Headhunters, pirates and transported convicts: the files rescued from 1922 fire at Public Records Office

An English captain who brought the heads of five Gaelic rebels to Dublin was awarded £12 for his services to the Crown

A photograph of the Four Courts ablaze. It was taken by  Joe Rodgers, who was aged 17 and lived on Essex Quay.
A photograph of the Four Courts ablaze. It was taken by Joe Rodgers, who was aged 17 and lived on Essex Quay.