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The Spike Island Ledger from 1921
The Spike Island Ledger was kindly donated to the Local Studies Library in 2001 by Michael Griffin. His uncle, Thomas Griffin, compiled the ledger while interned on Spike Island in 1921. He was an active member of the Ballynoe Company IRA Volunteers and was sent to Spike following his arrest in January 1921. He remained there until the end of 1921. The ledger itself lists the names of IRA Volunteers interned during the months of April and May. It is not known why the ledger was only used during these two months; it is possible other ledgers might have been used but were subsequently lost. Thomas Griffin acted as the canteen Staff Officer for the internees and in this role was responsible for looking after the internees’ money.
Some 900 internees were held on the island from February to December 1921, three times the number of prisoners, though not all are listed in the ledger. Some of the internees listed include Dick Barrett, one of six who managed to successfully escape in November 1921. Another is James ‘Tough’ Barry, who subsequently managed the Cork hurling team to All Ireland success. Unfortunately, not all survived their time on the island. Patrick White from Meelick, Co Clare, was shot by a sentry and died later of his wounds. Daniel Clancy, from Kanturk, was injured because of British Army fire and subsequently died in the Cork Military Hospital in Victoria Barracks. -
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The Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook
A complete and connected narrative of the Rising with special colour map from “The Irish Weekly Times”. -
The Secret History of the Irish Volunteers
This pamphlet is part of a series: Tracts for the Times. It covers the background to the Irish Volunteers split with John Redmond by The O'Rahilly, treasurer of the Irish Volunteers. -
The Sea and the Easter Rising 1916
A distinguished maritime/marine historian on how Britain kept control of the waters in 1916. -
The Roses of Tralee : Opera House, Cork : graphic.
Programme contains production details for John B. Keane's 'The Roses of Tralee'. Image no 04030. -
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The Railways of West Cork - Illustrated Album: digital format
Digitised notebook on the subject of railways collected by local enthusiast Colm Creedon - newspaper clippings, photographs & commentaries -
The Railways of West Cork - Illustrated Album No. 06: digital format
Digitised notebook on the subject of railways collected by local enthusiast Colm Creedon - newspaper clippings, photographs & commentaries -
The Railways of West Cork - Illustrated Album No. 05: digital format
Digitised notebook on the subject of railways collected by local enthusiast Colm Creedon - newspaper clippings, photographs & commentaries -
The Railways of West Cork - Illustrated Album No. 03: digital format
Digitised notebook on the subject of railways collected by local enthusiast Colm Creedon - newspaper clippings, photographs & commentaries -
The Railways of West Cork - Illustrated Album No. 02: digital format
Digitised notebook on the subject of railways collected by local enthusiast Colm Creedon - newspaper clippings, photographs & commentaries -
The Priory, Youghal : graphic.
Photograph of Youghal Priory taken circa 1940. Digital image created by Davison & Associates, Dublin. Image number D40T8970-. -
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The Pirates of Penzance : Opera House, Cork : graphic.
Nigel Hay was a pseudonym adopted by James N. Healy for his stage work. Image no 03012. -
The perversion of words
Reflections on the use of language in relation to 'the Irish question' in the article 'The perversion of words' by Kevin Stroma Dorbene, published by the Irish Nationalist newspaper 'Old Ireland' (Vol II No. 13)