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.

The Dublin Town Planning Competition was held in 1914, with the aim to "elicit Plans and Reports of a preliminary and suggestive character, and thus obtain contributions and alternatives which may be of value towards the guidance of the future development of the City in its various directions". The Dublin civic survey report refers to the competition as the Aberdeen Competition, probably due to the prize for the best design which was presented by the Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair. Eight entries were submitted in total, each relating to the Greater Dublin area, taking in Howth, Glasnevin, Ashtown, Dundrum and Dalkey. The main headings for the proposals included: 1. Communications; 2. Housing; and 3. Metropolitan improvements. The submission by Patrick Abercrombie, Sydney Kelly and Arthur Kelly was awarded the prize in 1916. Due to major political and historical events, the winning entry was not officially published until 1922, with the final Civic Report not published until 1925. Out of the eight entries, only three are known to have survived.

Handwritten presentation copy of the poem 'Neutral Ireland'.

This book was written to celebrate Samuel Beckett's eightieth birthday in 1986. It charts the landscape of the novels, plays and poetry of Samuel Beckett, and is illustrated with black and white photographs from various locations around Ireland. The city and environs of Dublin, including the suburb of Foxrock are particularly covered by the book.

Stanislaus Joyce to Constantine Curran : the truth behind the burning of the printed sheets of Dubliners (Falconer and Roberts); overt and covert censorship in Ireland; Vigilance Committee; recent fruitless attempts to buy Ulysses in Dublin versus its availability in Trieste; enquires whether there was a Crown Solicitor's Office in Dublin Castle and whether Cosgrave is still alive.

James Joyce to Constantine Curran : family affairs in Ireland; letter from niece re: his sister Eileen (health issues); sending Curran money for song book and newspapers; asks for Curran's help in communicating response; Lucia, her aunt and cousins; his mother-in-law; his sister-in-law's marriage; Work in Progress.

Paul Léon to Constantine Curran : two snapshots and two new cards enclosed; copy of Transition with 'fragment' (from WiP); Joyce would like to see Curran in Paris; please send latest list of banned titles in Ireland.

Harriet Shaw Weaver to Constantine Curran : Curran's list of letters from Joyce; Nora's current address; Nora's correspondence now handled by Miss Evelyn Cotton; account of Nora's health complaints (via Mrs. Jolas); proposal to reinter Joyce in Ireland (via Mrs. Jolas) – Count O'Kelly will be making approaches; James Stephens' letters; Stanislaus' address currently unknown.

Paul Léon to Constantine Curran : publication of book delayed - Joyce "exasperated"; asks again for list of prohibited books in Ireland.

Maps from The Dublin civic survey report / Prepared by Horace T. O'Rourke, & the Dublin Civic Survey Committee for the Civics Institute of Ireland. The loose maps were bound together in this volume by UCD Library.

This volume contains Poblacht na hEireann/Republic of Ireland, Scottish edition which is a weekly anti-treaty newspaper. It covers the period September 1922 - January 1923. Each issue has 8 pages.

Harriet Shaw Weaver to Constantine Curran : publication of Chaucer's Hymn [ABC]; Weaver handling subscriptions for Great Britain and Ireland; Lucia's unsuccessful move to France; Giorgio's glandular trouble and operation.

James Joyce to Constantine Curran : thanks for song books; wants to meet Curran in Paris; Nora Joyce's possible visit to Ireland; progress of WiP; singers; Irish Times / exhibition invite.

Label for the an exhibit submitted by F.A. Cushing Smith to the Thirtieth Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 5-29 April, 1917. The title of the exhibit is given as: "General plan and details. A town plan for Dublin, Ireland. Honorable mention plan. Only American competitor".

Richard M. Kain to Constantine and Helen Curran : thanks for hospitality; hopes to return to Ireland; visit to Harriet Weaver in Oxford; news of Frank Budgen, Lucie Léon, Gilbert, and Sylvia Beach; saw Nora Joyce, Giorgio and Stephen in Zurich.

