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A postcard from John O’Gorman (1908-1994) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. O'Gorman painted a view of Dingle Harbour on the image side of the postcard. O’Gorman remarks that he was enjoying the scenery in County Kerry (Moynihan's home county).

Capuchin friars receiving their missionary crosses in the Church Street Friary, Dublin, before their departure for the African mission in 1943. The friars are (back, from left to right), Br. Xavier Cox OFM Cap., Fr. Eustace Burke OFM Cap., Fr. Capistran Singleton OFM Cap., and (front, from left to right), Br. Andrew O’Shea OFM Cap., Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap. and Br. Fergus Buckley OFM Cap.

A clipping of an article on the removal of the foundation stone for the Wolfe Tone and United Irishmen memorial in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (2 April 1943).

A clipping of an article referring to the recapture of the republican leader Hugh McAteer on the Falls Road in Belfast. The article is taken from the ‘Belfast Telegraph’ (20 November 1943).

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An image of Irish Army motorcyclists crossing a river while on manoeuvres. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Motor cyclists and armour units cross a river / with the army in the south'.

An image of construction work on the Pollaphuca (Poulaphouca) electricity generating station in County Wicklow. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'Poulaphouca Water Scheme / unfinished / awaiting completion / showing turbines'. The photograph is credited to Frank O'Brien, Fermoy, County Cork.

A view of two plough horses at work in fields on the coast of County Kerry. The photograph is by Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh (1907-1967).

A clipping of a memoriam poem to Teresa Brayton. (Volume page 103).

A clipping of an article reporting on the unveiling and blessing of a memorial to Seán Heuston in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The article was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (6 December 1943). The article includes a photographic print of Fr. Michael J. Heuston OP, a Dominican friar, and a brother of the 1916 leader. The memorial sculpture of Seán Heuston in the Phoenix Park was created by Laurence Campbell. (Volume page 192).