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WHYTES
SINCE 1783
,
186
1916 A Sinn Féin Tricolour Flag flown over one of the buildings occupied by the Irish
Volunteers during the Rising.
A Sinn Féin tricolour flag, home-made, assembled from panels of green, white and orange
cloth, with the words ‘Sinn Féin go Deo’ (Sinn Féin Forever) above a spray of shamrock, painted
in green onto the central panel. Recovered from Dublin Castle yard where it had been dumped
by British troops with weapons, equipment and uniforms surrendered by Irish Volunteers at the
end of the Rising. It was recovered from the Castle Yard by James Hayes, an accounts clerk in
the Royal Irish Constabulary office in the Castle. An extremely rare fully provenanced flag of
the 1916 Rising, of immense historical importance. 30 x 56in. (76.20 x 142.24cm)
Provenance:
James Hayes;
thence by descent to his son, Cyril Hayes;
his sale at Whyte’s, 1999;
Private Collection;
Adam’s & Mealy’s 17 April 2007, lot 510A;
Private Collection.
€
30,000-
€
50,000 (£24,000-£40,000 approx)