WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM

1916 Rising 134 1916. Proclamation of the Irish Republic. Type stated to have been used in printing the 1916 Proclamation. Four pieces of type, stated to have been used in printing the 1916 Proclamation. Provenance: John O’Neill; from whom acquired by James Farrell, Leixlip; Whyte’s History and Collectibles, March 14, 2009; Purchased by the present owner. John O’Neill was a good friend of James Conn0lly. He was secretary of the No. 1 branch of the ITGWU and a member of the Irish Citizen Army. O’Neill was among those present in the machine room in Liberty hall during the printing of the 1916 Proclamation and kept these pieces of type as souvenirs. Estimate €1000-€1500 (approx £870-£1,310) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 134 135 Padraig Pearse in legal garb, copper printing plate. The etched copper plate mounted on a hardwood block. Pearse was called to the Bar in 1901. He only made one court appearance as a barrister. In 1905 he defended Neil McBride, a poet and songwriter from Feymore, Creeslough, Donegal, who had been fined for having his name displayed in “illegible”writing (i.e. Irish) on his donkey cart. The case was heard before the Court of the King’s Bench, Dublin. Despite Pearse losing, the case became celebrated as an example of the suppression of the Irish language. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 135 136 1913 (31 July) Padraig Pearse signed cheque Provenance: Whyte’s, 26 November 2007, lot 99 Royal Bank of Ireland Terenure cheque to J. &W. Nolan in the amount of one pound five shillings and nine pence, handwritten and signed “Padraic Mac Piarais” in Pearse’s distinctive hand. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £440-£610) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 136