revolution
may 3 2018
durroW, co. laois
the irish revolution and beyond: artefacts, letters, and mememtos
Important IrIsh hIstory sale includes primary source material relating to michael collins, kevin barry, bill mckenna, arthur griffith, seĂ n mac eoin, felix cronin, austin stack, kathleen mckenna & others
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REVOLUTION 3 MAy 2018 The Irish Revolution and Beyond: Artefacts, Letters, and Mememtos VIEWING The Square, Durrow, Co. LaoiS, r32 FN88 29 apriL - 2 May 2018
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2. COLLINS MICHAEL (1892 – 1922) Irish revolutionary, soldier and politican Photograph Inscribed verso: ‘Michael Collins age 12 Woodfield, Clonakilty, County Cork in the formal gardens of the Ursaline Sisters 1902’. €300 – 500
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3. BARRY KEVIN (1902 – 1920) An autographed letter signed (Kevin Barry) to Dr Denis J. Coffey This letter – written on the eve of his execution in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin – was to Dr Denis J. Coffey, first president of University College Dublin. Previously unknown to be extant, Barry’s letter was in response to Coffey’s ‘kind words of encouragement and praise’. Dr Coffey was often referred to as ‘the students’ professor’. The letter was to be delivered by Fr Albert, OFM Cap. €20,000 – 30,000
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Dear Dr. Coffey Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and praise. I am glad you all think so gladly of me. Fr. Albert comes in to see me later and I hope to have a good old chat with him in the Gaelic. Do not worry too much about me I will be going to a much better place. Tell my fellow students to say a prayer for me and tell them I will miss them, but I will remember them in my prayers tonight and also say a prayer for Frank Flood. Parting is such a sad thing but we will meet again someday in heaven. This is not goodbye but simply adieu for now. Canon Waters will give me communion upon the event in the morning and I will go to the gallows as an Irishman with love in my heart for a free Ireland. Your student, Kevin Barry
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Lot 4 ASSEMBLY NOTICE: CO. LONGFORD 1917 €100 – 150
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Longford Volunteers Assembly 1917 An assembly of volunteers shall take place on Sunday next at the old Ashley grounds Ballymahon. This assembly is for drilling purposes only and no armaments will be allowed on the site of assembly. This assembly will be policed by Sinn Fein activists and they will be obeyed by all attending. All political delegates Mr Thomas Reddington and Mr Sean Connolly shall attend and give a speech on the state of Ireland in 1917. All are requested to attend this gathering. Erin go bragh, By order Sean Guynor Commisar, Tipperary North Division NOTE Sean Connolly O.C. Longford Brigade
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5. IRISH FREE STATE ARMY EXECUTION ORDER €100 – 150
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General Order. Execution Order Provisional Government Military Law December 9th 1923 You are hereby notified in writing that having being detained and charged as a prisoner taken in arms against the lawful government of the land. You will be taken from your place of detention and executed by firing squad on the 12th Dec 1923 [sic]. This execution is a reprisal for the assassination and brutal murder of Brigadier Sean Hales T.D. a member of said provisional government and will act as a solemn warning against such brutal methods. May the lord God have mercy on your soul. By Order Gen Mulcahy, General Chief of Staff
Addressed verso: David Hogan Esq, Cork Military Barracks
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6. MANUSCRIPT LIST OF DELEGATES TO ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS, 31 OCTOBER 1915 €100 – 150 NOTE: Named delegates include the Leinster Executive and representatives from Cork City, Belfast, Tipperary, Mayo, Wexford, Athlone, London, Glasgow, Dublin 1st Battalion, and Dublin 2nd Battalion. The list was delivered by hand to Miss Kathleen McKenna, Blackrock, County Dublin instructing her to ‘Please type 10 copies’ and that the matter was ‘Not Urgent’.
