Patrick Pearse, ‘The sovereign people’ (Dublin: Whelan & Son, 17 Upper Ormond Quay, 1916). Published as part of the Tracts for the times series, No. 13.
The printed text of the ‘The Song of the Legion of Rear-Guard’ written by Jack O'Sheehan. (Volume page 26).
Draft article by Tadhg Gavin titled ‘The Soldier Poet’. The article refers to the life of Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). An article by Tadhg Gavin on Kilmer appeared in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1977).
A flier with the text of a ballad celebrating ‘The Smith of Ballinalee by ‘“Sean”, East Limerick’. Seán Mac Eoin's exploits as commander of the IRA's north Longford flying column, which carried out successful attacks on British forces at Ballinalee (November 1920) and Clonfin, near Granard (February 1921), earned him the sobriquet ‘the Blacksmith of Ballinalee’.
A booklet depicting events, group leaders, and the destruction of the various land marks in Dublin during the insurrection. (Oblong, 8vo, illus. & adverts, printed wrappers). Printed by Hely’s Ltd., Dublin. A photograph is mounted on cover.
‘The Sinn Fein leaders of 1916 / with fourteen numerous illustrations and complete lists of deportees, casualties, etc.; with appendix on New Parliamentary Party, Count Plunkett, Joseph MacGuinness, De Valera, Cosgrave’ (Dublin: Cahill & Co., Ltd., 40 Lower Ormond Quay, 1917).
‘The Sinn Fein leaders of 1916 / with fourteen numerous illustrations and complete lists of deportees, casualties, etc.; with appendix on New Parliamentary Party, Count Plunkett, Joseph MacGuinness, De Valera, Cosgrave’ (Dublin: Cahill & Co., Ltd., 40 Lower Ormond Quay, 1917).
Captain James (‘Jack’) Robert White, ‘The significance of Sinn Fein / psychological, political, and economic’ (Dublin: Martin Lester Ltd., 78 Harcourt Street, 1919).
A manuscript text titled ‘The significance of Fr. Peter O’Leary’. The text reads ‘He [Ó Laoghaire] visualized an Ireland without a city. The city pained him, and he misjudged it – reading “Sgothbhualadh” you sense that’. The article is likely incomplete.
A photographic print of the shooting of Seán Treacy, a senior Irish Republican, on Talbot Street, Dublin, during the War of Independence.