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431 O’DONOGHUE, Florence.
NoOther Law. The Story of Liam Lynch and the IrishRepublican
Army, 1916-1923. Maps, vignettes and portrait frontispiece. Dub-
lin, Irish Press, 1954. [xi], 363 pp. Cloth. Dust wrapper frayed.
With: Barry’s FlyingColumn.With:Who’sWho in the IrishWar
of Independence.With: LastWords.All verygood. Scarce. (4).
“Wehavedeclared for an IrishRepublicandwill not liveunder any
other law” - LiamLynch. A careful and factual study of amande-
voted to an ideal forwhichhe gavehis life.
€100 - 150
432 ÓCATHASAIGH, Sean.
Songs of theWren -Humorous andSentimental -NewSeriesNo I.
Dublin, FergusO’Connor, circa 1918. 8pp.Original printedwrap-
pers. Some browning to extremities but otherwise a very goodun-
opened copy of this scarce earlywork by a leading Irish dramatist
of the 20thCentury.
SeanO’Casey (1880-1964), playwright, born inDublin intoawork-
ing class family and christened John Casey. His father’s death in
1886plunged the family intopoverty. Self-educated, hewas deeply
involved in the LabourMovement and tookpart in the ‘Lock-Out’
strike of 1913. He was secretary of the Irish Citizen Army under
JamesConnolly, but leftwhen itmovedcloser toaRepublicanposi-
tion. EncouragedbyLadyGregory, he began to submit plays to the
Abbey Theatre; and after some years success came with the pro-
duction of ‘The Shadow of a Gunman’ (1923), whichmarked him
as the new great voice of Irish theatre. In 1926 he left for London
to become a full time writer. His next play ‘The Silver Tassie’ was
rejected by the Abbey. This was a bitter blow to O’Casey and es-
trangedhim from thedirectors.
€150 - 200
429 RYAN,Desmond.
Remembering Sion. A Chronicle of Storm and Quiet. Inscribed
copy signedbyDesmondRyan.With: ThePhoenixFlame.A study
of Fenianism and John Devoy. Thrilling account of Irish revolu-
tionary leadersandhistorywith roots ina tragicand stormypastof
famine, conspiracy and romance.With: The Swordof Light. From
the Four Masters to Douglas Hyde 1636-1938. London, Barker,
1934/1939.All first editions.With:TheRising.TheCompleteStory
of EasterWeek. Third edition. Cloth in dust jackets. Faded, inter-
nallyverygood. Scarce. (4)
€100 - 150
430 [SABHAT, Sean]
They Kept Faith. Roinn Eolais na Poblachta, 1957. 20 pp. Illus-
trated wrappers. Account of death of Sean Sabhat (South) and
Fergal O’Hanlon, in the I.R.A.’s Border campaign of 1957. Print-
ed wrapper. With: Awakening of the Spirit of Freedom. By Des
Long. Signed by the author. Illustrated wrappers. With: Unsung
Heroes. The War of Independence in Monaghan. Illustrated. By
McGeough. Signed by the author. Illustratedwrappers.With: My
DearEva. Letters fromBallykinlarCamp1921. ByPeadarKearney.
Illustratedwrapper.All inverygood condition. (4)
€100 - 150
