153
800Years IrishPolitical, Literary&MilitaryHistory - 15thApril2014
421 PEARSE, P.H.
An Sgoil. ADirect Method Course in Irish. Part I (all published). Leabhráin Éan-
na. The St. Enda Books for Irish Schools. With six attractive colour plates. Dub-
lin,Maunsel, [1913]. 52pp. Some annotations tomargins in a neat hand. Illustrated
green clothwrappers.Verygood. Rare.
PadraicPearse (1879-1916) trained as a lawyer, but didnot practise; it is be-
lievedhe spoke inCourt onlyonce. Fromanearlyagehewas anenthusiastic
member of theGaelic League, became editor of its journal AnClaidheamh
Solais and founded a residential bilingual school, St. Enda’s, in 1908. Edu-
cationally the school was a great success, but it did not prosper financially.
From about 1912Pearse became active in radical politics, andwas a found-
ingmember of the IrishVolunteers. At TomClarke’s invitationhe delivered
the celebratedAddress at the grave ofO’DonovanRossa, and he is credited
with drafting much of the 1916 Proclamation. During the Rising he was
President of the Pro
visional Government of the Irish Republic. He surrendered
the Republican forces on Easter Saturday to avoid further civilian casualties, was
sentenced todeathby amilitary court andwas shot on3May.
€300 - 400
422 [PEARSE, P.H.]
GoldenMomentswithP.H. Pearse.Dublin,Whelan, circa1918. 60pp. 16mo.Wrap-
pers. A selection from Pearse’s nationalistic writings: “As long as Ireland is unfree
theonlyhonourableattitude for Irishmenand Irishwomen is anattitudeof revolt…
Irishnationality is an ancient spiritual tradition, one of the oldest andmost august
traditions in theworld”.With: In theFirstCentury.With: Íosagán.With: The Story
of aSuccess.All verygood. Scarce. (4).
€100 - 150
423 O’Connell (John)
AnArgument for Ireland.
JohnBrowne,Dublin, 1844. First Edition. Printedbyorder ofTheLoy-
alNational RepealAssociationof Ireland. Bound in threequarter calfwith
marbledboards, gilt lettered red title label andgilt bands on spine.
€200 - 300
423A BÉASLAÍ, Piaras.MichaelCollinsandtheMakingofaNew
Ireland
With twoportraits in full colour bySir JohnLavery, andother illustrations.
Twovolumes.Dublin, ThePhoenixPublishingCo. Ltd., 1926. Second edition.
Coloured frontispieces tobothvolumes. (1) xv, 458, (2) vii, 484pp. Bound in
original green clothwithmedallionportrait ofCollins ingilt on eachvolume.A
verygood set]
€250 - 350
