The fliers claim the support of Fr. Laurence Dowling OFM Cap. and Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., Capuchin Franciscan Friary, Church Street, calling them ‘distinguished representatives of the Order which in dark and evil days held aloft the lamp of learning in Ireland’. Father Lawrence wrote ‘I am glad Mr. John Farren is seeking election as a member of the Dublin Corporation. …’. The fliers were printed by Mitchell & Co., 29 Capel Street, Dublin, and published by the candidate.
An Anti-Treaty handbill: 'Will of the people. If you had answered the will of the people in August, 1914, you would all have gone to Flanders. If you had acted on the will of the people in Easter Week you would have lynched Padraig Pearse'.
An Anti-Treaty handbill comprising a poem with a constant refrain asking ‘Who killed Cathal Brugha?’ who died in fighting on O’Connell Street in July 1922. It reads: “Who killed Cathal Brugha?” “I” said Mick Collins, With a toss of his head Tis well he is dead I killed Cathal Brugha. The second stanza contains a similar refrain in respect of General Richard Mulcahy.
An Anti-Treaty handbill (black type on buff coloured paper). Text on recto reads: (on left-hand side) ‘“Yesterday the RIC were Irishmen who took (includes image of a hand pointing to the following line in bold type in centre of handbill) "Guns and Orders from England". (On right-hand side) "To-day Free-State soldiers are Irishmen who take (includes another image of a hand pointing to the same line in bold type in centre of handbill) "Guns and Orders from England / in order to / Shoot down Republican Soldiers / Destroy Republican Printing Presses / Raid the homes of Irish Republicans / Fire on Irish Prisoners in the Jails / Fill the Jails with Irish Volunteers / Wage economic war on the Dependants / of the Irish Republicans. / You did not Join the Irish Volunteers for this. / (in larger font and bold type) Don't be any longer Blind. The Men against you are Fighting without / Pay for the Old Cause which/ will NEVER DIE”’.
A pamphlet written by Laurence Ginnell (1854-1923) who opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty that was ratified by the Dáil in January 1922. He was elected as an anti-Treaty Sinn Féin TD for the constituency of Longford-Westmeath at the 1922 general election on the eve of the Civil War. Imprint date based on p. 4. With typescript letter from Ginnell to the Most Rev. Edward Byrne, Archbishop of Dublin, referring to the ‘murder gang’ employed by the Free State Provisional Government. 14 Sept. 1922.
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. Imprint date from p. [7]. Additional text on p. [3] of printed wrapper. The text is printed side by side in columns.
A handbill in the form of an ironic attack on the Free State leaders. This Anti-Oath flyer quotes the articles in the Free State constitution which refer to allegiance to ‘the King’ and refers to Kevin O’Higgins’ support for them.
