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An appeal in support of exiled French Capuchins in Cork. The appeal notes that the friars have been exiled as part of 'the policy of persecution adopted by the present French ministry, and which has resulted in breaking up the whole religious system of that country'. This original printed appeal is pasted into the volume at p. 4.

A Redemptorist Father, ‘An Appeal to Ireland’ (Dublin: O’Brien and Ards, Great Britain Street, 1911). The author of the pamphlet is not identified aside from a reference to the fact that he was a Redemptorist priest residing at Esker near Athenry in County Galway.

Eneas Mac Donnell, ‘An appeal to the opponents of the Maynooth grant / to which are added, a publication entitled, “Supplementary memoir”, which was printed in June, 1844’ (London: John Ollivier. 59 Pall Mall, 1845).

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’.