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1916 (April 24) Easter Monday Races at Fairyhouse, race card.
The race-card of the Ward Union Hunt Steeplechases, Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, 1916. The races were
attended by a large number of the British garrison and administration. Their absence from Dublin at the beginning
of the Rising facilitated the insurgents in establishing their strongholds around the city. A scarce and important
document. 12Pp., buff paper wrappers.
7½ x 4½in. (19.05 x 11.43cm)
Estimate €1000-€1500 £850-£1,280
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 7071
1916 Irish Republican Army, Leaders of The Insurrection. (4)
A poster printed and published by the Powell Press; together with a poster of De Valera published by J. J. Walsh,
Dublin; and ‘De Valera’s Declaration of Ireland’s Independence; also ‘The Hundred Best Sayings of Eamon de
Valera’, Talbot Press, 1924. 40pp, 32mo. (4)
Estimate €100-€150 £90-£130
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 71