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229 [FIANNAFAIL] IrishNeutralityandthe ‘Irish
Independent’ 1914- 1916!
Leaflet, 4pp. IssuedbyFiannaFail, circa1930s?.With: ToThe IrishPeople.Your country stands in the
shadowof agreatdisaster.ADiaSaorEire.Broadside, single folio sheetprintedone sideonly. n.p., circa
1918. Small piece torn frombottom left cornerwith some loss of text. Rare. Powerfullywritten leaflet,
warningofBritishplans to impose conscription in Ireland, andurgingpeople toprepare for resistance
by storing food and securing arms.With: EnglishHorrors in Irish Jails. Leaflet, 4 pp. (folded sheet),
with statement fromCharlesKenny, dated19 July1918, witnessedbyLaurenceO’Neill, LordMayor of
Dublin, andothers.N.p.With: 25Bhliain.FiannaFáil. 1926-1951.Brochure for JubileeConcert,Capitol
Theatre, 21.10.1951. pp. 16.With: An Ideal of Patriotism.Wrappers. Rare. (5) Compilation of extracts
from ‘Independent’ editorials of thepast, callingon Irishmen to support Britain in theGreatWar, and
urging executionof insurgents in1916. Presumably issued inpursuanceof some current controversy.
€100 - 150
230 FIGGIS,Darrell.
TheDutyof theHour. Four pages octavo folded. PresumablypublishedbyWhelan.Question andAn-
swer extracts fromhis ‘The Sinn FeinCatechism’. The Fianna Fáil pamphlet includes lists of officers,
1926 and 1951, extracts from speeches byDeValera, historic photos, etc.With: AnTóstal. Castleder-
mot. Souvenir Brochure and Programme. Carlow, TheNationalist and Leinster Times, 1953. [24] pp.
Printed stapledwrappers.With: Old IRA. CumannNáisiúntaAth-Óglachna hÉireann (National As-
sociation of Old I.R.A.). Programme for the Second National Convention to be held in Rathmines
Town Hall, Dublin on Saturday, 3rd September, 1938. With: 1916-1921 Commemoration Dinner in
GreshamHotel, Dublin, 30thApril, 1942. ChairmanRt. Hon. AldermanP.S. Doyle, TD, LordMayor
ofDublin. Abooklet published inCommemorationof theDinner tohonour thememory of the dead.
With a foreword in Irish and names of guests attending the dinner and seating arrangements. All in
verygood condition. (4)
€150 - 200
230A [DILLON, John]The IrishElections, 1921.
TheNationalist Position. Statement byMr. JohnDillon. Pamphlet, 12 pp. AnnouncingDillon’s deci-
sionnot to contest the elections, as “the present circumstances of Ireland and the policy andproceed-
ings of the BritishGovernment for the past three yearsmake it practically impossible for anyNation-
alist Irishman to fight SinnFéin at this election”.With: IrishNational FederationofAmerica, 47West
Forty-Second St. Dillon’s Speech. Ireland’s Position on the Queen’s Jubilee. Circa 1897. Leaflet (15 x
22.5cm), printedboth sides.Verygood. Scarce. (2)
JohnDillonwas the lastChairmanof the IrishParty, and the last ex- Parnellite active in Irishpolitics.
A supporterofMichaelDavitt and theLandLeague, he supported theHomeRuleBill of 1912, opposed
conscription, and condemned the 1916 executions in the strongest terms (“You have let Hell loose in
Ireland”, he wrote to Lloyd George). He was committed to achieving Home Rule by constitutional
means, but found his position undermined by British policy in Ireland. InMarch 1918 he succeeded
JohnRedmond as IrishParty leader, but in theGeneral Election of that year his partywas wiped out
bySinnFéin, andhe lost his own seat inMayo toEamondeValera. Thepresent pamphlet is effectively
his farewell topublic life.
€500-800