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7. NAPOLI KATHLEEN (Née McKenna) (1897 - 1988) typed letter signed to Colonel Padraic O’Farrell, Rome, Italy, 24 August 1982 with manuscript emendations and postscript. €100 – 150 NOTE: Kathleen McKenna (1897 1988) was born in Oldcastle ,Co Meath, to a strongly nationalist family, whose circle of friends included Arthur Griffith,Douglas Hyde and the poet Brian O’Higgins. In 1919 she joined Sinn Féin and was given the task of typing and printing the Irish Bulletin, the new underground publicity organ envisaged by Arthur Griffith and the Ministry of Propaganda, then under the direction
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of Desmond FitzGerald. In 1921 she went to London for the Treaty negotiations as secretary to Arthur Griffith, head of the Irish Delegation. She later served as private secretary to Desmond FitzGerald when he was minister for External Affairs. and later Kevin O’Higgins and William Cosgrave. In 1924 she was secretary to the Boundary Commission, and in 1926 she was one of the secretaries to the Irish Delegation attending the Imperial Conference in London. She resigned in 1931 to marry Capt Vittorio Napoli of the Italian Royal Grenadier Guards, moving to Libya and Albania before settling in Rome. She was a regular contributor to the Irish Independent, the Irish Times and other Irish and international newspapers. (Source: The Irish Times 21 March 2014)
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8. UNIDENTIFIED MOUNTED SOLDIER WITH BRITISH ARMY WWI ERA BELL TENTS IN BACKGROUND Photograph Initialed bottom right: D MO’K Inscription verso: Nr. The Curragh, Kildare, Bivouac €40 – 60
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9. FÍONA [UNKNOWN] manuscript letter signed to Bill [McKENNA ?] 20 November 1940 €50 – 80
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Bill A Chara, The item you mentioned is a Picnic Corkscrew which folds into itself. It was given to me by Sean Collins Mick’s brother and found among his most personal belongings in Portobello Barracks. Sean gave it to me to remind me of my great regard and love for Michael. I will gladly give it to you to display in your museum of Army History and for the coming Anniversary. Please return when all the fun and celebrations have ceased, as it is one of my most treasured possessions. Regards for now Fíona
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10. MANUSCRIPT ENVELOPE [illegible] Collins personal items Army HQ Barracks September 6 1922 Verso Some items in the custody of General McKeown to be returned to his residence at Bora-Valle [sic] Lodge Flynn Duty Officer €40 - 60
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11. MANUSCRIPT LIST OF PRO-TREATY AND ANTI-TREATY SUPPORTERS Dated 10 January 1922 €100 – 150
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Army HQ 10 Jan 1922 PRO TREATY: Chief of staff Dick Mulchay D/CoS Eoin Duffy Asst. CoS J.J O’connell A.G Gerard O’Sullivan A.M.G Sean McMahon D.Trg Emmett Dalton D. Organiser Diarmaid O’Hegerty D. Publicity Pioras Beehan ??? D. INT Michael Collins ANTI TREATY D – Purchase Liam Mellows D – Engineering Sean Russell (+ munitions) D – Chemicals Seamus O’Dundon [Div Comdts] Liam Lynch, Joe McKelvey, Fionn Pilkington, Oscar Taynor
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12. THOMAS BODKIN ET AL: STAINED GLASS MEMORIAL WINDOW, ST JOSEPH’S TERENURE, SOUVENIR OF DEDICATION Physical description: 48 p.; 19 cm. (8vo) Manuscript inscription by Kathleen McKenna to Michael [Unknown] on inside front cover. €100 – 150 NOTE: The stained glass window The Crucifixion by Harry Clarke (1889 – 1831) was unveiled in the Church of St. Joseph, Terenure, Dubin on 23 May. It was dedicated to the memory of Major Laurence Gorman and Edward and Jeannie de Verdon Corcoran. 15 sh e ppar d s .ie
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Michael I am so sorry about young Kevin Barry. It is sad to see one so young being executed by English. Hope you are keeping well. I am sending you on this little book you might drop by to see the windows when passing as it is very beautiful. Best wishes Katie Mac
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13. OWEN FRANCIS DUDLEY (1882 – 1852] Deathless armyadvance, a battle cry, with manuscript inscription €50 – 80
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Kathleen McKenna Dublin
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14. RARE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY IRISH MILITARY TRUNK WITH INSCRIBED LID: ‘Q. M. GENERAL FELIX CRONIN OGLAIGH • NA • H.EIREANN’ €400 - 600
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NOTE: Major General Felix Cronin (d. 1961) was from Lorrha, Co. Tipperary; a veteran of the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, who had known Collins, and served in the 1920s as quartermaster general of the Irish Free State army. He married (1925) Kitty Kiernan (1893 – 1945) who had been the fiancée of Michael Collins. He and Kitty Kiernan had two sons: Felix Mary Cronin, and Michael Collins Cronin.
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15. KLINT AF, GUST. – KRUSENSTIERNA VON, H.: INTERNATIONELL SIGNALBOK 1902, Stockholm 1902 SIGNED BY SIR ROGER CASEMENT (1864 – 1916) Inscription inside cover: €200 – 300 NOTE: This is a book on signal flags and signal lights from around the world. Frontispiece illustration; with flag table, showing the alphabet in flags. Eight other illustrated plates with the flags of the world. Includes signals for summoning pilots, light flash signals, geographic signals and making sentences. In Swedish. 19 sh e ppar d s .ie
To be presented to Irish Military Museum when my last remains are laid to rest. Book was purchased by me in Landeer in 1946 at the high price of 16 Guinea’s which I thought was rather steep. The book was sold to me as being signed by Roger Casement (Ruairi Mac Easmainn) probably before he came to Ireland by submarine and as we all know he was captured tried and hung for treason. Whatever the outcome it is in my opinion a curiosity and therefore well worth the effort and money. P.D. Kavanagh (Lt. Col)
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16. PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ASGARD (IRISH VOLUNTEERS GUN-RUNNING YACHT) OFF HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN Signed by Desmond Rea O’Kelly (1923 – 2011) €40 – 60 NOTE: Rea O’Kelly will always be associated with Dublin’s Liberty Hall. O’Kelly was an engineer, rather than an architect. He graduated from UCD with a BE in civil engineering in 1945. Much later, in 1977, he was admitted to membership of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and was elected a fellow in 2002. He was also elected to fellowship at the Institution of Engineers of Ireland in 1985. [Source: The Irish Times, 20 Feb. 2011].
