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A clipping of an article outlining the history of the links between the newly founded Irish Workers’ League and prominent communists. The clipping is taken from ‘The Standard’ (19 August 1949).

A clipping of a letter from Michael O’Riordan refuting the allegations made by an anonymous correspondent in ‘The Standard’ and defending his record of republicanism particularly during the Spanish Civil War. The article also includes a rebuttal from the anonymous writer denying O’Riordan’s accusation that he is a Nazi. The clipping is taken from ‘The Standard’ (9 Sept. 1949).

A short assessment of the strength of communist groupings in Belfast by Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Reference is made to named individuals in the Communist Party and to an ‘International Bookshop in Church Lane which seems to be [a] clearing house for printed propaganda’. Moynihan also warns of communist ‘fellow travellers’ who exude strong anti-Catholic sentiments.

A photographic print titled 'On the road to Achill, County Mayo'.

A view of a farmer sowing seeds in a ploughed field. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The sower went out'.

Steamships at the quay in Waterford in about 1935.

The Lee Public Baths, Victoria Cross, Cork, in about 1945. The Lee Baths were a sprawling outdoor and unheated swimming pool complex with rudimentary concrete finishes and a perilous diving board. Costing £23,000 to build, the baths opened to the public in 1934.

The entrance to the Mardyke, an extensive area of parkland in Cork city.

A view of Cobh Harbour in County Cork. The Cathedral Church of St. Colman is prominent in the image.

An image of North Gate Bridge (from Bachelor’s Quay) in Cork in about 1940. Designed by the architect Sir John Benson (1812-1874), the foundation stone for North Gate Bridge was laid in April 1863. The bridge was demolished in 1961 and replaced with Griffith Bridge named in honour of Arthur Griffith (1871-1922).