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A clipping of an article titled ‘On an Irish Island / a fifth-century monastery’. ‘Irish Independent’ (23 October 1919). The article refers to the ruins of monastic site on the Maharees Islands off the coast of County Kerry.

Final Professions Day, Mount Argus

Letter to Dom Lebbe informing him of the last stages in the publication of the article on the Medical Missionaries

Question by Mary Martin about Dom David and finances.

An account extract for St. Enda’s School. Includes entries re liabilities and assets. References are made to ‘pupils’ fees paid’, laundry expenses, medical bills, and ‘grazing rents’. An entry refers to an overdraft from the Hibernian Bank ‘secured by lease of Cullenswood House, life insurance …’. The extract appears to be in the hand of Patrick Pearse.

Founded by Edmund Finn in 1767, this newspaper was published in Kilkenny twice weekly (on Wednesdays and Saturdays). It also included local news from surrounding counties including Carlow, Kildare, Tipperary, and Waterford. Following the death of her husband in 1777, Catherine Finn took over the running of the paper. It was subsequently published as the 'Leinster Journal' (1801-1830), and the 'Kilkenny Journal and Leinster Commercial and Literary Advertiser' (1832-1922). The file includes the following editions:
1782
30 Mar. 1782 (Vol. XVI, No. 27)
10 Apr. 1782 (Vol. XVI, No. 30)
1789
7 Jan. 1789 (Vol. XXIII, No. 3)-12 Dec. 1789 (Vol. XXIII, No. 100)
1792
21 Jan. 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 7)
28 Mar. 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 26)
31 Mar. 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 27)
6 June 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 46)
9 June 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 47)
20 June 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 50)
14 July 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 57)
18 July 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 58)
8 Aug. 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 64)
11 Aug. 1792 (Vol. XXVI, No. 65)
1794
17 Dec. 1794 (Vol. XXVI, No. 102)
1796
13 Jan. 1796 (Vol. XXX, No. 5)-14 Dec. 1796 (Vol. XXX, No. 101)
1799
19 June 1799 (Vol. XXXIII, No. 41)
*Both the 1789 and 1796 runs are largely complete. Most of the editions in these years are bound together with cotton twine.

First anniversary card ‘for the repose of the souls of the following Irishmen who were executed by English Law’. Hand coloured, tricolour and green flag over crossed pikes. Interlacing ribbon reads: ‘Our Prayers Daily'.

First anniversary card for Major John MacBride

An anniversary memoriam card for Éamonn Ceannt, Michael Mallin, Con Colbert and Seán Heuston ‘who died for Ireland / 8th May 1916’.

First anniversary cards for the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising including one card for Joseph Mary Plunkett, William Pearse, Michael O’Hanrahan, Edward Daly, another for Major John MacBride, and one for ‘for the repose of the souls of the following Irishmen who were executed by English Law’. (Hand coloured, tricolour and green flag over crossed pikes. Interlacing ribbon reads: ‘Our Prayers Daily’.