A copy of ‘Val Vousden's caravan’ (Dublin: 2nd edition, Cahill & Company, [c.1941]). The text features a series of monologues, recitations, anecdotes, satire, stories, and reminiscences compiled by the Irish entertainer Val Vousden (Bill MacNevin).
A copy of Fred Arthur MacKenzie, ‘The Irish rebellion, what happened and why’ (London: C.A. Pearson ltd., 1916). McKenzie wrote in the preface: ‘This little book describes what I saw and learned in Dublin during the Easter rising of 1916. … Two representatives of the Canadian Press were chosen to visit Ireland while the fighting was on. I had the good fortune to be one of them’.
A copy of D.L. Kelleher, ‘Great days with O’Connell’ (Dublin/Cork: Talbot Press, 1929). The publication provides an overview of the life and legacy of Daniel O’Connell.
A copy of Fr. Matthew Russell SJ, ‘Erin: verses Irish and Catholic’ (Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1881).
A copy of ‘The Aran Islands / Parts III and IV / by John M. Synge’ (Dublin: Maunsel & Company, 1912). Printed label on inside front cover reads ‘Franciscan Capuchin Library, Church Street, Dublin’.
A copy of ‘The Rising of the Moon by Lady Gregory’ (London: Putnam, Covent Garden, 1947).
A copy of Wilmot Harrison ‘Memorable Dublin houses / a handy and descriptive guide / with thirty-seven illustrations’ (Dublin: W. Leckie, 1909).
A copy of Sir Jonah Barrington, ‘Rise and fall of the Irish nation’ (Paris: G.G. Bennis, 1833).
A copy of ‘The stranger in Ireland / or, a tour in the southern and western parts of that country, in the year 1805 / by John Carr (London: Printed for Richard Phillips, No. 6 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, 1806).
A copy of J.J. Murphy, ‘The People’s Primate / a memoir of Joseph Cardinal Mac Rory’ (Dublin: Priory Press, 1945).