A clipping of an article by Maurice Cussen titled ‘“An Unknown Man” / The Police record of Matt Talbot’s Death’. The article is taken from ‘The Garda Review’ (February 1933).
A pamphlet with the title ‘Poets of the insurrection / Padraic H. Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, Joseph M. Plunkett, John F. MacEntee’ (Dublin: Maunsel & Co. Ltd., 1918). The essays which make up this pamphlet appeared originally in ‘Studies’. With chapters on Patrick Pearse by Cathaoir O’Braonain, Thomas MacDonagh by Professor George O’Neill SJ, Joseph Mary Plunkett by Peter McBrien, John Francis MacEntee by Padriac Gregory; and Appreciation of the first three poets by Arthur E. Clery.
Draft poetry submitted by various authors for publication in 'The Father Mathew Record' (later 'Eirigh'). The file includes poems written by the following authors: Margaret Neville, Maura McGarrigle, Patrick Brady, Gerard Smyth, Mathew Daly, John McKenna, Rosemary Shevlin, Michael Hilton, Ciaran O’Driscoll, Philip Smith, Peter Fallon, Liam Murphy, Martin G. Taggart, Roy Sheehan, Eamon Carr, Elizabeth Faye, Miriam Denvir, Margaret Sheridan, John Grogan, Bernard J. Kelly, Frederic Vanson, Richard Kehoe, Mairi Cosgrave, and Tom Corr.
A copy of Austin Clarke, ‘Poetry in modern Ireland / with illustrations by Louis Le Brocquy’ (Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles, 1951).
File containing unsigned drafts of poetry submitted for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The poem titles include:
‘The late Father Gerald McCann OFM Cap.’ (1910-1958)
‘Ordination Day’. May 1963. The poem is annotated: ‘To dear Father Simeon, Congratulations in fulfilling the noblest aspirations capable by man / Bro. Augustine [Donal] O’Mahony OFM Cap.’.
‘Into Space’.
‘On Visiting an Island’.
‘A Winter’s Day’.
The sub-series comprises poetry anthologies submitted for potential publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'.
The sub-series comprises draft poetry submitted by authors for publication in 'The Father Mathew Record' (later 'Eirigh').
Draft poems by T.W. Brennan, 228 Union Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia, titled ‘The Hastings’, ‘Matri Carissimae Ridenti’, and ‘Vision of Liberty’.
Draft untitled poem by Thomasina Mackey. The first line reads ‘A decade since we / I was afraid to find / friendship devoured by time …’.
Draft poetry submitted by Tadhg Gavin for publication in 'The Father Mathew Record' (later 'Eirigh'). The poems are titled ‘Thanksgiving’, ‘God Bless’, ‘Life’, and ‘God knows best’. The file also includes a draft article by Gavin titled ‘In the footsteps of St. Francis’.