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A clipping of a report on a presentation made to Christopher J. Brady, Michael J. Molloy, and William P. O’Brien who printed the 1916 Proclamation. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (25 November 1952).

Clippings showing the presentation by Major H.E. de Courcy Wheeler of arms and mementoes from the 1916 Rising. De Courcy Wheeler had accepted the surrender of Patrick Pearse and Constance Markievicz following the defeat of the insurrection. The items were handed over to the state at a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin. The image (right) shows Áine Ceannt and Margaret Mary Pearse examining a revolver which belonged to Constance Markievicz. The clippings are most likely taken from the 'Irish Independent' (30 April 1948).

An article reporting on the return by Captain E.J. Hitzen of some mementoes and ephemera he captured following the 1916 Rising. The items included the white flag used by Éamon de Valera during the surrender of Boland’s Mill. The article also refers to Hitzen’s recollections of the Rising. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (5 April 1948).

A clipping of an article reporting on the death of Fr. Benedict Costello OP, a Dominican friar, who entered the General Post Office on several occasions to minister to rebels during the 1916 Rising.

A catalogue for an exhibition of paintings, design drawings, and stained glass by Evie Hone at the Dawson Gallery in Dublin.

A clipping of an obituary for the sculptor Albert Power. The clipping is taken from ‘The Advocate’ (19 September 1945), a weekly newspaper published by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

A clipping of a profile of the sculptor May Power by Geraldine Coster published in ‘Personality Parade’ (April 1947). May Power was the daughter of the renowned Dublin-born sculptor Albert Power.

A clipping of images captioned ‘Incidents of the Revolt / Snapshots of the Leaders’ comprising photographs of Patrick Pearse, Constance Markievicz, and John MacBride following the suppression of the Rising. The clipping is taken from the ‘Daily News’ (10 May 1916).

A postcard print captioned ‘Irish rebellion May 1916 / Henry Street, Dublin, after the shelling of the rebels’. Printed by the ‘Daily Sketch’ for Eason and Sons.

A postcard print captioned ‘Liberty Hall, Headquarters of the Citizen Army, after Bombardment’.