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Step by Step / from the Republic back into the Empire / The evolution of Eamon de Valera / by Diarmuid Ó Cruadhlaoich / Judge of the Supreme Court of the Irish Republic.

A view of a Great Southern Railways' (GSR) steam locomotive transiting the Irish countryside in about 1940. It is likely that that the locomotive shown in the photograph is ‘Maeḋḃ’ (Anglicised: ‘Maeve’), one of three steam trains designed and built from 1939-40 principally for passenger work on the Dublin to Cork route.

A view of a Great Southern Railways’ (GSR) steam locomotive transiting the Irish countryside in about 1940.

A photographic print of the statue of William Smith O’Brien on O’Connell Street in Dublin.

A view of the original statue of Saint Patrick on the Hill of Tara in County Meath in about 1945. This statue, attributed to the sculptor Thomas Curry (c.1821-1911), was erected in the late nineteenth century. The Office of Public Works (OPW) removed the statue for repair in 1992. During the removal the statue was damaged beyond repair and, afterwards, was further damaged by vandals. A replacement statue of Saint Patrick was unveiled (at a different location on the Hill of Tara) in 2000.

Statue of B.V.M. (boyhood church) - now in chapel at home