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Group photograph of Capuchins in Holy Trinity Friary, Cork, on the occasion of the visit Fr. Clement Neubauer OFM Cap., General Minister. An annotation on the reverse reads ‘Taken in garden of Holy Trinity, Cork, July 24th 1951 on occasion of visitation of the Most Rev. Fr. General, OFM Cap., Fr. Clement of Milwaukee, left to right, front row: ‘Fr. Joseph, Fr. Cuthbert of Chicago, secretary to Fr. General, Fr. Colman (Provincial Minister), Fr. General, Fr. Justin, Guardian, Fr. Mel, Vicar, Fr. Clement; Middle row: Br. Egidius, Fr. Felix, Fr. Mathew, Br. Bernard, Br. Aidan, Fr. Malachy, Fr. Finbarr, Fr. Michael; Back row: Fr. Seraphim, Fr. Gerald, Br. Benedict, Br. Berard’.

An aerial view of Kilkenny City taken in about 1935. The scene is dominated by the castle which is the signature symbol of Kilkenny’s medieval past.

A clipping of an image of the bands of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, the Irish Guards, and the Royal Irish Constabulary assembled outside the Mansion House on Dawson Street in Dublin at a recruitment meeting on 7 May 1915. The image was published in the ‘Irish Life’ magazine (8 October 1915). The original caption for the photograph reads ‘The Travelling Recruiting Office, taken outside the Mansion House, May 7, 1915 – the day of the departure of the Guards’ Band from Ireland at the close of a successful recruiting tour. On the platform of the Recruiting Office are the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the High Sheriff, Mr. Henry McLaughlin, and Sir Maurice Dockrell, D.L. The group on the steps include Capt. the Hon. Alexander and Lieutenant Purcell of the Guards; Lieutenant Archer Redmond MP; Sir Neville Chamberlain, Colonel Edgeworth Johnson, and several members of the Central Recruiting Council’. (Volume page 200).

A postcard print of the Mercy Convent in Ardee, County Louth. Printed caption on image side reads 'The Convent of Mercy, Ardee'. A manuscript note on the reverse (addressed to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap., Church Street, Dublin) reads '... At present I have 50 books of tickets on hand for the Canon for Ballapousta draw, but will not forget you when this is over. / Sr. M. K.'. Postmark date reads 25 September 1931.

Br. Alexius Paolucci OFM Cap. (standing), and (seated, from left to right) Fr. Agathangelus Herlihy OFM Cap., Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap., Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap. and Fr. Timothy Connery OFM Cap. at Sichili.

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).

A clipping of an article reporting on the appointment of Seán Keating as President of the Royal Hibernian Academy. The article was published in the ‘Irish Independent’ (16 March 1950).

Statement titled 'Partition' issued by the Pro-Treaty Government Publicity Department suggesting that Éamon de Valera 'was aware of the "Ulster" clauses of the Treaty long before the Treaty was signed, and that he made no protest; that he had assured Mr. Lloyd George that force would not be used against "Ulster" in order to bring the six counties into a United Ireland ...'.

Photographic print of a procession of Capuchin friars and other religious in Cork city.
An annotation on the reverse reads: ‘Reading from extreme right, front row, Fathers Conrad, Cormac, Matthew, Albert, Gerard; behind … Fathers Eugene, Finbarr, Felix, Columban’.
Photographer/Studio: G. & V. Healy, 85 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.

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.