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Postulants & Community, Wheatfield Belfast

A poster advertising Hamish Fraser’s lecture titled ‘From Communist to Catholic’ in the Mansion House in Dublin on 9 March 1952. Fraser was a Scottish communist who fought with the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Following his conversion to Catholicism, he became a staunch anti-communist journalist.

A poster for a benefit performance of two plays by Patrick Pearse in Foresters’ Hall on Parnell Square (formerly Rutland Square) in Dublin in about 1919. The plays were ‘The Singer’ (written in 1915) and ‘Íosagán’ (initially published as a short story by Pearse in 1907 and adapted as a play in 1910). Foresters’ Hall, located at the rear of 41 Parnell Square, was built in 1912 for the Irish National Foresters (INF). The event was organised in aid of St. Enda’s School. The poster was printed by The Gaelic Press.

A poster advertising an ‘Aeridheacht’ (or open day) at St. Enda’s School in Rathfarnham, Dublin. Patrick Pearse regularly organised an ‘Aeridheacht’ on the grounds of the school to support Scoil Éanna. These events were also used to promote the Irish language, music, sports, and customs.

Postcard to Patrick Pearse from an individual in Ballymacahill Inver, County Donegal, seeking a copy of the prospectus for St. Enda’s School and ‘any pamphlets from your pen’. The signature is indecipherable.

Postcard to Margaret Mary Pearse, 39 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin. The correspondent signature reads ‘May’. The postcard shows a view of Menlough Castle, County Galway.

Postcard size view of the Lourdes Grotto at Mount Argus