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 republican flier titled ‘Where the River Lagan Flows / A visitor’s impression of recent visit to Belfast’, referring to the activities of the ‘Belfast mob and Orangemen’.
An image of White Rocks Beach, Portrush, County Antrim. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'Whiterocks thro' Ladies Arch, Portrush'. An ink stamp credits the image to James Roland Bainbridge, 26 Shandon Park, Knock, Belfast.
Author: Fr. J.C. MacErlain Publisher: Dublin: Browne & Nolan, Nassau Street / M.H. Gill & Son Ltd. Language: English Full title: 'Whither goest thou? or, Was Fr. Mathew right? Notes on intemperance, scientific and moral'. Portrait of Fr. J.C. MacErlain on frontispiece. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds the first (1891) edition and the seventh edition printed in 1910.
Pamphlet published by the Irish Nation Committee referring to the Anglo Irish Treaty of 6 Dec. 1921 and asserting that the creation of the Irish Free State marked a repudiation of republican principles. Published in Glasgow and Printed by Kirkwood & Co. Written after 5 Mar. 1922. cf. p. 7. Titled ‘No. 3’ in a series. The alternative to the "Treaty". ("Document No. 2") is no. 6 in this series (CA/IR/1/7/3/34).
Draft of an article by Mannix Joyce (1924-2006) titled ‘Who carried a Fenian gun / the story of Kilmallock and Kilclonney in 1867’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1968), pp 182-211.
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.
A handbill with extracts from a speech by Éamon de Valera in the Mansion House outlining (through quotes by Fintan Lalor) the Sinn Féin manifesto for the realisation of a sovereign Irish state. Printed in Manchester by Whiteley and Wright.
A republican handbill containing extracts from a letter by Ėamon De Valera read at the ‘Sinn Féin meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin, July 17th, 1923’. Printed in Manchester by Whiteley and Wright. Titled ‘No. 6’ in a series.
A handbill protesting the actions of the English in Ireland and a call for the violence to end. The flier was published by the Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain. Includes quotes from Lord McCauley, Lloyd George, Joseph Chamberlain, Herbert Asquith, Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill. The text reads ‘You are making war on Ireland today in order to impose the will of a small insolent minority on the Irish nation ... in violation of every principle of honour, justice, morality and democracy’.
