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Material relating to Tullamore Incident, March 1916 and the 1916 Rising from the family of Séamus O'Brennan and his brother Alo O' Brennan. Contains postcards, photographs, contemporary newspapers (1916-1917), memoirs, and commemorative newspapers (1966).
Black and white photograph of Irish Volunteers marching in Market Square, Tullamore in 1916. Tullamore Pipers Band visible to right of volunteer formation.
Two handwritten accounts relating to the background to the Easter Rising and the Tullamore Incident. The accounts were prepared by Aloysius O'Brennan for the 50 year commemorations in 1966. A further memoir on the events of Easter Week was written by Alo's [wife], Maura O'Brennan. Also includes a scrapbook of cuttings compiled in 1966 during the Jubilee commemorations of the 1916 Rising.
Memoir by Aloysius O'Brennan describing 1798 Rebellion, the Great Famine, Irish Parliamentary Party, Home Rule, the futility of constitutional agitation, formation of Irish Volunteers, Redmonite split in volunteers in 1914, Sinn Fein, the Howth gun-running, and the rise of Gaelic League.
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, culled from the 1966 Jubilee publication by The Midland Tribune and other newspapers. Mainly relates to Offaly's participation in the period 1914-1916, particularly focussing on the Tullamore Incident. Contains a 'Partial list of the Boys from Tullamore and its environs that took part in the Fight for Irish Freedom.' Also lists the 'pioneers of the first Gaelic Society in Tullamore: Patrick F. O'Loughlin, Donal O'Connor, Thomas Barry, Richard Barry, Gerald O'Loughlin, John Forrestal, Patrick McLoughlin, Hugh Digan, Denis Davin, Thomas Moroney, Harry Ruxton, Jospeh Aylemers and James Pyke.
First edition of Cuimhní Cinn by Liam Ó Briain (Sáirséil agus Dill, 1951), containing an account of meeting Séamus O'Brennan and Peadar Bracken in Tullamore in 1916, p62-66
Accounts for receipts and expenditure, bulk 1909-1914, and resuming in 1936. Contains lists of names of delegates to Leinster Council and details of monies received in membership fees, gate receipts and expenditure incurred through general administration and the hosting of tournaments.
Two minute books of the Southern Committee outlining fixtures and recording objections from various clubs regarding breaches of rules and other complaints concerning the fielding of teams.