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.

Henry Street, Dublin, looking towards Nelson's Pillar, after bombardment

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

Sackville Street, Dublin, showing ruins of Hotel Metropole and G.P.O. after bombardment

Sackville Street, Dublin (Abbey Street corner) after the bombardment

After the insurrection: corner of Bachelor's Walk and Lr. Sackville Street, which commanded O'Connell Bridge

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: D.B.C. Sackville Street, Dublin

Irish rebellion May 1916: soldiers holding a Dublin street

Sinn Fein rebellion: corner of Sackville Street, Dublin. Before and after

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: wrecked shops in Sackville Street, Dublin

Irish rebellion May 1916: the interior of the ballroom, Imperial Hotel, Dublin, after the siege

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: Liberty Hall, Dublin

Exterior of G.P.O. after evacuation, showing broken flag-post from which Republican flag was flown

Irish rebellion May 1916: Liberty Hall, Dublin, the rebel headquarters, after the storming

Irish rebellion May 1916: soldiers bivouacking opposite Liberty Hall, the rebel headquarters in Dublin

Sinn Fein rebellion, 1916: Sackville Street, Dublin

Postcard showing Liberty Hall with a banner hanging from the upper story which says 'James Connolly Murdered May 12th 1916'.

Irish rebellion May 1916: a group of officers with the captured rebel flag

Irish rebellion May 1916: Talbot Street, Dublin, held against a rebel charge. Picture taken under fire

The insurrection in Dublin: armoured motor car in Bachelor's Walk

After the insurrection: ruins of Eden Quay

Sackville Street, Dublin, showing ruins of D.B.C. restaurant after bombardment

Sinn Fein rebellion: Sackville Street, Dublin. Before and after

O'Connell Bridge and quays Dublin: before and after "Sinn Fein Rebellion"