18th century watercolours of Irish antiquities, done by or for Gabriel Beranger.

A collection of material related to the Easter Rising 1916 from the IBVM (Loreto) Institute & Irish Province Archives, including contemporaneous accounts of the Rising as observed by the Loreto Sisters at St Stephen’s Green Dublin and Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham. The material is collated from three separate Loreto archival collections: the community archives of Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham; Loreto College, 53 St Stephen’s Green; and M. Michael Corcoran IBVM, Superior General 1888 – 1918. The collection comprises of two manuscript community annals, a military permit, picture postcards from Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham and Loreto College, 53 St Stephen’s Green, and a typed letter from M. Michael Corcoran IBVM, Superior General 1888 – 1918.

[Watercolour painting of the 'Abbey of Holy Cross, 2nd view' (Co. Tipperary) / by Sir Nathaniel Barry.]

[Watercolour painting of 'The South Isle of the Black Abbey' (Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny) / by an unidentified artist.]

[Two watercolour paintings, one of 'Dunbrody Abbey' (Co. Wexford) / by Jonathan Fisher and one of an 'Ellevation of Tintern Abbey' (Co. Wexford) / by Sir Vesey Colclough.]

[Postcards and and correspondence, including various photographs and a guidebook to the crypt of Jouarre.]

Postcard sized photograph of young boarders in school uniforms, holding tennis racquets. On the verso of the photograph is written 'Loreto Archive, pupils Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham'.

The Abbey of Fahan in Inish-owen, County of Donegal. A paper read at a meeting of the Royal Irish Academy February 28th, 1881. With addenda. / By William J. Doherty, C. E., of St. Mura's, Fahan ...

[Two watercolour paintings of 'Timoleague Abbey' (Co. Cork) / by William Ashford.]

[Two watercolour paintings of 'St. Peter's Abbey [Newtown Abbey] at Newtown near Trim' (Co. Meath) / by Thomas Roberts.]

Ode to Mellifont. / By R. J. Hughes. Delivered at Mellifont, on Sunday, 9th July, 1882.

Aerial photograph of Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham showing the farm yard (upper right hand corner of photograph, marked with an x). The Annals Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham 1913-1916 refer to two workmen employed on this farm who participated in the rising. The height from which the photograph was taken is noted as 1,000 feet. The date and title are also written on the verso of the photograph, along with the following note 'farmyard to the right where Stonepark Abbey houses are being erected 1989-1990'.