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17. ‘THE METROPOLE’ LINEN SHIRT FROM THE WARDROBE OF GENERAL FLELIX CRONIN Inscribed ‘F. Cronin’. The collarless shirt is of Irish manufacture and bears the Metropole Shirt Star of David trademark above the label of Hand in Hand Clothing Stores, 32 – 36 Barking Road, East Ham, London. €80 – 120
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18. 1916 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, MILITARY TATOO MEMENTOS: ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY, 1936 Candles together with an accompanying explanatory manuscript signed (Bill McKenna) letter.
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8. 5. 1938 The Easter Dawn 1936 The New Irish Army held a Military Tatoo in Dublin at the Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds to mark the 20 years Celebrations of the Army of the Republic 1916. The Candles enclosed were burned in the Procession by Members of the Irish Army and these were given to me by a Member of the Quartermaster Staff as a Memento and are to be cherished as part of our National Culture and Heritage and History. Bill McKenna Athlone
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19. OFFICERS’ MESS ACCOUNT NOTES Inscribed by a number of hands on a large white envelope €40 – 60
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20. UNION FLAG, POSSIBLY REMOVED AS A TROPHY FROM A CURRENTLY UNKNOWN LOCATION DURING THE IRISH REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD the national flag of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, commonly called the Union Jack €80 – 120
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21. UNION JACK inherited by Free State forces, together with a linen pouch €80 – 120
22. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS HYMN BOOK Dublin, 1931 Inscribed in pencil: Capt. Donegan, Phoenix Park ‘32 €20 – 30
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23. SMALL NOTEBOOK WITH MAROON COVER AND PAGE-MARKER RIBBON Entries which include shipment of soldiers to Germany. €150 – 250
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[...] 29/06/1915 Meeting at Temperance Hall attended by Mr Eamonn De Valera. Monies collected for Irish Freedom . 04/07/1915 Attended display of drill and manoeuvres in Phoenix Park by Irish Volunteers and afterwards went to Gresham Hotel to report details, Ms Kearney pleased 11/07/1915 Went to Howth on tram way with Ms McKenna, takes notes on coastal defences [...]
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24. FITZPATRICK, PERCY, SIR 1862-1931. THE TRANSVAAL FROM WITHIN London, 1899. Inscribed inside front cover: Label: Athlone Garrison Hospital
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Dear Tom, I just came across this the other day and thought I would send it on to you. Best Wishes Sean Mac
€40 – 60
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25. TONE, WOLF: SPEECHES FROM THE DOCK, OR PROTESTS OF IRISH PATRIOTISM. Dublin, 1867 Manuscript inscriptions include: (i) Dominick Quigley, Portumna, Sept 7 1867 (ii) Tadgh McKenna, Greenore, 1919, (iii) Kate McKenna Napoli 1934.
€50 – 80
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26. LIDDED BOX CONTAINING HAIR SLIDES, HAIR CLIPS etc. Lid-inside inscribed in pencil: Mrs Felix Cronin Abbeyview Lorha [sic] Co. Tipperary
€40 – 60
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27. (i) CEREMONIAL ACCORDING TO THE ROMAN RITE, London, 1895 Inscribed in pencil: Sean MacKeoin, Western Command, Athlone 1941 together with (ii) 2 x DROGHEDA CHEMICAL MANURE CO. LTD STATEMENTS Each to McCarthy, Banagher [Co. Offaly]. Dated 1904 and 1911. €40 – 60
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28. EDWARDS, RUTH DUDLEY, PATRICK PEARSE, THE TRIUMPH OF FAILURE London, 1979 Manuscript inscription €
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XII – 1980 To K. Best Wishes Sean Kathleen Napoli Viche de Porto Aerdeatuna 00154 Rome
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29. GREELEY, HORACE, THE UNION VOLUNTEERS OF 1861 – 64. VOL. II Manuscript inscriptions Together with (ii) an Officers’ Library, Custume Barracks, Athlone loan card and (iii) an Irish Times cutting re American Civil War with a Capt. P.D O’Donnell byline.
