Part of UCD Library's Curran Collection, most of these postcards were published in 1916 in the immediate aftermath of the Insurrection. They provide an excellent contemporary pictorial record of the damage to the city; one showing a “before and after” photograph of Sackville (O'Connell) Street. Some are reproductions of “under fire” photos taken by the Daily Sketch photographer and published by Easons. Other series were produced by Hely's and Coleman's publishers. The collection contains 37 distinct postcards (as well as duplicates) collected by Constantine Curran.

Irish rebellion May 1916: the interior of the ballroom, Imperial Hotel, Dublin, after the siege

Interior Coliseum Theatre, Dublin, after bombardment

Sackville Street, Dublin, showing ruins of Hotel Metropole and G.P.O. after bombardment

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: D.B.C. Sackville Street, Dublin

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: Liberty Hall, Dublin

Exterior of G.P.O. after evacuation, showing broken flag-post from which Republican flag was flown

Irish rebellion May 1916: Liberty Hall, Dublin, the rebel headquarters, after the storming

Postcard showing Liberty Hall with a banner hanging from the upper story which says 'James Connolly Murdered May 12th 1916'.

Sackville Street, Dublin, showing ruins of D.B.C. restaurant after bombardment

Sinn Fein rebellion: D.B.C. Sackville Street, Dublin. Before and after

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: inside the General Post Office, Dublin

Irish rebellion May 1916: The General Post Office, Dublin (rebel headquarters) destroyed

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: Hotel Metropole and Post Office, Dublin

Sinn Fein rebellion: Hotel Metropole and Post Office, Dublin. Before and after

The Constantine Curran/Helen Laird Collection in UCD Library Special Collections contains correspondence, including letters from James Joyce to Curran, photographs, postcards, literary manuscripts, gramophone records and a large collections of printed books, pamphlets and ephemera. This collection reflects Curran and Laird's interests and networks. The following subseries of the collection are now available on the UCD Digital Library: Constantine Curran / Helen Laird Correspondence Part 1 : Letters from and related to James Joyce: a collection of 133 items including letters and cards from James Joyce to Curran ; Curran Collection - Photographs: The photograph collection contains photographs compiled by Constantine Curran and Helen Laird from 1880-1972, including photographs of James Joyce and his family ; 1916 Rising Postcards: the postcards are part of the printed book and ephemeral collection and were published in 1916 in the immediate aftermath of the Insurrection. The remainder of the collection can be accessed by appointment in UCD Library Special Collections.