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A clipping of a report on the death of Peadar Kearney (Peadar Ó Cearnaigh) in the ‘Irish Press’ published on 25 November 1942. Kearney died (aged 58) on 24 November at his home in Inchicore, Dublin. Kearney is best remembered for writing the lyrics to ‘A Soldier’s Song’ (‘Amhrán na bhFiann’, the Irish-language translation, is the national anthem of Ireland). (Volume page 120).

A clipping of a report on the death of George Noble Plunkett (d. 12 March 1948). The article was published in the ‘Irish Independent’ (13 March 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 clipping of an article reporting on the death of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. in California on 14 February 1925. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

A clipping of an article titled ‘Father Albert Dead / A prominent figure in recent Irish history’. The article provides a biographical sketch of his life (with a photographic print). (Volume page 89).

A clipping of an article reporting on the death of Eoin O’Duffy. The obituary was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (1 December 1944).

A clipping of a report on the death of the Irish nationalist politician Eamon Donnelly. The report was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (30 December 1944).

A clipping of a tribute to Desmond Fitzgerald (d. 9 April 1947) by Ernest Blythe. The article was published in the ‘Sunday Independent’ (13 April 1947).

A clipping of an article reporting on the death of Colonel Joseph O’Reilly, the former aide-de-camp to Michael Collins. The article was published in the ‘Irish Independent’ (29 July 1943). (Volume page 173).