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Major WM Chaplain Victoria Barrack Athlone General Sean Mac Keoin Custume Barrack Athlone July 12th 1930
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30. WEBLEY ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY REVOLVER With label inscribed attached: NOTE: The Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) model was Webley’s first double-action revolver, and was adopted by the RIC in 1868, hence the name. General George Armstrong Custer was known to have owned a pair, which he is believed to have used at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
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Given to Kate McKenna by Mr Griffith in 1919 prior to a raid by Auxiliaries, Bill [McKenna]
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inside back cover: Study Rules and Regulations Be Aware, Be Cautious
Inside front cover: debosssed with Dublin Metropolitan Police warrant numbers: DMP 10704 DMP 12213
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31. STANDING ORDERS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND GUIDANCE OF THE DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE … Dublin, 1889 Manuscript inscriptions: €
Manuscript inscription on page opposing inside front cove: This item was found by Republic Forces In Dublin Castle when liberated in 1922 S. Mac Keoin Sora Valley Lodge Athlone Thomas Clarke Dublin May 6 1908 Mr Thomas Clarke Esq 55 Amien Street Dublin
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32. BRACKEN, HENRY, FARRIERY IMPROV’D: OR, A COMPLEAT TREATISE UPON THE ART OF FARRIERY ... London, 1756 Manuscript inscription in pencil: €4,000 – 6,000 NOTE: Séan Mac Eoin (1893 – 1973) was a prominent Irish politician and soldier. An IRA Flying Column leader and later Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, he was nicknamed the ‘Blacksmith of Ballinalee’. He served a blacksmith’s apprenticeship to his father before taking over the family forge at Ballinalee, Co. Longford. Mac Eoin was rumoured to be best man at Michael Collins’ wedding. [Source: Coogan, Tim, Michael Collins, Dublin, 1991. p. 223] 39 sh e ppar d s .ie
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Government Buildings, Dublin 62 Padraig a Chara, The Little book you found was indeed in my possession and was given to me by Michael Collins when he returned from Treaty Talks in London in 21. If you would keep it for me until I return from Geneva I would be most grateful. The trip should take about 2 weeks and then we will have a talk etc. about doing an article for An Cosantoir. Kindest Regards For now Sean McKeoin O.C.
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gave her 2 fine sons Patrick and Willie to Ireland’s cause for freedom Amen K. McKenna Easter 1921 To the memory of a very dear friend colleague and comrade in arms General Michael Collins murdered by cowardly assassins on August 22 1922. May God smile on you always Michael R.I.P. K. McKenna [p. 35]
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33. KATE McKENNA’S CATHECISM With manuscript inscriptions €150 – 250
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Mountjoy [front cover]
In memory of a comrade and friend Kevin Barry executed by British crown forces Nov 1st 1920 May his soul rest in peace and grant us a united Ireland Gratis. [inside front cover] We pray to you O Lord to give strength to our friend Maigraid Began Ni Piarais who
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We do not hate the English we pity them for those intolerance cruelty and their blindness. They are a sad and intolerant race. S. Mac Keoin [p. 46] [...] In memory of Kevin Barry comrade and martyr executed by hanging on November 1st 1920 Rest in Peace [p. 61] [...] Thomas J. Clarke Sean Mac Diarmuid Thomas McDonagh Eamon Ceannt PH Pearse William Pearse Joseph Plunkett James Connelly Michael O’Hanahran [p. 62] We Beseech you O Lord / to look kindly upon our New and Free Ireland and with your guidance and Kindness we may grow and prosper and finally become One True Nation the Republic of Eireann. God Bless Ireland [p. 63] K. McKenna 1923
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34. RYAN, ABRAM J. (1839 – 1886), RYAN’S POEMS Manuscript inscriptions, inside cover: To Kathleen McKenna God bless you and save you, We will remember you in our prayers. Best wishes Brother Augustine.
Bears the stamp of ‘The Library, St Patrick’s College, Kiltegan’ together with a newspaper cutting ‘Father Abram Ryan, the poet priest of the Deep South’
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Kathleen McKenna God Bless you and Save You We will remember you in our Prayers. Best Wishes Brother Augustine. [...] Remember Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins and all decent Irish Men and Women who fought for our beautiful Country of Ireland please remember them in your prayers and thoughts and remember their sacrifice K. Mc
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35. ADDENDA TO THE DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE CODE: REPRINT OF GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED TO THE FORCE SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE POLICE CODE, JULY 1908. Manuscript inscriptions €
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Inside front cover: debosssed with Dublin Metropolitan Police warrant numbers: DMP 9065 DMP 10937 DMP 6366
Manuscript inscription on page opposing inside front cover: K. . McKenna
Manuscript inscription on title page: Aibhistin de Staic [Austen Stack]
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Lot 36 36. THREE RELIGIOUS MEDALS TOGETHER WITH NOTES €
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(i) Micheal Collins Murdered at mBeal na Blath County Cork on August 22nd 1922. Rest in Peace you True Son of Eire from your friends and comrades Sean McKeown Bill McKenna Kathleen McKenna Felix Cronin Sean Collins
(ii) Found in Old Filing Cabinet at back of Powder Magazine by Lieut. Kearney, not sure what to do so will leave them into Mess to be forwarded unto General MacKeoin himself Kavanagh O.C. 45 sh e ppar d s .ie
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37. MARTIN DE PORRES MEDAL TOGETHER WITH FIVE RELIGIOUS PRINTED CARDS, TWO WITH MANUSCRIPT INSCRIPTIONS
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(i) To Katie from Francis, Katie, we are asked by the pope to pray for peace, so, pray hard. We may be in danger’ says the papers!! (ii) Our wish to Katie from Aunt Kitty and children
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38. WWI BRITISH ARMY (CONNAUGHT RANGERS) BARBED WIRE CUTTERS WITH JAMES HYNES & SONS, IRONMONGERS, PORTUMNA, [COUNTY GALWAY] PRINTED LABEL ATTACHED Manuscript inscription €100 - 150
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April 12th 1915 Connaught Rangers Regiment Portumna Castle Stores One Barbed Wire Cutters
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39. PATRICK AND WILLIE PEARSE’S GALILEO FIELD GLASSES €300 – 500
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July 4 1932 Field Glasses given to Katie by Mrs Pearse that belonged to her boys and found in St Enda’s. Kate gave them to me for safe keeping in Athlone Bill McKenna
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Sean A Chara This Christian Cross was removed from mBeal na Blath in 1926 and was recovered by local people as Michael Collins’ Last Stand on this Mortal Earth.
