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225 [CORKCOMMEMORATION]
DoBhuanúCuimhne na nÓglach a bhain leBriogáid a hAond’ArmnaPoblachta agus
FiannaÉireann a thug anAnam chunPoblacht nahÉireann a chur ar bun. Programme
for the unveiling of amemorial to the Republican dead of Cork’s No. 1 Brigade in St.
Finbarr’s Cemetery by ÉamondeValera,March 1963.With roll of honour,map of bri-
gade area, etc.
€100 - 150
226 [DAVEY,MajorW.H.]
The ‘Traitor’ Candidate for theDuncairnDivision. (Electionmanifesto, Belfast 1918).
With: IsThis theSpokesman forProgressiveUlster? Someof theActualVotes recorded
bySirEdwardCarson. (Belfast, 1918). Belfast, 1918. 3pp.MajorDavey, aBritish soldier
who had fought in France, stood as a Liberal Home Ruler inCarson’s constituency in
theBelfast electionof 1918.WhenCarsondescribedhis twoopponents as ‘SinnFéiners’
and ‘traitors’,Davey securedapologies from several newspaperson threat of a libel. The
secondof thesepublications includes amost interesting three-page analysis ofCarson’s
voting record inParliament since 1894. Scarce. (2)
€250 - 350
227 [DEVALERA, Eamon]
An Dord Féinne agus Dánta eile. Edited by Shán Ó Cuív. Réamhrádh ó Éamon de
Valera.Collectionof recent poems in Irish,mostlypatriotic, including Irish translation
of ‘The Soldier’s Song’, with ‘phonetic’ spellingof eachpoemonopposite page.Dublin,
1940.With: TheWay toPeaceOutlinedbyEamonDeValera. SpeechDelivered inDáil
Eireannon1st and2ndMarch1934.Verbatim reportof acrucial speechon theWearing
ofUniforms (Restriction) Bill 1934, discussing the banning ofmilitary-style uniforms,
theBlueshirts, his reasons for replacingGeneralO’Duffy asGardaCommissioner, etc.,
andwith an eloquent appeal to I.R.A.members tohandover their arms.With: Twenty
questions forMr.DeValera. Eire andNorthern Ireland a startling contrast!With: Cur-
rent questions extracts from recent speeches. ByEamonDeValera. (4)
€100 - 150
228 [DEVALERA, Eamon]
Taoiseach’s Broadcast to theNation. Reprinted from “The Irish Press”, Thursday 17th
May 1945. Dublin: 1945. 8 pp. Quarto, with reproduced photo of De Valera at themi-
crophone. SignedbyEamondeValeraunderphoto. Edges frayed, paper repair to spine.
Dev’s celebrated reply to Churchill’s complaint about Irish neutrality during theWar
- in terms of popular support, perhaps his finest hour.
€150 - 200
