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Transcript of Séan Lemass' Dáil speech on the Transport Bill on 9 May 1944 when he was Minister for Industry and Commerce.
LMODRed fire extinguisher with handles and writing in gold, green and black. The Erin Fire Extinguisher made by The Dublin Japan Works.
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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.
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A black and white photograph of Éamon de Valera being greeted by Dr. Bethal Solomons with Dr. Alan Thompson in the background. The frame is captioned with the year and people photographed.
A rare photograph of then-Taoiseach Éamon de Valera smiling. De Valera is being greeted by Dr. Bethal Solomons at the Rotunda Bicentenary Congress. Dr. Solomons was “a world famous obstetrician and gynaecologist, rugby international, horseman, leader of liberal Jewry and of Irish literary and artistic renaissance.” Master of the Rotunda Hospital, he won ten caps on the Irish rugby team, was the first president of the Liberal Synagogue in Dublin, and was even mentioned in Finnegans Wake.
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Blank letter headed paper for ‘Hospitals Trust (1940) Limited’ Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. ‘One of the largest office buildings in the world’
The Irish Hospitals’ Sweepstake was established by the Free State government in 1930 as a way to finance the country’s health care system. Many tickets were sold illegally in Britain and the US. In 1940 the Sweepstake moved to a permanent home in newly-built Ballsbridge offices, designed by John Joseph Robinson. The building was seen as the most striking example of Robinson’s modernist art-deco designs. The final Sweepstake was held in January 1986.
LMODA black and white photograph of St. Mary's College, R.F.C. team with the caption above 'Leinster Senior Cup - Semi Final, 1947-48' with the names of the players in the photograph below.
This St Mary’s team were semi-finalists in the Leinster Senior Cup at Lansdowne Road. Terry Coveney, who was out-half on the team, played for Ireland, while the writer Ulick O’Connor featured on the same team as wing forward.
LMODA black and white photograph of Dublin housing estate with a few pedestrians visible and a cart in the foreground.
LMODA black and white photograph of a banner hanging in front of the Ierish tims building showing the election results by how many seats each party has. From Getty 'Election results posted on at The Irish Times on the 1 February 1948.'
LMODPoster. For North West Dublin. Candidates: Breathnach (Cormac Ll. D.), Feehan (Matt. Lieut. Col.), Gogan (Richard (Dick)). 'Help De Valera Complete the Task'
Fianna Fáil had a tangled birth in the Civil War. Sinn Féin split into pro-and Anti-Treaty factions, with de Valera leading the Anti-Treaty faction. Anti-treaty Sinn Féin boycotted the Dáil for several years after the end of the Civil War until a faction around Éamon de Valera split and created Fianna Fáil. They first came to power in 1932 and were long the most popular party in Ireland. The 1948 election was controversial as Éamon de Valera introduced the Electoral Amendment Act, which was seen as an attempt to ensure the continued dominance of Fianna Fáil. But de Valera failed to retain power after the other parties joined together to create the first coalition government.
Poster. 'Workers!' Lists positive Fianna Fáil achievements for workers and promises more. 'Fianna Fáil is on your side. Always was and always will be.'
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