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Changing of the Guard, Bank of Ireland Building

A photograph an Irish National Army officer (identified as ‘Captain Heaslip’ in the original caption) conversing with a Major in the Worcestershire Regiment as the former prepares to assume guard duties at the Bank of Ireland building on College Green in Dublin. This was one of several significant public handovers from the British administration to the Provisional Government during 1922. The event was noteworthy as it was first time that the historic Bank of Ireland building (prior to 1801 it housed the Parliament of Ireland) was guarded by non-British troops.

Sir John Maxwell’s Appointment

A clipping of an article on the declaration of martial law in Ireland and Sir John Maxwell’s appointment as Commander-in-Chief. The article refers to the reactions of various figures in the House of Commons. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (28-9 April & 1 May 1916).

Mizen Head Bridge, County Cork

A view of the bridge at Mizen Head in County Cork, Ireland’s most south-westerly point. The bridge (built between 1908 and 1910) served the Mizen Head Fog Signal Station operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

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