A copy of a pamphlet titled ‘Iris Dail Eireann / an cheud tionól / 21 Ianuar, 1919’ ([Dublin]: Ar n-a chur fá chló le hughdarás Dáil Éireann, [1919]). The pamphlet contains the proceedings of the opening day of the First Dáil in Irish and English.
An image of three Irish Air Corps aircraft on patrol over the coast in about 1940. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print identifies the aircraft type as an Avro Anson.
An image of Irish Army armoured cars on manoeuvres in the countryside. The vehicles are most likely Swedish-built Landsverk armoured cars. The print is credited to the ‘Irish Press’.
A line-up of Irish Army military vehicles on manoeuvres on the Curragh in County Kildare in about 1972.
An image of Irish Army motorcyclists crossing a river while on manoeuvres. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Motor cyclists and armour units cross a river / with the army in the south'.
An image of an Irish Army military vehicle (most likely a Morris C8, commonly known as a 'Quad') towing an artillery piece across a river. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads ‘Battle of the South / Heavy gun is towed across a river / A picture from the manoeuvres in the south by Frank O’Brien, Fermoy’.
Irish Army soldiers on parade (possibly in Collins Barracks, Dublin) in c.1940.
An Irish Army vehicle towing an artillery piece crosses a pontoon bridge while on manoeuvres. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Artillery crosses a pontoon bridge during army manoeuvres in the south'.
An image of two Irish Army armored cars on manoeuvres in the countryside during the wartime 'Emergency'.
A large bound volume containing documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to the 1916 Rising. The volume holds an original copy of the 'Irish War News' (25 April 1916) along with original postcard prints, memoriam cards for the Rising’s leaders and other ephemera. Some of the newspaper clippings are of articles reporting on subsequent commemorations of the insurrection. The volume also holds photographs, clippings, and printed ephemera relating to prominent Irish artists and exhibitions of their work.