Showing 4331 results

An election flier for Michael Staines for the Dublin St. Michan’s constituency at the 1918 general election. Staines was the Sinn Féin candidate, and he defeated John Dillon Nugent (Irish Parliamentary Party) in the contest. The flier was issued by W.J. Norman, 57 Dame Street, Staines’s election agent.

A report on a meeting of Irish socialists in the Mansion House, Dublin. The purpose of the meeting was to ‘congratulate the Russian people on the triumph they have won for democratic principles’. The speakers included Dr Kathleen Lynn, Constance Markievicz, William O’Brien, and Maud Gonne MacBride. The article reports that ‘The Red Flag’ was sung at the meeting. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (5 February 1918).

Letter from W.T. Cosgrave, Reading Internment Camp, to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., conveying his sympathy on hearing of the death of Fr. Aloysius’s brother. Cosgrave concludes by declaring his ‘kindest remembrance to all your Fathers – particularly Fathers Augustine and Albert and of course yourself’.

Letter from Clement Shorter (British journalist and literary critic), 16 Marlborough Place, to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., thanking him for letter of sympathy on the death of his wife, Dora Sigerson Shorter.

An image of William Joseph Walsh (1841-1921), Archbishop of Dublin from 1885 to 1921.

Card to Terence MacSwiney, 4 Belgrave Place, Cork, from Shan Ó Cuiv.

A prayer sheet titled 'An Offering for Ireland ... For the early release of our imprisoned Leaders and fellow-countrymen and women'. Printed by the Gaelic Press, Dublin.

Annual reports and statements of accounts of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The booklets provide reports on annual general meetings, activities, speeches and events held in the Hall and provide annual accounts of receipts and expenditure. The 1901 report (pp 20-3) gives an account of a speech by Pádraig Pearse in the Hall on 2 March 1902 commending the giving of classes ‘for the study of our native language, and forms of self-culture amongst our members.’ He added ‘There is a certain bad old tradition that one cannot be a good Irishman unless he “takes a dhrop”. Now, I think you will all allow if there is one body in Ireland which is concerned more than another for the maintenance of genuine Irish traditions, that body is the Gaelic League … [and] in the ranks of no body in Ireland will you find proportionally so many total abstainers as in those of the Gaelic League’. Pearse suggested that there should be more cooperation between the Gaelic League and the temperance movement. In 1906, it was reported (p. 20) that ‘owing to several exceptional expenses, rendered necessary by the increase of membership and the extension of temperance work, we have not been able to reduce our indebtedness to the Bank’. The statement of accounts noted that £1,405 6s 5d was owed to the National Bank by December 1906. The front covers of the booklets have ink drawings of the Hall fronting onto Church Street.

A republican flier titled ‘To the Irish People’ referring to the threat of conscription.

A flier advertising a commemoration concert in celebration of the birth of Robert Emmet. It reads ‘An excellent and unique programme with the best Irish-Ireland talent has been arranged. Recitations, Songs, Dances & Music. Tickets can be had at all Irish-Ireland shops or on door on night of Concert. Doors open at 7.15. Commences at 8’. Printed in Dublin by O’Brien Bros., printers, 7 College Street.