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A clipping of an appreciation of the sculptor Albert Power by C.P. Curran. The article was published in the ‘Sunday Independent’ (15 July 1945).

A clipping of an appreciation by ‘Nichevo’ (Robert Maire Smyllie) of the sculptor Jerome Connor. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (23 August 1943). The clipping article appears to be incomplete. (Volume page 116).

A copy of a booklet titled ‘An approach to art / a pictorial guide to twelve broadcast talks and discussions on the artist and his public, Mondays 7 January – 25 March 1935 / by Eric Newton of the Manchester Guardian’ (London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1935). The Illustrated woodcut cover design for this booklet was done by Blair Hughes-Stanton (1902-1981).

The article describes a confrontation with the British military during the aeridhacht. It reads ‘during the singing and performances not only were many police present but five aeroplanes appeared and for over an hour circled over the meeting, descending to the closest possible proximity to the crowd and drowning by their din the children’s music, and that flame rockets were dropped from the planes close to the crowd, one of which set light to a thatched roof …’. The article is signed ‘W.F.P.S.’ This is probably William Frederick Paul Stockley, a Sinn Féin politician. The article concludes by declaring that ‘We are not completely emancipated from party politicians and capitalist’ newspapers. And the Irish nation of the future will never be Imperialist’.

A copy of ‘An Artist of Gaelic Ireland by Æ [George Russell]’ / Reprinted from the 'Freeman’s Journal'.

A flier with the text of a satirical ballad titled ‘An Auxiliaries’ Recollections’. The first line reads ‘Alone, all alone, I'm only skin and bone’. To be sung to the air of ‘Slievenamon’.

Bound volume containing the complete run of 'An Barr Buadh' (‘The Trumpet of Freedom’), from 16 Mar. 1912 (Vol. 1, No. 1)-25 May 1912 (Vol. 1, No. 11). In March 1912, Pádraig Pearse founded this weekly Irish language political journal. Its purpose was to ‘advocate the political independence of Ireland’. With only a limited circulation, 'An Barr Buadh' only ran to eleven issues and had only four pages. Regular contributors included Pearse himself, Brian O’Higgins, Éamonn Ceannt, Thomas Mac Donnell, Desmond Ryan, Cathal Brugha, The O’Rahilly and Peadar Kearney. The articles focused almost exclusively on political issues and paper rarely dealt with social or economic matters. The first page of the bound volume is annotated with the manuscript signature of Tomás de Roíste, the noted Gaelic scholar.

A ‘national annual’ with contributions from Arthur Griffith, Alderman Thomas Kelly, Seamus O’Sullivan, ‘John Brennan’, ‘Brian Na Banban’ (Brian O'Higgins), Patsy Patrick and Alderman P. Macken. Cover contains a cartoon drawn by Grace Gifford: ‘Thou are not conquered yet dear land’.

An Irish prayer book titled ‘An Choróinn Mhuire / an t-Athair Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Canónach, S.P., do shaothruigh / an t-Athair Ristéard Pléimean, Ph. D. do chuir i n- eagar’ (Dublin: Muintir na Leabhar Gaedhilge, Brún agus Nuallán, 1917). A manuscript annotation on the first page refers to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap. / 17 March 1917.