A view of a group of people (including the station master and children) at the Rochestown Railway Station, County Cork. The annotated cover reads ‘Group at Rochestown Station before completion of loop line’.
A view of four individuals working on the train line at Mageney Railway Station, County Kildare, in about 1910. Opened in 1846, the station formed part of the Great Southern and Western Railway line from Cherryville Junction to Kilkenny.
Two women (one sitting and holding a jug) on a forested hillside. The standing girl appears to be collecting berries. The image was probably taken near the Capuchin Friary in Rochestown, County Cork.
A view of two Capuchin friars taking a break from an excursion on a jaunting car near Rochestown in County Cork in c.1908. The two friars are probably Fr. Jarlath Hynes OFM Cap. (1867-1918) and Fr. Casimir Butler OFM Cap. (1876-1958). The same image is extant at CA PH-1-23-S.
A group of Capuchin friars in the Kilkenny Friary garden. The group includes (seated, first on the left), Fr. Cyril O'Sullivan OFM Cap. (1887-1921); (seated, centre), Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap. (1883-1935); (seated, first on the right), Fr. Ignatius Collins OFM Cap. (1885-1961); (standing, first on the left), Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. (1886-1971).
A small collection of documents relating to Patrick Pearse’s involvement with the Irish Volunteers. The collection includes an important record book of the Irish Volunteers in Dublin covering the months leading up to the 1916 Rising.
Attendance record of the first and second Dublin Battalions of the Irish Volunteers. The entries are dated 15 April 1916. The record includes the signatures of Seán Heuston (Seán Mac Aodha), Richard McKee, Mícheál Ó Murchadha, The O’Reilly (Ua Rathghaille), William Pearse, and Thomas MacDonagh.