It was desecrated by Irregular Troops who used it as for Target Shooting. Keep it safe and well and pass it on to future generations so they will never Forget a Great Man and a Brave Comrade and a true and Hearty Friend. God Bless Michael and Ireland Bill McKenna
(ii) [Dr] Leo Ahearn
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40. MICHAEL COLLINS BEAL na mBLATH COMMEMORATIVE ROADSIDE CROSS Simple forged metal cross: mounted on corrugated card-board with attached manu-script (i) & (ii) notes and (iii) label. €8,000 – 12,000
NOTE Dr Ahearn was the medical doctor at Shanakiel Hospital, Cork, where Collins’ remains were taken to following his demise. Verso Jack and Tom Murray planted the [mine?] at Beal na Blath and are thought to have made this cross
(iii) Manuscript return label Lt Col Kane Columb Barracks Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
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41. THIRTY (30) CANCELLED CHEQUES IN THE ACCOUNT OF JAMES HYNES, MOTOR AGENT AND GENERAL MERCHANT, PORTUMNA, COUNTY GALWAY €100 – 150
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42. SCOTT, WALTER, THE LADY OF THE LAKE Manuscript inscription €40 – 60
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To Aunt Aggie with love from David H. Coy 6th Black Watch R.H, Edinburgh 16/11/14
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Lot 43 43. FOOT, MICHAEL, THE TRIAL OF MUSSOLINI London, 1944 Manuscript inscription €50 – 80
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(i) Kathleen Napoli Viali di Porto Ardiatina 00154 Rome Italia (ii) Kathleen McKenna Athlone
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44. O’GROWNEY, EUGENE, SIMPLELESSONS IN IRISH, Dublin, 1896 Manuscript inscription verso: €100 – 150
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1921 Tadgh McKenna, Rath Internment Camp County Kildare
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45. HENDERSON, FRANCES L., RAMBLES AROUND EDINBURGH Manuscript inscription verso €80 – 120
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Very beautiful city and the people are so charming [?] in every way, K. McKenna Napoli
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46. PRINCE FREIDRICH VON HOMBURG Manuscript autograph ‘Rauiri Mac A[?] Together with (ii) Five (5) Irish - German Society membership cards Date range: 1951-1957. €100 – 150
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47.FRENCH TRICLOUR EMBROIDERED WITH EMBLEM OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS ABOVE THE SLOGAN ‘ESPOIR ET SALUT DE FRANCE’ ON THE CENTRAL PANEL €80 – 120 NOTE: During WWI, Jesus is said to have appeared a young Frenchwoman, Claire Ferchaud (later Sister) asking for the apposition of the emblem of the Sacred Heart on the French tricolor flag.
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48. MANILLA ENVELOPE CONTAINING KATE McKENNA’S JEWLELLERY Label inscribed
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General Sean McKeown Military Barrack Athlone Co. Westmeath
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49. GILMORE, GEORGE, 1934 REPUBLICAN CONGRESS Manuscript inscription: €40 - 60
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K. McKenna Napoli Co Dublin
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50. RELIGIOUS MEDALS AND SCAPULARS IN POUCH Manuscript inscription: €50 – 80
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Blessed Artefacts of Comrades and Friends who died in Ireland’s struggle for freedom Felix Cronin K. Kiernan-Cronin
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51. WIRELESS OPERATOR’S HEADSET €30 – 50
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52. TWO FUNERARY MARBLE STONES FROM MICHAEL COLLIN’S GRAVE Each inscribed:
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MICHEAL COLLINS REMOVED FROM HIS GRAVE BY HIS COMRADE AND FRIEND SEAN MAC KEOIN August 25 1923 Rest in Peace (II) MARBLE STONE FROM MICHAEL COLLINS GRAVE BARRACK DISPLAY STAND NO. 1 CAPT MACKEN
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53. WATERFORD CITY ARMORIAL TRUMPET VASES, A PAIR Each bearing a polychrome Coat of Arms of the city above the motto Urbs Intacta Manet €300 – 500
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54. MINIATURE BOX IN BOOK FORM EMBOSSED WITH THE PORTA SANTA Nine (9) manuscript prayers by Kate McKenna Napoli together with a lock of Daniel O’Connell’s hair.
