A postcard print of the Cenotaph monument on Leinster Lawn (situated on the Merrion Square side of Leinster House). The Cenotaph was unveiled on 13 August 1923 to commemorate both Arthur Griffith, the President of Dáil Éireann, and Michael Collins, the revolutionary leader who was killed during the Civil War. It was designed by Professor George Atkinson (1880-1941), the headmaster of the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Plaques showing Griffith and Collins in relief were placed at the base of the cross with an inscription taken from the Annals of the Four Masters which read ‘Do Chum Glóire Dé agus Onóra na hÉireann’ (For the Glory of God and the Honour of Ireland). Following the assassination of Kevin O’Higgins, a leading Irish Free State minister, in 1927, an additional plaque was fixed to the monument. The Cenotaph was replaced with a more permanent structure (designed by the OPW architect Raymond McGrath) in 1950.
A clipping of an article on the removal of the foundation stone for the Wolfe Tone and United Irishmen memorial in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (2 April 1943).
A postcard print of a cartoon image imploring the United States President to support the cause of Irish freedom. The artist’s initials are given as ‘H.O’N’.
A postcard print of Dr Patrick McCartan. The caption refers to his escape to America on board a ‘tramp steamer’ and to his candidature for the King’s County (Tullamore) by-election (April 1918).
A photographic print of a large group of Royal Irish Constabulary members, possibly the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary, more commonly known as the ‘Auxiliaries’, or ‘Black and Tan’ constables.
A postcard reproduction of a painting of Constance Markievicz by the Polish artist Bolesław Szańkowski (1873-1953). The portrait dates to 1901 when Markievicz was resident in Paris. The postcard reproduction is captioned ‘Constance Countess Markievicz TD’ and probably dates to the early 1920s when she was serving as a Teachta Dála in Dáil Éireann.
A photographic print of Fr. Augustine Hayden OFM Cap. and other clerics in a funeral procession on Dame Street in Dublin. The funeral may be that of Thomas Ashe (30 September 1917).
