A postcard print of Éamon de Valera in an Irish Volunteers’ uniform. The caption identifies him as ‘Edward de Valera’. The photograph is credited to Keogh Brothers.
An image of the interior courtyard area of the Four Courts in Dublin following the attack on the building at the outset of the Civil War. A manuscript caption on the reverse of the print reads ‘Rebel garrison surrenders / Four Courts in flames after great explosion / Picture shows the barricade behind the inside gates after the surrender’. The republican forces occupying the Four Courts, commanded by Rory O’Connor, surrendered after two days of shelling by the National Army (28-30 June 1922).
A photographic print of an assembly of Irish Volunteers. There is no caption associated with the print. The individual on the right is carrying a traditional harp flag, which was the official flag of the Irish Volunteers.
An image of the interior of Portland Prison in Dorset, England. The caption reads ‘Portland Prison, Inside the New Hall, showing exterior of cells / Iron ladders & corridors. Life saving nets etc’.
A photograph of a large group of former Irish republican prisoners. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads ‘Released Prisoner Group’. The group includes Éamon de Valera, Eoin MacNeill, and W.T. Cosgrave. The photograph was likely taken at the Mansion House in Dublin. The image is credited to Keogh Brothers Studio.
An image of the destroyed Linenhall complex in Dublin. Built around an historical market hall, the Linenhall was a complex of buildings and streets with an association with the linen trade. It was also temporarily a barracks and was largely destroyed during the 1916 Rising following its seizure by the Irish Volunteers.
A postcard print of Thomas MacDonagh. The caption notes that he was ‘Commandant of [the] Bishop Street Area’ and one of the signatories to the ‘Irish Republic Proclamation’.
An image of a rifle, bullets and a belt associated with the Irish Volunteers. The equipment was probably seized after the conclusion of the 1916 Rising.