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arms of the Lord. Amen Kate (iv) Petition For all Commandeers and Volunteers Of the Revolution of Irish Freedom. We beseech, oh Lord Grant us Salvation Amen. K. (v) A prayer for the People of Europe After this terrible War K. (vii) Petition
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A prayer for the People of Ireland and the people who gave their lives for our Nation Kate
A special prayer for my dear Friend Sean MacKeoin and his Family Grant the[sic] Peace and Happiness Amen Kate (viii) A prayer for all my friends and relatives In Ireland, my they always Prosper and flourish in the Eyes of the Lord. Amen K. Verso: Army Depot Athlone […] Dublin 1/11 Paid
(ii) A prayer for My family and Friends Kate
(ix) Daniel O’Connell A lock of his hair [lock of hair affixed to note] Cecil O’Brien
(iii) A Prayer Pray for the soul of Michael Collins T.D. A true and decent Soldier and a true friend, May he rest forever in the
Verso Blessed in Rome by his Holiness the Pope in 1950 S[ean] MacE[eoin] 67 s h ep pa r d s .ie
55. THREE (3) AMMONITE (?) FOSSILS AND A CARVED STONE CROSS (i) 7 X 8 cms. (ii) 7 x 8 cms. (iii) 5 x 8 cms. (iv) 8 x 6 cms. €80 – 120
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Lot 54
Lot 56
56. CONWAY, WILLIAM, THE CHURCH AND STATE-CONTROL Naas, 1952 Manuscript inscription €80 – 120
72 sh e ppar d s .ie
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Sean McEoin Custume Barracks Athlone
Lot 57
57. ASSORTED TOPOGRAPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS PRINTS One inscribed verso €
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In appreciation with best wishes from: John Shannon 11 – 7 – 37
73 s h ep pa r d s .ie
Lot 58 58. SMITH AND WESSON .38 CALIBRE REVOLVER together with seven (7) Phoenix Park Ordinance Office related linen bags; 2 x bearing the Broad Arrow, 1 x War Office, and 1 x Board of Ordnance. €200 – 300
74 sh e ppar d s .ie
Lot 61
Lot 59
59. PHOTOGRAPH OF UNINDENTIFIED CHURCH Manuscript inscription verso
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Sean Chara
NOTE: Kathleen Hughes helped organize the Irish Race Conference held in Paris in January 1922. [Source: NAI DFA ES Box 11 File 77]
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Mass will be celebrated before we leave for Irish Congress in Paris in Please to make sure all Irish Parties participating will attend Kathleen Hughes
Lot 60
Lot 60
60. GRENADE AND BAYONET TRAINING: DEFENCE FORCE REGULATION, SCHOOL OF THE GRENADIER Dublin n/d Manuscript inscription (i) title page and a manuscript inscription (ii) loose-leaf note inserted detaling training timetable for 17 December 1927 €80 – 120
78 sh e ppar d s .ie
Lot 60 (details)
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December 15 1927 Programme of Training Potential N.C.O.s [...] Gen Mulcahy
(ii) Thomas Kinsella 2nd Battalion Portobello Bks
Lot 60 (detail)
Lot 61 (details)
61. ASSORTED PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES Enclosed in a manila envelope with manuscript inscription €40 – 60
80 sh e ppar d s .ie
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Photographs Kathleen McKenna
Lot 63 (detail)
62. IRISH BANK LEATHER LODGEMENT POUCH Royal Bank of Ireland Ltd, No. 567 19 x 16 cms. €80 – 120
82 sh e ppar d s .ie
Lot 63
63. IRISH METAL FRETWORK PLATE WITH THE STAR OF THE ORDER OF SAINT PATRICK
Lot 63 (detail)
€200 - 300
83 s h ep pa r d s .ie
Lot 64 (detail)
64. ASSORTED LOOSE PAGES FROM NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINE TOGETHER WITH FOUR PAGE FACSIMILE LEAFLET INCLUDING: (i) Illustrated London News Christmas at Windsor (ii) Imagerie d’Épinal, no. 1351 (iii) Pages from Sir Thomas More’s History of Richard III Manuscript inscriptionS
84 sh e ppar d s .ie
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Lt .Col. PB Havanagh An Cosantóir Comdt Kane Columb Barracks Mullingar
Lot 65
65. TYPEWRITTEN LETTER FROM CAPTAIN J. M. FEHAN, MERCIER PRESS, CORK TO BILL McKENNA, ATHLONE Dated 27 September 1981 Requesting a meeting as part of Feehan’s research for book on Michael Collins. McKenna was part of the army escort accompanying Collins at Beal na mBlath. €40 – 60
85 s h ep pa r d s .ie
Lot 66 (detail)
Lot 66 (detail) 66. IRISH ARMY PRINTED SUPPLY SHEET Athlone 193 92 x 29 cms. Manuscript inscription €40 – 60
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(i) Supplies for six weeks duration in case of any setbacks Major P. O’Kane
Sean McKeoin, O.C. Costume Barracks Athlone F. .J. O’Kane, Q. M.
