Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the long rear façade of a three storey, burned-out barracks; the walls and chimney stacks are standing; the façade shows heat and smoke damage; the remains of furnishings lie on what might have been a tennis court in the foreground.

Photograph of the rear façade of a substantial country mansion completely gutted by fire; the walls and chimney stacks remain intact.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the ruins of a building showing the remains of two floors; internal walls have been largely destroyed; extensive debris including bricks and wooden beams are lying around in addition to a substantial quantity of granite blocks, possibly from the outside wall.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the interior of a room containing debris and bits of metal.

Photograph of a little boy, barefoot and in very ragged clothes, holding a sword and scabbard. The ruins of an imposing house are in the background; a woman in a shawl and a child are walking past the remains of the entrance.

Façade of a burned out house at Kilmichael, county Cork. The interior has been gutted and the roof has collapsed. A hen is standing outside the house. Sheets of corrugated iron lie around the ground from what was originally the porch. The caption reads ‘House smashed by Aux[illiaries] after Kilmichael ambush (right on spot of ambush)'.

The steel girders have remained largely intact.

Photograph of the interior of a house showing damage to the walls, furnishings and to a statue.

Photograph of Eibhlín and Michael Tierney in the ruins of an old church.

Possibly the creamery in Ballymacelligott, county Kerry. The roof has collapsed at one end and the interior has been gutted; a water tank is lying on the grass outside; a sign on the side of the building which is partially fire-damaged reads: ‘The Ballymacelligott Cooperative Agricultural…'.

The building possibly is on Sackville Street. A telegraph pole appears to be suspended in mid-air, debris is lying at the front of the building, and the cobbled street is full of puddles.

Possibly on Sackville Street. Some of the men are working but others are scrutinising the damage; the remains of what appears to be a burned out tram are in the foreground.

The three photographs have some differences in detail. The restaurant interior has been destroyed although its façade, including decorative ironwork, appears to be largely intact; the soldiers are helping to salvage furniture. Further down the street there is even greater devastation of buildings with debris and wrecked vehicles lying around.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The buildings possibly are on Sackville Street. The foreground contains twisted metal including the remains of a tram and a sign advertising Nestle's.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The man is viewing the gutted interior of very badly damaged buildings, possibly in the vicinity of the GPO, the parapet of which may just be visible. The foreground is a mass of twisted girders, and a long ladder is resting on part of the building.

The two photographs have some differences in detail.

Group of men examining the gutted interior of a building. Caption reads ‘Labour Commission. Interior of creamery, Ballymacelligott' (county Kerry). See also P80/PH/15.

The photograph possibly has been taken near the Munster and Leinster Bank on Sackville Street (current address: 10-11 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1); the gables of other badly damaged buildings are visible in the background.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. Bricks have spilled out onto the street and workmen are in the process of loading them onto carts.

The two photographs are taken from different angles. They show dust rising from the ruins and one photograph incorporates a group of people watching the process with curiosity. A building contractor's sign has been hung on the adjacent building.

The photograph has been taken from Henry Street. Many of the buildings on Moore Street and Henry Street have been totally demolished. Nelson's Pillar is silhouetted against the skyline.

A man is silhouetted against the sky at the top of a ladder high on the building.

Negatives of Michael and Eibhlín Tierney with Annie Whelan and Michael Rynne at Glendalough, County Wicklow.

[Selection of essays collected from schoolchildren in 1938 as part of the Schools' Manuscript Collection]