Yellow with black writing poster for ‘The Righteous Are Bold’ a play in three acts by Frank Carney in the Abbey Theatre for one week only, 15 Feb, 1954, on.

This poster advertises a run of The Righteous Are Bold by Frank Carney. It was the most-performed play in the Abbey Theatre (which was temporarily housed in the Queen’s Theatre). Now largely forgotten, the play was hugely popular in its day because it featured the first exorcism to be shown on an Irish stage. The plot concerns an Irish emigrant returning home from London who is possessed by some ‘evil’, and the ensuing battle between scientific, pagan and Catholic beliefs as to how it should be removed. It was performed 245 times, 96 of those on its first run in 1946.

A pink with black writing flyer for event at Blackrock Baths on Saturday 27 August 1949 to see ‘The Swimming Champions From the three countries, England, Scotland and Ireland in action’ and lists those taking part as well as water ballet and water polo.

The Blackrock Baths was created following public outcry at access to the sea being cut off by the building of the Dublin-Kingstown railway line in 1834. Hugely popular, the baths often witnessed displays by Dublin’s great high-diving and springboard-diving champion, Eddie Heron. During the 1980s the baths fell into disuse and were later dismantled and sold to a private firm.

A white shop sign with blue writing advertising Hafner's. "Stuff your turkey and fowl with Hafner's Famous
Force Meat"

Trading since 1882, Hafner’s is one of Dublin’s oldest and most famous sausage brands. This notice was displayed in the shop window in the run-up to Christmas. A smaller notice, for rubbed thyme, would have been another ingredient used in stuffing.

A black and white advertisement for Guinness titled '1759-1959 200 Years of Guinness' and numbered GD.1 the first Irish press advertisement for Guinness stout. It has a picture of Arthur Guinness on the left and some text describing a little of the development of Guinness.

Guinness advertising has been iconic for a long time, but most of the advertising now seen in pubs here was never used in Ireland. This is an original proof of the first print ad ever published in Dublin. GD1, as it is known, was produced in 1959 – the bicentenary of the company.

Blue, red and white Sunbeam poster. ‘Sunbeam The Marvellous Cleanser and Polisher for Household, Hotel and Factory. Excels all other scouring and cleansing powders and is The Pinnacle of Excellence. Packed in containers selling at 6d and 3d each. Manufactures by The Industrial Minerals of Ireland, Ltd. Dublin.’

A double-crown, silk-screen printed poster, after a design by Patrick Scott, for the Rosc exhibition in 1977, 'The Poetry of Vision'.

A colour poster for the Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show in the RDS 8-12 August 1989 with green writing a collection of photographs of the Horse Show.

Blue Nun advertising mirror with text: 'We proudly serve imported Blue Nun by the glass'.

China egg cup in style of Guinness pint glass with Guinness and harp in gold lettering

Half pint china mug in style of classic Guinness pint with white head.