John J. Slocum to Constantine Curran : work on Joyce bibliography ongoing; sent photographs of Joyce by Gisselle Freund to Nora; has written to Sean T. O'Kelly, urging that Joyce should be buried in Ireland but has had no reply; travel plans.

Paul Léon to Constantine Curran : plans to bring Lucia to England; could Elizabeth Curran buy a suitable birthday present for her; previous designation of Farnham House; Lucia's doctors and previous diagnoses; practical arrangements for bringing Lucia from Ireland to England; condolences.

This volume contains newspapers and ephemera produced by anti-treaty forces during the Civil War. It includes issues 1 - 74 of Poblacht na h-Eireann: War News which cover the period June 28th 1922 to October 4th 1922. Of these issues, number 53 and 70 are missing. Issues numbers 122, 125 and an unnumbered Christmas issue covering December 1922 and number 126, January 1923 are also present but not bound consecutively. The format and typography of the early issues vary considerably. Issues 1-7 are large broadsheet single sheet items. Most issues are single printed sheets. From no. 11 onwards the format and typography is consistent. There are several other publications bound in this volume. They are: one issue of Poblacht na h-Eireann: Scottish edition, a pamphlet entitled Free State and British allies, one issue of An Saorstat: The Free State, one issue of Ar n-Éire: New Ireland, one issue of Old Ireland and one issue of Éire Óg: Young Ireland. These all date from the Civil War era. The last item in the volume is the front page of the Connacht Tribune from May 1916.

Harriet Shaw Weaver to Constantine Curran : hoping he has recovered from illness; bequest to National Library finalised; portraits of Joyce (Sean O'Sullican (sic?), Wyndam Lewis etc.); issues with Joyce's will; Joyce family's money issues; her difficulty in transferring money to Nora; fund-raising in U.S.A. and Ireland; arrangements for Paris flat and Lucia's maintenance.

Drawing submitted by F.A. Cushing Smith to the town plan for Dublin international competition organised by the Civics Institute of Ireland in 1914. Cushing Smith was the sole US entrant and also one of only two single-person entrants. His address at the time of the competition was the University Club, Urbana, Illinois. To ensure anonymity during the adjudication process his entry was give the designation 'B'. Aside from the winners, the adjudicators were unanimous in giving Honourable Mention to four entries including Cushing Smith's. This map details the proposed development plan for the city including residential, institutional, and working men's tracts.

Drawing submitted by F.A. Cushing Smith to the town plan for Dublin international competition organised by the Civics Institute of Ireland in 1914. Cushing Smith was the sole US entrant and also one of only two single-person entrants. His address at the time of the competition was the University Club, Urbana, Illinois. To ensure anonymity during the adjudication process his entry was give the designation 'B'. Aside from the winners, the adjudicators were unanimous in giving Honourable Mention to four entries including Cushing Smith's. This drawing includes plans and elevations for various types of housing and a block plan of suburban house arrangements.

Drawing submitted by F.A. Cushing Smith to the town plan for Dublin international competition organised by the Civics Institute of Ireland in 1914. Cushing Smith was the sole US entrant and also one of only two single-person entrants. His address at the time of the competition was the University Club, Urbana, Illinois. To ensure anonymity during the adjudication process his entry was give the designation 'B'. Aside from the winners, the adjudicators were unanimous in giving Honourable Mention to four entries including Cushing Smith's. This drawing includes perspective drawings of "The Civic Centre" and "The Water Approach to the City" as well as street sections and a section and half-plan for a recreation park.

An issue of the University College Dublin magazine, which aimed to be a record of University life. Contributors were mainly University staff and students. A typical issue includes an editorial, articles of a literary or humorous nature, book reviews, notes from University societies, and reports from schools, in particular the Medical School.

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: smoking ruins on the side of the Liffey, Dublin