70
178 Republicanpamphlets
A small collection including Reply to the Pastoral issued by the Irish Hierarchy, Octo-
ber 1922 .. written by a Priest. Glasgow printed, sm quarto, 4 pp (single folded sheet). Rare.
An interestingdocument, couched in themost provocative terms (‘falsedoctrine .. sickening arrogance ..
unspeakable effrontery .. The IrishBishops havemade amockeryof the assistance of theHolyGhost and
a laughing stockof theChurchofGod ..’). AlsoOtherGhosts, orThePriests and theRepublic, byColum-
banna Banban [1922]; False Pastors; an issue of Poblacht na hEireann:WarNewsNo. 40. Various sizes,
conditionvaries, good to fair.As a collection,w.a.f.
€100 - 200
179
[BOLAND,Harry]
Murdered. Leaflet. Single sheet printed in green on both sides, with news of Boland’s death, ‘wantonly
slainwhen in custodyby armed troops of theProvisionalGovernment’. 19x12.5cm. Printedon a slightly
irregular pieceof paper, apparently runoff quicklyon receipt of thenews.Very rare.
Harry Boland (1887-1922) was a close colleague of de Valera, having toured America with him in
1919/1920, and a friendofMichaelCollins. Bothhe andCollinsweremembers of the IRB andhad co-op-
erated onmanymatters, especially on fund raising and gun-running. They differed politically over the
passing of the Treaty byDail Eireann in January 1922 and personally over the choice of their girlfriend,
Kitty Kiernan, to opt for Collins. At the end of July 1922 Collins had secured letters by Boland calling
upon Joe McGarrity to send arms to Ireland to resist the Provisional Government. Collins urged ac-
tion against Boland on 29 July. A day later Boland was shot, while trying to escape. Although he was
critically wounded, Boland was brought to Portobello Barracks, the headquarters of Collins, before he
was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, where he died on 2 August. Collins wrote to Kitty Kiernan that he
hadwalked sadly outside thewalls of the hospital and “I only thought of himwith the friendship of the
days of 1918 and 1919”; but mystery still surrounds his death and his final relationship with Collins.
€100 - 150
180 [BROWNE,MostRev,Dr.Michael, BishopofGalway]
The Bishop of Galway onNational Affairs. ByMacDara. Arguing that the Bishop had no business con-
demning the I.R.A. Circa 1934. Leaflet, four pages.With: Recent Phases of IrishHistory. Kerry Booklet
No. 1. ByNodhlaig Brugha. Tralee: KerryChampion, 1936. 16mo. 16 pp. Green printedwrappers.With:
Bunreacht.ComhchumannSaorthanabPríosúnachPoblachtach (RepublicanPrisoners’ ReleaseAssocia-
tion). Constitution.Dublin, 1946. 7pp.Verygood in lightly soiledprintedwrappers. (3)
€50 - 100
181 [COLUMBANnaBANBAN]
Ghosts -- Other Ghosts, or the Priests and the Republic. With: Ethics of the Irish Revolution (lecture).
Pamphlets.Dublin, 1922/1924.Wrappers. Passionateappeal to Irishpriests todefy theirBishops and sup-
port theRepublic.With: Lectureon theEasterRebellion. (3)
€100 - 150
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