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Photographic prints of an Irish military tattoo at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) arena in Dublin. The tattoo (essentially a pageant or display involving armed forces) was organised to raise funds for the Army Benevolent fund and to mark the contribution of the Irish Defence Forces (‘Óglaigh na hÉireann’) to the state during the wartime Emergency (1939-45). The reference to ‘Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill’s Army’ in the caption refers to the centrepiece of the tattoo, a recreation of O’Neill’s famous victory at the Battle of Benburb (5 June 1646) during the Irish Confederate Wars.

A photograph of a raid by the British military on the offices of the Sinn Féin Bank at 6 Harcourt Street in Dublin on 12 September 1919. The photograph is credited to Daniel Lennon, 7 St Alban’s Road, Dublin. Lennon annotated the print with a caption which reads ‘Following the proclamation of the City of Dublin by Lord French in September 1919 a raid was carried on No. 6 Harcourt St[reet] Dublin, Sinn Féin headquarters, on 12th September 1919. Photo shows raid in progress. Note the painters continuing their work unperturbed’.

An image of Éamon de Valera inspecting Irish military personnel on O’Connell Street in Dublin. The parade marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the 1916 Rising and was held on 13 April 1941.

A photographic print of soldiers parading along College Green in Dublin on St Patrick's Day in 1939. Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde), President of Ireland, is taking the salute on the right of the image.

Military Mission Collins Barracks, Cork City

An image of a military ceremony at Arbour Hill in Dublin. An annotation on the reverse of the print refers to the event as a ‘ceremony’. The soldiers have their rifles in the reverse arms position, so the event is most likely a funeral procession.