Files contain documents regarding removal of explosives at Loop Head by British Army during the Irish War of Independence, and a Raid carried out by the Irish Republican Army (Anti-Treaty) forces during the Civil War. Included below are extracts from reports by J. Crowley, Principal Keeper: May-June 1920: station visited by RIC and British Army to inspect stores of Explosives. Explosives were removed by British Army ; September 1920: explosives again removed by British Army ; 13 January 1923: Station raided by a party of armed and masked men at 11 pm. Telephone apparatus carried off. Included are details of all explosives at Fog-Signal Stations round the coast of Ireland on 1 February 1920; and Notice to Mariners re temporary discontinuance of Loop head Explosive Fog Signal.

This collection consists of files relating to Irish Lights during World War I, and the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, covering the period 1914-1931. The files contain reports, letters and telegrams from Lightkeepers and other Irish Lights personnel around the coast; correspondence with the government and state bodies including the British Army and Navy, members of Dail Eireann and the new Departments of the State; and instructions, memoranda and official documents issued to Irish Lights by Government Departments and State bodies. Topics covered include reducing or extinguishing lights ; submarine sightings and attacks ; rescue of shipwrecked crews; and raids on lighthouses.

Interview with Roger O'Keeffe for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Hugh O'Donnell for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Anne O'Gorman Weber for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Margaret Nolan for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Ciarán Holahan for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Senator David Norris for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with John Concannon (Ireland 2016) for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with Anne Maddock O'Reilly for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Dr Emilie Pine (UCD School of English, Drama and Film) for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Leo Leydon for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Minister Heather Humphreys for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with Sally Keogh for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Emmanuel Sweeney for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Professor Art Cosgrove for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with Colm O'Gorman (Amnesty International, Ireland) for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with Brenda O'Malley Farrell for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ráth Bhán (school) (Rathbaun, Co. Mayo), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Ss Ó Donnchadha.

This volume contains one issue of Ná Bac Leis, a newspaper produced by the internees in the Ballykinlar internment camp in County Down in September 1921. It also includes newspapers produced by anti-treaty forces during the Civil War. These are three issues of The Fenian: War Issue covering the period July 1922, 13 issues of the Daily Sheet covering the period November 1923 to January 1924, two copies of Poblacht Na h-Eireann: War News, No. 2, from June 29th 1922 printed in different formats, along with copies of No. 3, No. 6 and part of No. 21, two issues of War News from 1940, one issue of The Republican War Bulletin, September 1922 and two issues of Strike Bulletin from May 1926. It also contains short ephemeral material such as a leaflet entitled To The Republicans of Louth dated August 1923, a leaflet entitled Manchester Martyrs Anniversary demonstration, November 1921, several typed issues of File of Morning Post from November 1920 and March, May and June 1921, 6 issues on typed pages of an item entitled An Extract from the Liverpool Daily Post from March, May and June 1921, a leaflet entitled Dáil Eireann [1920].

This collection of photographic prints forms part of the papers of Desmond FitzGerald (P80). The majority of theses photographs arise out of the Civil War but other smaller series relate to the aftermath of the Easter Rising and to the War of Independence. There are also other series of army portraits and of historical occasions photographs.

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Tuairín Chathail (B.) (school) (Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Diarmuid Ó Cróinín.

Interview with Catriona Crowe (National Archives of Ireland) for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Interview with Donald Gordon for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Interview with Helen Litton for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded in Boston College Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ráth Mhór (B.) (school) (Rathmore, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Diarmuid Ó Cróinín.