A collection of material relating to Kevin Barry, who was executed for his part in the killing of three British soldiers in 1920. The collection includes material associated with his days at Belvedere College, his year as a medical student in UCD, and his brief time in custody at Mountjoy Prison before execution. The majority of the collection is composed of material gathered by Kathy Barry Maloney, Barry's sister, after his death.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'The Makeover'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'The Singer'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'Gigot Sleeves'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'The Flower Master'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'A Book of Rains'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'Regaining Control of the Night'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'Hazel Lavery, the green coat, 1926'.

Manuscript presentation copy of the poem 'The Statement of My Right Honourable Friend'.

A collection of ballads, poetry, songs, and a prose tribute (in manuscript and typescript), written in heroic form in honour of Barry from various admirers in Ireland and Britain, including Padraig O'Hegarty, a Republican prisoner in Lincoln prison, England.