notebook / Irish Volunteers / South Dublin Union, 1916

Irish Volunteer and 1916 Rising notebook, Eamonn Ceannt, Con Colbert, Cathal Brugha. Duplicate leaf book with numbered pages. Inscription inside cover in front, in ink 'Found 4th May '16 in kitchen of S.D.U.- week following Sinn Féin rebellion by D.S. Thompson'. Contents (carbon duplicated script except where stated): Orders for manoeuvres, Irish Volunteers, pre-1916. Field message duplicates (corresponding first copy pages missing). (a) Order for Commandant (?) by Capt. Colbert to Lieut. Boland, no date (b) Ditto (by order of Commdt. Ceannt) by Capt. Colbert to Capt. French-Mullan, no date (c) Ditto (ditto) to Lieut. Boland. no date (d) (In ink) Operations order for manoeuvres in north Co. Dublin, 23 October (From I.V. Headquarters, 2 Dawson Street, Dublin) (e) Communication (undirected) from Commdt. Ceannt re manoeuvres in Larch Hill district, no date (per Cosgrave). (f) Ditto from Commdt. Ceannt (per Cosgrave) to G.O.C. Pearse, no date. Opeations at Kilmashogue. Orders etc. relating to South Dublin Union Garrison, Easter Week,1916 (g) Order of Officer of Stores requisitioning supply of food. Dated H.Q., I.V., South Dublin Union, dated 24 April, 1916. Signed Cathal Brugha, Vice-Commdt. (h) Note (in ink), dated April 27, 1916 regarding barricades and absence of Commdt. and Vice-Commdt. (from S.D.U.?) (j) List (ink) of names, arranged in groups. (For guard duty ?). (k) (Written at back, in ink) "Suggestions regarding change of guard", with list of names and times. Size of book c. 8 inches by 5.5 inches.;