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A letter from George Noble Plunkett (1851-1948), 40 Eglin Road, Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Plunkett urges the publication and wide distribution of the 'statement of the case of partition'. The 'statement' is probably 'The Orange Terror' by 'Ultach' published in 'The Capuchin Annual'.

Letter from Annette Cambreth Kane (1864-1952), a sister of Douglas Hyde, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. She thanks the Capuchin friar for his kind remembrances for her deceased brother and affirms that the late President 'valued your friendship'.

A copy letter from Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. to Maud Gonne MacBride (1866-1953) referring to her distress at her son's (Seán MacBride) current difficulties. Fr. Senan contents that Seán is 'well able to fight a battle too, his mother's son'. He also mentions the letter he wrote to her about Francis Stuart.

A letter from Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) to Fr. Henry Rope. MacNeill argues that Roger Casement was 'remarkably sane and well balanced' and affirms that he had 'no opportunity of consulting with him' as he was in America when war broke out. MacNeill also refers to his Irish history scholarship and to his work as chairman of the Irish Manuscripts Commission.

A clipping of an article titled 'Real Irish Music' published in 'The Waterford Star' (28 Nov. 1903). The article takes the form of a letter to the editor from 'a real admirer' and refers to Fr. Richard Henebry's scholarship on traditional Irish music.

Attendance record of the first and second Dublin Battalions of the Irish Volunteers. The entries are dated 15 April 1916. The record includes the signatures of Seán Heuston (Seán Mac Aodha), Richard McKee, Mícheál Ó Murchadha, The O’Reilly (Ua Rathghaille), William Pearse, and Thomas MacDonagh.

Copy letter from James Pearse to Charles Bradlaugh. The letter reads ‘I am placed in a very paradoxical position – an image maker by profession and an image breaker by inclination’. He adds ‘I have been dangling – to use a scriptural phrase – between Hell and Heaven for the last twenty five years of my life: only that I reverse the meaning of the words: - everything appertaining to ecclesiasticism I regard as the former; and to be free of which, I regard as the latter’.

Notes re various parish missions and retreats given to lay sodalities and local parishioners. The notes were compiled by Fr. Fidelis Neary OSFC (1855-1932). The notes refer to missions given by Fr. Fidelis and other friars in Counties Cork, Kilkenny, Waterford, Longford, Galway, Dublin and elsewhere. Some of the more detailed descriptions refer to the effects of Parnellite split and political disputes upon the populace and mission attendees, and to hostilities with local Protestant landed proprietors. The notes include:
• Mullinavat, County Kilkenny. Apr. 1892: ‘A most memorable week. Commenced by a “Boycott” by the Parnellists …’.
• Glenmore, County Kilkenny. June 1893: ‘The Parish of Glenmore, like Mullinavat, was badly infested by Parnellism, a “Boycott” was worked up by the “Hog boys” of Ballybricken, Waterford, with Hogs’ Band etc. On hearing of the happy results in Mullinavat, the project was abandoned, and a public meeting held after Mass the previous Sunday withdrawing all opposition to the retreat and resolving to attend it. … Thus end[ed] the Parnell division in South Kilkenny’.
• Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. June 1894: ‘One of the most remarkable incidents of the week was the arrival of Father Prendergast, the famous Parnellite priest, from Urlingford …’.
• Church Street, Dublin, July 1894: ‘A retreat for the members of the Sacred Heart Sodality commenced in the above Church on Sunday night, July 22nd and concluded [on] Sunday night, 29th. The above retreat was not a success, but rather a poor business. Couldn’t be otherwise owing to majority of members and almost all leading members [had] rabid Parnellite tendencies. They didn’t attend and didn’t allow others attend. Fr. Francis Hayes OSFC had charge of the Sodality at the time’.
• Douglas, County Cork, July 1894: ‘Peculiarities of retreat were many, the most serious, the unnatural hour of morning devotions. … Some who had to come a distance had to get up at ¼ to 4am. Yet, notwithstanding two sledgehammer appeals, proprietors would not yield or allow one hour in the morning. Alleged excuse – the “Protestants at work would lose ¼ day and could not understand it”’.

Publisher: Dublin: P. Wogan
Edition/Format: Third Edition
Language: English
Front cover has gilt engraving ‘Very Rev. T. Mathew’; The title page has a manuscript depiction of the Mathew family coat-of-arms with the initialed monogram of ‘TM’.

Five cartes de visite of sculptural monuments related to the workshop of James Pearse, 27 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin. Some of cards are annotated by James Pearse. Two of the images are described as the ‘Pulpit / Inchicore / Rough model’. One of the cards is annotated on the reverse ‘Pearse & [Edward Sharpe, sculptors]’. One of the cards is credited to the studio of William Lawrence, photographer, 5 & 7 O’Connell Street, Dublin. The decoration of the altar and communion rail in the Church of Mary Immaculate on Tyrconnell Road in Inchicore, Dublin, was crafted by James Pearse. This prominent church was built for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate between 1875 and 1880.