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A clipping of two photographs showing the crowds in attendance at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin in May 1915. The images were published in the ‘Irish Life’ magazine (7 May 1915). The original captions read (upper) ‘In the front, Marchioness Conyngham consulting her programme, on her right Mrs Faudel Philips, and on her left Miss Beatrice Murphy and (lower) ‘In the members’ enclosure watching the start’. The ‘Marchioness Conyngham’ referred to in the caption is Frances Elizabeth Conyngham (1862-1939), the widow of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham (1857-1897), of Slane Castle in County Meath. Marchioness Conyngham’s eldest son, Victor George Conyngham (5th Marquess), was a lieutenant in the South Irish Horse, a cavalry battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment which was deployed to the Western Front during the Great War. He survived the fighting but was stricken with pneumonia in the trenches, and died on 9 November 1918, at the age of 35, just two days before the Armistice. He was chronologically the last of the forty-two British parliamentarians who died during the war (he sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Peer). (Volume page 197).

A clipping of an image of a large crowd assembled on the Grand Parade in Cork city for a recruitment rally during the Great War. The image was published in the ‘Irish Life’ magazine (8 October 1915). The frontage of Alexander Grant and Co., a landmark department and clothing store, can be seen in the background of the photograph. This four-storey building at 16-18 Grand Parade (constructed in the 1860s) was destroyed by fire in March 1942. The site was later repurposed as the Capitol Cinema which opened its doors in 1947. (Volume page 201).

The front cover of the ‘Irish Life’ magazine (Vol. XXXIX, No. 14, 26 May 1922). The cover has drawings of Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins. The artist is credited as Frank Leah (1886-1972). (Volume page 203).

A clipping of an article reflecting on the American tour of Fr. Tom Burker OP, a noted Irish Dominican preacher and historian. Burke visited the United States in 1871. (Volume page 213).

A clipping referring to a public demonstration in Castlebar, County Mayo, on 2 April 1922. The event included speeches by Michael Collins, Seán McKeon (Seán Mac Eoin), and Alexander McCabe (Alasdair Mac Caba). The article is taken from the 'Irish Independent' (30 March 1922).

Letter from Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (‘An Seabhac’) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. and Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap.

A clipping of a letter from Captain Robert Monteith published in the ‘Irish Workers’ Review’ (March 1946). The letters refer to his reminiscences of old labour colleagues in Ireland. His letter is dated 31 December 1945.

An image showing the arrival of King Edward VII and his wife Queen Alexandra at Phoenix Park Racecourse in Dublin in April 1904. The British sovereign arrived in Ireland on 26 April for an eight-day visit during which he attended several events and ceremonies in Dublin, Kilkenny, and Waterford.

A flier exhorting parents to abstain from and prevent their children from taking part in the coronation festivities of Edward VII because of the denial of transubstantiation made in his Coronation oath.

A flyer condemning the 1916 executions and exhorting Americans to stay out of the First World War. “Thank God for Freedom's Martyrs in every Land and Age” is printed under the title.