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44 History 101 Pádraig Pearse. Original manuscript of ‘The Fianna of Fionn’. “The Fianna of today are the third heroic comradeship that has borne that name. The first Fianna, the Fianna of Fionn, have been dead for nearly 2,000 years. A few old grey-haired men, the veterans of the second Fianna, are still with us. The lads of the third Fianna, the familiar green-shirted, bare-kneed young soldiers who have prepared the way for our Irish Volunteers inherit the gallant name and tradition of the ancient Fianna and the mighty purpose of the modern Fenians. Were ever boys heirs to such a great inheritance?” Complete, 23 pages, quarto, black ink, entirely in Pearse’s hand . A unique literary treasure by the Commander in Chief of the Irish Republic forces in the 1916 Rising.. 8 by 6.75in. (20.3 by 17.1cm) Condition: Fine. Estimate €30,000-€50,000 (approx £25,640-£42,740) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 101