipping of an article on the removal of the foundation stone for the Wolfe Tone and United Irishmen memorial in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (2 April 1943).
An image showing a procession leaving Soissons Cathedral in France following a ceremony to mark its official re-opening. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Soissons cathedral re-opened 15 years after German bombing / The Soissons historic cathedral, one of the finest gothic buildings in the world, which was bombed by the Germans in 1915 and seriously damaged, was solemnly reopened today by Cardinal [Charles] Binet and many bishops / The cathedral is partly restored / The procession leaving the cathedral'.
A report of the Committee of the Dublin South City Special Coal Fund / 1872-3. The flier provides a brief account of the work of the committee and a list of parishes and districts supplied with coal. Includes a list of contributors and subscribers.
A Republic of Ireland Bond Certificate (for $10) issued by Éamon de Valera during his American tour. This bond was issued to Hannah Ritchie and is dated 21 January 1920. The printed signature of Éamon de Valera has the unusual spelling of ‘de Bhailéara’.
A copy print of a group of republican prisoners in Mountjoy Jail in Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Irish republican prisoners / Hunger strike / Mountjoy Jail, October 1919 / second from right top row is Pádraig Ó Caoimh’.
A flier with the text of a manifesto signed off on by IRA prisoners Michael Kilroy and Michael MacGiollaruaidh, then on hunger strike in Mountjoy Jail. The text refers to the death of Terence MacSwiney in 1920.
