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A clipping of an article reporting on the death of Fr. Benedict Costello OP, a Dominican friar, who entered the General Post Office on several occasions to minister to rebels during the 1916 Rising.

A letter from Patrick Collins, 6 Clonmore Road, Ballybough, Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. enclosing a copy of an account of the final hours and execution of Seán Hueston in Kilmainham Jail on 8 May 1916. The account was written by his uncle who was a relation of Seán Hueston. Reference is made in the account to the ministrations to Heuston by Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

A clipping of a report referring to the award by King George V of the Military Medal to Louisa Nolan for her actions in saving the lives of British soldiers during the Easter Rising. The article is taken from the ‘Daily News’ (24 February 1917).

A clipping of a report on the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cork city at which the local regiment of Irish National Volunteers honoured the ‘400 Volunteers who are fighting for Ireland in the trenches’. The article is taken from the ‘Daily News’ (18 March 1916).

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 a photograph of a horse killed in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin during the Easter Rising. The caption credits the image to the ‘Illustrated Sunday Herald’.

A clipping of an article on the declaration of martial law in Ireland and Sir John Maxwell’s appointment as Commander-in-Chief. The article refers to the reactions of various figures in the House of Commons. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (28-9 April & 1 May 1916).

A clipping of a facsimile copy of a ten shilling note issued by the Limerick Soviet. The caption notes that the photograph was published in the ‘Daily Mail’ in 1919. The note carries the inscription around the edges: ‘General Strike Against British Militarism. Limerick April 1919’; and in the centre: ‘The Workers of Limerick promise to pay the bearer ten shillings for The Limerick Trades and Labour Council’. The note is signed by the chairman and treasurer.

A clipping of photographs of individuals associated with resisting the rebels in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, during the Easter Rising. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

A clipping of a report on the inquest into the death of Noel Lemass whose remains were found on Featherbed in the Dublin mountains in October 1923. The clipping is taken from the ‘Daily Sketch’ (15 October 1923).