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Eva Gore-Booths House in Hampstead

Eva Gore-Booths House Fragnal Gardens In Hampstead © Sligo County Library

Leaving the Deserted Village.

Leaving the Deserted Village.This illustration is from a late 19th century edition, illustrated by H.L.Richardson and printed by Addine House, London.

Illustration from The King of Ireland's Daughter

Illustration from The King of Ireland's Daughter. This is from a 1943 first edition ofColum's book, The Frenzied Prince, which contains heroic stories of ancient Ireland. It was illustrated by Willy Pogány and published in America by David McKay Company, of Washington Square and Philadelphia.

Original Programme for The Destruction of the Hostel.

Original Programme for The Destruction of the Hostel.This was one of Colum's first attempts at drama and was staged in 1910 in Rathmines.It was a dramatic arrangement of the saga Thee Destruction of Da Dearga's Hostel and based on a translation by Whitley Stokes. The programme was printed by Dollard, Dublin.

Glencree and Sugar Loaf Mountain

Picture postcard. One of the many areas in County Wicklow that Synge knew and loved.

Oidhthe ar Bhárr Tuinne agus scéalta eile - Front cover

Front cover of "Oidhthe ar Bhárr Tuinne" by Nioclás Tóibín, a collection of short stories as gaeilge. There are eight stories in the collection.

Carlow County Library

Title Page of a First Edition of Pádraic Colum's Collected Plays.

Title Page of a First Edition of Pádraic Colum's Collected Plays.These were, The Fiddler's House, The Land and Thomas Muskerry and were conceived in the early days of the Irish National Theatre. This edition was published by Maunsel & Company, Dublin and London.

Draft Poem

Draft of a poem in three stanzas handwritten by Patrick MacGill to Nina Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon. Signed and dated by MacGill to July 28th 1935, it is written on headed paper, ‘Paradise Lodge, Idyllwild-near-Hemet, California’.

With permission from Donegal County Archives

Her Dancing Partner

Cover of Mrs Patrick MacGill’s book Her Dancing Partner, depicting the Humming Bird dance by two of the characters. This copy was published in 1926 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, London. Typical of the authors romantic novels it tells the story of the character Heather Deane, who earns a living as a talented and resourceful dancer in London.

With permission from Donegal County Library

Patrick MacGill as Rifleman

Black and white photograph of Patrick MacGill in uniform holding a gun. He was Rifleman no.3008 in the London Irish Rifles, the 18th Battalion of the London Regiment. Around 1915 MacGill joined the London Irish Rifles, and was wounded at the Battle of Loos, France. During this time he wrote a collection of essays entitled The Amateur Army, recording life as a raw recruit. Giving a journalistic account of war, the sequel, The Red Horizon, was published in 1916 and describes his first days at the war front.

With permission of Donegal County Museum