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Title Page of a First Edition of Pádraic Colum's Collected Plays.
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.
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Illustration in Goldsmith's A History of the Earth and Animated Nature.
Illustration in Goldsmith's A History of the Earth and Animated Nature.
Illustration in Goldsmith's A History of the Earth and Animated Nature.Although this work is virtually unreadable now, the fact that it was still being reprinted in 1848 testifies to its popularity at the time. This edition was published by A. Fullerton & Co., London, Edinburgh and Dublin, and was a 2-volume set.
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Cuala Press edition of an individual Padraic Colum poem.
Cuala Press edition of an individual Padraic Colum poem.
Cuala Press edition of an individual Padraic Colum poem. The poem is entitled "A Cradle Song". This was published by the Cuala Press during the 1930's and had a print run of 300 copies.
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Draft Poem
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
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Leaving the Deserted Village.
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.
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Illustration from The King of Ireland's Daughter
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.
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Black and White photograph of young Patrick MacGill.
Black and White photograph of young Patrick MacGill.
This photographic portrait portrays a young Patrick MacGill, possibly at the beginning of his literary career, around 1911 and 1912, the time his two collections of poetry Gleanings from a Navvy’s Scrapbook and Songs of a Navvy, were published. With these and the publication of his next book, Songs of the Dead End, he became known as ‘The Navvy Poet’.
With permission from Donegal County Archives
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Her Dancing Partner
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
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Patrick MacGill as Rifleman
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
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Irish Elegies
Irish Elegies
Signed title page of "Irish Elegies", by Padraic Colum.This was printed by The Dolmen Press in 1961 and consists of elegies on Roger Casement, Kuno Meyer, John Butler Yeats, Arthur Griffith, Thomas Hughes Kelly, James Joyce, Dudley Digges, Seamus O'Sullivan and Monsignor Padraig de Brun.It highlights Colum's interest in Irish history and of his various friendships.