WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

54 History 124 1916 Cumann na mBan veteran Margaret Mulligan signature on The Soldiers Story of Easter Week By Brian O’Higgin. Signed in ink to title page ‘Margaret Mulligans, Easter Week, 1925. Accompanied by notes from Military Archives website detailing her service. Provenance: Condition: Fine, original printed wrappers. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 124 125 1916 Rising Service Medal to a Battle of Ashbourne participant. Officially inscribed ‘279 Edward Stafford’. Accompanied by notes on the Battle of Ashbourne and Ned Stafford’s part in it. Condition: Medal very fine, ribbon distressed, replacement ribbon included. On the Friday of Easter Week, 28 April, men from the 5th (Fingal) battalion of the Irish Volunteers, whose commandant was Thomas Ashe, conducted a raid on the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks just north of Ashbourne. Ned Stafford was one of the Volunteers. After 30 minutes the barracks surrendered, but the Volunteers were forced to continue fighting as a large detachment of RIC constables that had arrived in Ashbourne by car. The ensuing gun battle lasted over five hours, until the RIC who suffered many casualties, withdrew. This was a unique victory for the Volunteers in the 1916 Rising. Estimate €3,000-€5,000 (approx £2,560-£4,270) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 125