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A bound volume containing clippings of articles chronicling the 1916 Rising by Michael J. Lennon (1891-1966). The articles were published in serial form in the ‘Irish Times’ from 1948-9. The articles appeared under the titles ‘Easter Week Diary I-VI’ (29 March-3 April 1948), and ‘The Easter Rising from the Inside I-VI’ (18-23 April 1949).

MICHAEL WATTS RUSSELL C.P.

Michael Watts-Russell as a young man 1861-4

An image of a military ceremony at Arbour Hill in Dublin. An annotation on the reverse of the print refers to the event as a ‘ceremony’. The soldiers have their rifles in the reverse arms position, so the event is most likely a funeral procession.

Military Mission Collins Barracks, Cork City

A photographic print of soldiers parading along College Green in Dublin on St Patrick's Day in 1939. Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde), President of Ireland, is taking the salute on the right of the image.

An image of Éamon de Valera inspecting Irish military personnel on O’Connell Street in Dublin. The parade marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the 1916 Rising and was held on 13 April 1941.

Photographic prints of an Irish military tattoo at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) arena in Dublin. The tattoo (essentially a pageant or display involving armed forces) was organised to raise funds for the Army Benevolent fund and to mark the contribution of the Irish Defence Forces (‘Óglaigh na hÉireann’) to the state during the wartime Emergency (1939-45). The reference to ‘Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill’s Army’ in the caption refers to the centrepiece of the tattoo, a recreation of O’Neill’s famous victory at the Battle of Benburb (5 June 1646) during the Irish Confederate Wars.

Photographic prints of the visit by Fr. Virgilio da Valstagna OFM Cap., Capuchin Minister General, to Ard Mhuire Friary. The file includes a group photograph of Irish friars with Fr. Virgilio. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of one of the prints reads: ‘Ard Mhuire, 1937, Front, left to right, Frs. Andrew, Cassian, Colman (Provincial Minister), Sylvester Mulligan, Fr. Minister General, Frs. Killian Flynn (Prefect Apostolic of Victoria Falls), unknown, Felix and Columban’.

From Sean McEntee