86 sh e ppar d s .ie
Lot 67
67. EASTER RISING 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMERATIVE CANDLES Manuscript inscription on wrapping paper €100 – 150
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1 dozen Taper-Candles for Midnight Procession to Commemorate 50th Anniversary Easter Rising Supplied to the Children of Lorrha Boys N.S. by S. Cronin
87 s h ep pa r d s .ie
Lot 69
68. MISCELLANEOUS UNIDENTIFIED MANUSCRIPT CORRESPONDECE, POEMS, AND SONGS €50 – 80
88 sh e ppar d s .ie
Lot 69 69. FIVE ASSORTED LADIES’ SCARVES €50 – 80
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CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. Definitions in these ConDitions, shepparD’s, who aCt only as auCtioneers anD agents for the venDor, are CalleD ‘the auCtioneers’ anD the representatives of shepparD’s ConDuCting the auCtion is CalleD ‘the auCtioneer’. 2. general: whilst shepparD’s make every effort to ensure the aCCuraCy of their Catalogue anD the DesCripton of any lot. (a) eaCh lot as set out in the Catalogue or as DiviDeD or CombineD with any other lot or lots is solD by the venDor with all faults, imperfeCtions anD errors of DesCriptions. (b) shepparD’s Do not aCCept responsibility for the authentiCity, attribution, genuineness, origin, authorship, Date, age, perioD, ConDition or quality of any lot, unless they have been instruCteD in writing by the venDor so to Certify, anD in suCh Case the auCtioneers Do so as agents of the venDor are not themselves responsible for suCh Claims. (C) all statements, whether printeD in the Catalogue or maDe orally, as to any of the matters set out in (b) above are statements of opinion only anD are not to be shepparD’s, unless they have been instruCteD in writing by the venDor so to Certify anD in suCh Case the auCtioneers Do so as agents of the venDor anD are not themselves responsible for suCh Claims. taken as being or implying any warranties or representations of faCt by
3. the auCtion: (a) the auCtioneer has absolute DisCretion to DiviDe any lot, to Combine any two or more lots or to withDraw any lot or lots from the sale, to refuse biDs, regular biDDing or CanCel the sale without in any Case giving any reason or without previous notiCe. he may biD on behalf of the venDor for all gooDs whiCh are being offereD subjeCt to reserve or at the auCtioneer’s DisCretion. (b) the highest biDDer shall be the buyer exCept in the Case of a Dispute. if During the auCtion the auCtioneer ConsiDers that a Dispute has arisen, he has absolute DisCretion to settle it or re-offer the lot. the auCtioneer may at his sole DisCretion Determine the aDvanCe of biDDing or refuse a biD. (C) all ConDitions, notiCes, DesCriptions, statements anD other matters in the Catalogue anD elsewhere ConCerning any lot are subjeCt to any statements moDifying or affeCting the same maDe by the auCtioneer from the rostrum prior to any biD being aCCepteD for the lot. 4. reCission: notwithstanDing any other forms of these ConDitions. if within fourteen Days after the sale shepparD’s have reCeiveD from the buyer of any lot notiCe in writing that in his view the lot is a Deliberate forgery anD within twenty-one Days after suCh notifiCation the buyer returns the same to shepparD’s in the same ConDition as at the time of sale anD by proDuCing eviDenCe, the burDen of proof to be upon the buyer, satisfies shepparD’s that ConsiDereD in the light of the entry in the Catalogue the lot is a Deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be resCinDeD anD the purChase priCe of the same refunDeD. 5. Default: shepparD’s DisClaim responsibility for Default by either the buyer or the venDor beCause they aCt as agents for the venDor only anD therefore Do not pay out to the venDor until payment is reCeiveD from the buyer. instruCtions given by telephone are aCCepteD at the senDer’s risk anD must be ConfirmeD in writing forthwith. 6. in the event of a sale by private treaty both the venDor anD the buyer agree to be bounD by the general anD any speCial ConDitions of sale. 7. inspeCtion: eaCh buyer by making a biD for a lot aCknowleDges that he has satisfieD himsellf fully before biDDing by inspeCtion or otherwise as to all the sale ConDitions the physiCal ConDition of anD DesCription of the lot inCluDing but not restriCteD to whether the lot is DamageD or has been repaireD or restoreD. 8. property anD risk legal title will not pass to the buyer until the lot(s) has been paiD for in full anD the auCtioneers shall he entitleD to a lien on any lot solD until the purChase priCe (as DefineD in 11 below) is paiD in full but eaCh lot is at the sole risk of the buyer from the fall of the hammer. eaCh buyer shall forthwith give his full names anD permanent aDDress anD if CalleD upon to Do so by the auCtioneer shall forthwith pay to shepparD’s suCh proportion of the purChase priCe as the auCtioneer may require. if the buyer fails to Do so, the lot may at the auCtioneer’s sole DisCretion be put up again anD re-solD. 9. every biDDer shall be DeemeD to aCt as prinCipal unless there is in forCe a written aCknowleDgment by shepparD’s that he aCts as agent on behalf of a nameD prinCipal. 10. removal of gooDs. (a) no purChase shall be ClaimeD until it has been paiD for anD the sale has been ConCluDeD. all purChases shall be paiD for anD removeD at the buyer’s risk anD auCtioneer shall not be responsible if the same are lost, stolen, DamageD, or DestroyeD anD all lots not so removeD shall remain at €5 per item per Day. if they are not paiD for anD removeD within seven Days of the sale the auCtioneer may re-sell them by auCtion or privately without notiCe to the buyer. any liability whiCh there may be on the part of the auCtioneer in respeCt of any loss shall be restriCteD to a maximum of the priCe paiD by the buyer of the lot.
