WHYTE'S THE HISTORY SALE TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023

122 1973 (12 August) Provisional Sinn Féin protest at Curragh Internment Camp - oil painting by Pádraig Ó Mathúna Oil on board, framed. 12 by 16in. (30.5 by 40.6cm) Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. Condition: Excellent. With artist’s note onreverse: “This depicts the S.F. (Kevin S.) meeting on The Curragh 12/8/73 when they (S.F.) marched to greet internees in Curragh Camp. Gardaí and soldiers with barbed wire blocked them, so after setting fire to the furze as a signal to the prisoners they held their meeting just off the road. It’s history now. Pádraig, 1976.” Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£600) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 122 THE HISTORY SALE · 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023 History 79