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19TH CENTURY IRISH NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS,
A collection comprising of nine rare issues: Freeman’s Journal, 18
Oct. 1859; 31 Dec. 1883; The Irish Independent: Trade and Labour
Journal, 25 Oct. 1873 [ink-marks and disbound]; Cork Examiner,
5 March 1867; The United Irishman, 6 Jan 1877 [published
in London]; Dublin Evening Mail, 1 June 1886; The General
Advertiser, 8 Dec. 1888; Insuppressible, 10 Jan. 1891; Evening
Telegraph, 15 Dec. 1896. (9)
€150 - €250
387
IRISH NATIONAL AND PARTY NEWSPAPERS OF
THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA
A collection of 18 issues including: The Gaelic Journal, 1 April
1893; Dublin Evening Mail, 22 Sept. 1908; Dublin Saturday Post,
2 August 1913; An Claidheamh Soluis, 28 Samhain 1914; The
Irish Citizen, 6 Nov. 1915; Irish War News, I, 1, 25 April 1916
[contemporary facsimile]; Irish Weekly Independent, 28 Oct. 1916;
The Irishman, 23 March 1918 [fragile]; Evening Herald, 10 Oct.
1918 [torn]; An Saoghal Gaedhealach: The Irish World, 24 May
1919; etc.
€150 - €250
388
NEWSPAPERS:
The Irish Telegraph in four bound volumes, including war time
issues, covering dates Jan-Feb 1940, Sept-Dec 1941, July-Dec
1942 and Mar-Apr 1926
€100 - €200
389
MICHAEL COLLINS MEMORIAL NUMBER
PERIODICAL:
An Saorstat - The Free State, Vol. 1 No. 28, Tuesday August 29,
1922. Large full newsprint size, 8pp, each within a black border,
profusely illustrated, with portraits etc. of the dead leader, w.a.f.
There was a reprint published of this issue in 1996. The item
present is the scarce original.
€100 - €200
390
AN SAORSTAT - THE FREE STATE
Five issues of this newspaper, comprising: No. 1. Vol 1.
Feb 25, 1922; No. 2 Vol. 1. Mar 4, 1922; No. 12 Vol. 1.
May 13, 1922; No. 9 Vol 1 April 22, 1922; No. 30 Vol. 1.
Sept 9, 1922. (5)
€100 - €200
391
TRUTH
No. 1, Wednesday, July 5, 1922, War Issue newspaper,
4pp with front page heading “1916 and 1922”
€60 - €100
392
BARBED WIRE. SEPTEMBER 1921
Vol. 1 no. 2, 8 pp (4 sheets foolscap).An issue of this very
rare cyclostyled prison journal, prepared by Republican
prisoners at Camp 2, Ballykinlar internment camp,
‘Printed and published at the Ballykinlar Press for the
Proprietors. Irish paper and Irish labour only used.
September 16th 1921.’ The cyclostyled text written out in
a variety of hands, all unsigned, first page with a pictorial
design by Micheal O Riada, including comments on ‘the
Tunnel escapade at the Curragh’, an article in Irish on
theatrical performances at the Camp, Education Notes,
Training Notes etc., and some wry humour. ‘While a
few people may dislike the Barbed Wire all will admit it
has some good points.’ This copy with (presumably) an
owner’s signature at foot of page 1, ‘Ailbhe De Paorach’.
With a single sheet (page 4) of the December 1921 issue.
Somewhat scuffed and soiled, but a very rare surviving
example.
€200 - €300
393
THE DUBLIN EVENING POST
A framed publication dated 1733
Double-sided, 25cm high, 40.5cm wide
€80 - €120
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