History & Literature

1916 (25 April) Irish War News No. 1 Vol. 1 first issue announcing the Rebellion Letterpress, pp4. Much sought after item. Written mainly by P.H. ...

1916 (April 26) Proclamation of Martial Law in Ireland, poster. Headed with the Royal arms, By the King - A Proclamation - For Suspending in Irela...

Padraig Pearse correspondence from St. Enda's College 15 January to 10 December 1911. These letters appear to be addressed to T Gerrard & Co., con...

1912 (9 December). Ticket for National Literary Society Public Lecture by Mr. P. H. Pearse B.L"" Lecture is titled Some Aspects of Irish Literatur...

1913 (February 8) P.H. Pearse autograph letter On Scoil Eanna, Rathfarnham notepaper, to Mrs Donal MacCarthy regarding her son, Donal, his fees an...

A picture postcard of Kylemore Castle, written in Irish, while Pearse was visiting Connemara. Wishing his brother God's blessing on his trip to Fr...

Pádraig Pearse signed cheque, 1913 (June 11) payable to Dublin United Tramways. A Royal Bank of Ireland cheque for the sum of One Pound and Ten Sh...

Padraig Pearse. Rare original photograph in New York 1914. Vintage Contact Print. Rockwood Photo Studio, New York City, 1914. This can be conside...

Padraig Pearse signed cheque, 18 August 1914. Royal Bank of Ireland cheque to P. D. Conroy Esq., for £4.12s.4d, written in Pearse's hand and signe...

Cast bronze from the original Belgian Browning pattern hand-gun belonging to Padraig Pearse and used by him in the 1916 Rising, now in the collect...

Prospectus for the Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse Phoenix Publishing Company, Limited. 62pp. A sample of the contents of what became the fiv...

Who Fears to Speak of Easter Week" sheet music" The cover centred by a portrait of Padraic Pearse. Published by S. S. Breathnach (J. J. Walsh). ...

Padraig Pearse commemorative plaque by Arklow Pottery A blanc de chine oval plaque centred with a relief portrait of Padraic Pearse, surrounded wi...

1960s Pearse and de Valera commemorative limestone sculpture A polished limestone monolith with cast portrait plaques of Pearse and de Valera. ...

1916 Rising Service Medal to Tom Clarke, Father of The Rising" and signatory to The Proclamation of The Irish Republic." Tom Clarke's 1916 combata...

Tom Clarke's shaving mug An early 20th century slip-cast porcelain shaving mug, the white ground decorated with sprays of gilt shamrock. By descen...

1916 Tom Clarke, letterhead paper An unused sheet of letterheaded paper of Tomás S. Ó Cléirigh, tobacconist, stationer and newsagent. Proclamation...

1914 The Wild Knight & Other Poems signed by Joseph Plunkett, ex-libris Eimar O'Duffy Chesterton, G. K., The Wild Knight and Other Poems; J.M. Den...

1914 Joseph Plunkett, Scribbling Diary and Memorandum Book. The fly-leaf inscribed in pencil in Plunkett's hand with a list of the Members of the ...

1906 Joseph Plunkett, his personal copy of The Ghosts of My Friends"" A novelty autograph album, signed Joseph Mc Pluingcead" in pencil and with a...

1906-1907 'The Ghosts of My Friends', novelty autograph album signed by Joseph Plunkett. The album containing 73 signatures folded to produce an i...

Grace Gifford Plunkett (1888-1955). Familiar Faces" hand drawn and coloured booklet." Circa 1907.14pp including cover, hand sewn stitching. Appare...

Grace Gifford Plunkett (1888-1955) watercolour drawing of Endymion Fitzgerald"" Pencil and watercolour. Signed and dated [Oct. 1905]. Inscribed En...

Grace Gifford (1888-1905) letter to B. I . Tilly, 24 September 1907. 3pp including pen and ink drawing, seeking to meet with Tilly, Mrs Barden, Mr...

1916 Rising Medal to Joseph Plunkett. Awarded posthumously to Plunkett, a 1916 Rising bronze medal on green and orange silk poplin ribbon, the rev...

1916 Rising Service Medal to Lieutenant John O'Reilly, Irish Citizens Army. killed in action at City Hall on 24 April. The medal officially engrav...

1916 Rising medals to husband and wife, James and Margaret Joyce, Irish Citizen Army, St. Stephen's Green Garrison Both privately engraved to the ...

1916 Rising Service Medal, 1917-21 War of Independence Medal with Active Service bar, and 1966 Rising 50th Anniversary Medal Awarded to Patrick Br...

1916-1971 group of medals including 1916 Rising, 1917-21 War of Independence, 1939-41 Emergency Service and 1971 Truce Anniversary. Recipient unkn...

To Henry Christopher Willis, 'F' Coy, 1st Batt., Dublin Brigade. Served at Annesley Bridge, Fairview; North King Street and at the GPO. Willis too...

