b&w photograph Excellent condition Three men stand in front of a wall. L to r: Dr. Cyril Byrne, Co-ordinator, D'Arcy McGee Chair of Irish Studies; Dr. Francis J. Costello, Irish historian and commentator on Irish affairs, who spoke that day at the Irish Studies Lecture Series; and Pádraig O'Siadhail. From External Affairs. A typed note taped to the back says: 'Irish Studies Lecture Series: As part of the 10th anniversary lecture series of the D'Arcy McGee Chair of Irish Studies at Saint Mary's, Dr. Francis J. Costello, Irish Historian and commentator of Irish Affairs spoke about 'Michael Collins: A Vision for a Nation,' on February 18, 1997 to a packed room in the Loyola building. Dr. Costello did his doctoral thesis on the Irish War of Independence and has published a biography on Terence MacSwiney.'