expense, failing whiCh the
the risk of the buyer anD subjeCt to a minimum warehousing Charge of
(b) in the event of any failure of the buyers to Comply with any of the ConDitions the Damages reCoverable by the seller or the auCtioneers from the Defaulter shall inCluDe any loss arising on any re-sale of the lot, together with the Charges anD expenses in respeCt of both sales, anD any money DepositeD in part payment shall be helD by the
auCtioneers on aCCount of any liability of the Defaulter to them or to the seller. the auCtioneers are unable to aCCept payment from Cheques Drawn by thirD parties whether in the auCtioneer’s favour or requiring
suCCessful biDDers other than in Cash or by the biDDer’s own Cheque. enDorsement, Cannot be aCCepteD.
11. purChase priCe: the purChaser shall pay the hammer priCe together with a premium of 20%+ vat at stanDarD rate. the premium attraCts vat at the stanDarD rate anD is payable by all purChasers. the venDor authorises the auCtioneer to DeDuCt Commission anD expenses at the stateD rates from the hammer priCe anD aCknowleDges the auCtioneer’s right to retain the premium payable by the purChaser. payment by Cash or guaranteeD Cheque. Although every effort dAmAge,
is mAde to report dAmAge And restorAtion to lots in this cAtAlogue, Absence of condition does not imply A lot is free from
And prospective purchAsers must in All cAses be responsible for determining condition themselves.
Commission biDs: if
instruCteD we will exeCute biDs anD aDvise intenDing
is alloweD by other biDs anD reserves.
biDs,
imperfeCtions not stateD speCial ConDition: all purChases to be paiD for the explanation of Cataloguing praCtiCe: a work Cases,
purChasers. the
serviCe is free.
lots
will always be bought as Cheaply as
when plaCeD by telephone, are aCCepteD only at the senDer’s risk, anD must be ConfirmeD by letter.
evening of sale.
CatalogueD with the name(s) or reCogniseD Designation of an artist, without any qualifiCation, is, in our opinion, a work by the artist in other
the following expressions, with the following meanings are useD:
“attributeD to . . .’’ in our opinion probably work by the artist in whole or in part. “stuDio of . . .” in our opinion a work exeCuteD in the stuDion or workshop of the artist, possibly unDer his “CirCle of . . .’’ in our opinion a work of the perioD of the artist anD showing his influenCe. “follower of . . . ” in our opinion a work exeCuteD in the artist’s style but not neCessarily by a pupil. “manner of . . . ’’ in our opinion a work exeCuteD in the artist’s style but of a later Date. “after . . .’’ in our opinion a Copy (of any Date) of a work of the artist. “signeD . . .’’ in our opinion the work has been signeD/DateD/insCribeD by the artist. “with signature . . ’’ in our opinion the signature/Date/insCription is by a hanD other than that of the artist. “with Date . . .’’ “with insCription . . .’’
supervision.
sheppards ABSENTEE BID FORM
REVOLUTION 3 MAY 2018
Fax: 057 873 6546 Email: bids@sheppards.ie Telephone Bids: +353 (0)57 874 0000 Please bid on my behalf for the undermentioned lots up to the prices shown which do not include the buyer’s premium. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids, or reserves, if any, and subject to the conditions of Sale printed in the catalogue.
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Please bid early. Telephone bids should be confirmed in writing, preferably on this bid form. Buy-bids are not accepted. Your limit should be the amount at which you would stop if you were bidding in the room. 20% Buyer’s Premium + V.A.T. @ 23% will be added to your successful bid.