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An image of a stonecutter at work in Cashel in County Tipperary.

A large collection of metal printing blocks (stereotypes) prepared for illustrative purposes and publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst many others were specifically commissioned for 'The Capuchin Annual'.

A photograph of Stephen Gwynn speaking at a recruiting rally in Killarney, County Kerry. The photograph was published in an article by Michael. J. Lennon titled ‘A retrospect’ published in an edition of ‘Banba’, a monthly magazine published by the Gael Publishing & Trading Society in Dublin. The date of the ‘Banba’ issue is not given in the volume. The photograph was captioned ‘Recruiting rally at Killarney July 1915 / Stephen Gwynn is seen above’.

Step by Step / from the Republic back into the Empire / The evolution of Eamon de Valera / by Diarmuid Ó Cruadhlaoich / Judge of the Supreme Court of the Irish Republic.

A view of a Great Southern Railways' (GSR) steam locomotive transiting the Irish countryside in about 1940. It is likely that that the locomotive shown in the photograph is ‘Maeḋḃ’ (Anglicised: ‘Maeve’), one of three steam trains designed and built from 1939-40 principally for passenger work on the Dublin to Cork route.

A view of a Great Southern Railways’ (GSR) steam locomotive transiting the Irish countryside in about 1940.

A photographic print of the statue of William Smith O’Brien on O’Connell Street in Dublin.

A view of the original statue of Saint Patrick on the Hill of Tara in County Meath in about 1945. This statue, attributed to the sculptor Thomas Curry (c.1821-1911), was erected in the late nineteenth century. The Office of Public Works (OPW) removed the statue for repair in 1992. During the removal the statue was damaged beyond repair and, afterwards, was further damaged by vandals. A replacement statue of Saint Patrick was unveiled (at a different location on the Hill of Tara) in 2000.

A statement by Larry Whitehead, bus conductor, regarding the activities of Michael O’Riordan and Larry Wright, ‘two professed Marxists’, and Joseph Fahy, ‘a disciple of Trotsky’, in a branch of the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union. Whitehead also refers in general terms of the threat of communist infiltration of the ITGWU.

Fr. Jude McKenna OFM Cap. and the Zambian National Judo team with President Kenneth Kaunda following a state reception in Lusaka