1916 Rising medal and 1917-1921 War of Independence combatant's medal to Thomas Francis Meagher, Enniscorthy Garrison. Together with a Young Ameri...

Archive of documents and photographs relating to William Halpin, Irish Citizen Army, 1916 veteran. Includes a large photograph of Irish Citizen Ar...

1916 Veteran's armband. A green and orange silk poplin armband with 1916" printed in gilt, made by Bergins. Issued in 1935 to William Halpin, Iris...

1916-1921 period Tricolour flag owned by William Halpin, Irish Citizen Army, 1916 veteran, City Hall garrison. A linen flag composed of three line...

1916. Fragments of a flag captured from Jacobs Biscuit Factory garrison. Three fragments of material - green, white and gold, each about 1 inch by...

1916 Irish Citizen Army uniform badge and an Irish Volunteer cap badge. A white metal badge centred by the arms of the four provinces among a wrea...

1916 Irish Citizen Army uniform slouch hat and ammunition pouch. Worn by William Halpin, City Hall garrison, in the Rising. A dark green felt slou...

O'Casey, Sean. (O'Cathsaigh, P.) The Story of the Irish Citizen Army. Maunsel., Dublin, 1919, first edition. p.p. viii, 72. Original printed wrapp...

A 9-carat gold badge, 'C na mB' above a Mauser-style rifle, later fitted with safety chain. The Cumann na mBan badge came into use in or around 1...

1914-21 Cumann na mBan badge issued to Margaret McElroy. White metal by Long, Cork, accompanied by supporting documents and copy photograph. Famil...

Hammond, J.L. & Hammond, Barbara. The Skilled Labourer, 1760-1832. Countess Markievicz's personal copy, signed. Longmans, Green and Co., 1919, red...

Pollock, J. H., (An Philiblin). The Wisdom of the World. Illustrator's copy, gifted to Countess Markievicz The Candle Press, Dublin, 1919, First E...

1927 (July 18) Countess Markievicz's funeral photograph. A photograph of mourners from the Madame de Markievicz Cumann, Fianna Fail, at Countess M...

1911-1917 Women in revolutionary Ireland Plunkett, Horace; Pilkington, Ellice; Russell, George William. The United Irishwomen. Their place, work a...

1916 Oglaigh na hEireann belt worn by a Volunteer, GPO Garrison, Easter 1916. A brown leather military style belt stamped with Deanta in Eireann" ...

1914-1916 Irish Volunteers badge, 1916 Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook and 1918 Anti-Conscription picture postcard. (7) Also with this lot a piece of...

1916 Rising, Royal Dublin Fusilier, wounded on the first day of the Rising, at The Mendicity Institute A Great War Medal to Private Michael Byrne,...

1916 Lieutenant Harry Douglas, Sherwood Foresters, rosary given by a prisoner's mother. A white metal and wooden rosary given to 2nd Lt. Harry Dou...

1916 Easter Rising, Dublin Castle commemoration The lid of a silver cigarette case engraved J. L. Donaldson - from - Matthew Nathan - Dublin Castl...

1916 (April 30) Public Notice, Surrender of Pearse the Rebel Leader A mimeograph of a handwritten document PUBLIC NOTICE - The Co. Inspector is di...

1916 (April 24) Easter Monday Races at Fairyhouse, race card. The race-card of the Ward Union Hunt Steeplechases, Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, 191...

1916 (26 April) Travel Pass issued at Railway Transport Office, Amiens Street. Issued to Mr G. L. Armstrong, a railway official at the Great North...

1916 (2 May) Travel Passes issued by the School of Musketry On embossed cards, date stamped (2 May 1916) Commandant's Office - Dollymount"; number...

1916 (2 May) Travel Pass issued at Ballsbridge. Mimeograph, with details in manuscript, curfew pass issued by 59th Division at Ballsbridge, Dublin...

1916 (3 May) Travel Pass issued by the Dublin Metropolitan Police. A part mimeograph pass to Mr C.D. Savage, Kincora, Drumcondra allowing him pass...

1916 (4 May) Travel Pass issued at the Town Hall, Blackrock. A part mimeograph Curfew Pass to F.W. McGough for the period 4 - 11 May. Signed with ...

1916 (10 May) Travel Pass issued at Monkstown. Printed pass Permission from the Military Authorities to enter and leave the Kingstown Area" with M...

1916 - 1917 Reading Gaol, prison autograph book. Poems, reflections, quotations and verses written by imprisoned leaders and soldiers of the 1916 ...

Eamon de Valera, Prison autograph book, Dartmoor, 1917. The soft-cover note book decorated on the fly-leaf with a harp surrounded by shamrock bene...

1916 -1918 an important autograph book including Michael Collins, W. T. Cosgrave, Thomas Ashe, Harry Boland, Eamon de Valera, etc. A total of 60 a...