A copy of a pamphlet titled ‘The American Commission on Conditions in Ireland / Interim Report’ (London: Harding & More Ltd.,119 High Holborn, London, 1921). Includes accounts detailing the acts of violence carried by the British authorities during the War of Independence.
A copy of a pamphlet titled ‘The amazoniad, or, figure and fashion / a scuffle in high life / with notes, critical and historical, interspersed with choice anecdotes of bon ton’ (Dublin: printed by J. King, 1806). The pamphlet has been attributed to John Wilson Croker (1780-1857).
A pamphlet referring to the redraft of the Treaty by Ėamon de Valera titled a ‘Proposed Treaty of Association between Ireland and the British Commonwealth’ or more commonly known as ‘Document No. 2’, presented to Dáil Eireann in January 1922. Published in Dublin by the Irish Nation Committee [1923]. Titled ‘No. 6’ in a series. Who abandoned the Republic? / By a Western Priest is ‘No. 3’ in this series (CA/IR/1/7/3/23).
A pamphlet referring to the redraft of the Treaty by Éamon de Valera titled a ‘Proposed Treaty of Association between Ireland and the British Commonwealth’ or more commonly known as ‘Document No. 2’, presented to Dáil Eireann in January 1922. Published in Dublin by the Irish Nation Committee [1923].
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Charles O'Sullivan
A Booklet titled "The aim of the Institute of Charity" containing an essay about the Institute of Charity, their beliefs and aims.
A copy of ‘The Advocate’, Vol. XCI, No. 5392 (27 November 1958). ‘The Advocate’ was published by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.
A copy of W.R. Matthews, ‘The adventures of Gabriel in his search for Mr. Shaw / a modest companion for Mr. Shaw‘s Black girl … illustrated by Ruth Wood’ (London: H. Hamilton, 1933).
Inscribed on bowl: ‘Adult Choirs’ Cup’. The base of the bowl is engraved: ‘Presented by Thomas Lennon Esq.’. The bowl is also engraved with a list of winning choir groups from 1975-1997.
A view of the original Abbey Theatre building in Dublin in about 1949. The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory. In its early years, the theatre was closely associated with the writers of the Irish Literary Revival including Yeats, Gregory, John Millington Synge and Sean O’Casey.
A copy of Oliver J. Burke, ‘The Abbey of Ross / its history and detail’ (Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1908). A manuscript note (dated 14 April 1909) on the first page reads ‘M. O’Donnell CC, Inverin, (Spiddal), Galway’.