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Michael O’Callaghan 1879-1921. First Republican Lord Mayor of Limerick 1920.
Requiescat. Hand coloured memorial leaflet, 2 pp (single folded sheet), with wreath and
elaborately coloured initial by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats, and with hand-lettered extracts of
poetry in Irish and English over the lines ‘Michael O’Callaghan / murdered by the enemy
March 7th 1921’. Privately printed for O’Callaghan’s widow, a poignant and attractive item.
See Miller p. 128, giving the edition as 100 copies.
Michael O’Callaghan, a former Lord Mayor, was one of three leading Limerick citizens
murdered in one night, in their own homes during curfew hours. No inquest was held, and it
is generally believed the killers were members of the police. €200 - €300
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‘A’ [John Campbell Gordon, Lord Aberdeen].
‘Fragrance’ (poem). 2 pp (single folded sheet), with hand coloured title drawing and initial
by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats. See Miller’s Cuala bibliography p. 127, where it is dated 1915.
With
Mary Aldis. ‘1915’ (poem). 2 pp (single folded sheet). With hand coloured gilt cross and
drawing by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats, printed for Lord Aberdeen. See Miller p.127, where it is
dated 1915. Mary Aldis [1872-1949] was an American poet and playwright.
Lord Aberdeen was the British Government’s Lord Lieutenant in Dublin 1905-15. With the
support of his wife, he made it his business to use the patronage of his office to encourage
Irish arts and crafts. It is nevertheless surprising that his patronage extended to the Yeats
family, whose associations were generally on the Republican side. Both these items are
rare, issued in very small numbers for private circulation. (2)
€200 - €250
799
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‘J.C.G.’, Vice Regal Lodge. ‘Dia Leat’. The Message of the Lark (poem). For Christmas
and New Year 1914, 1915. 2pp, single folded sheet, with hand coloured illustration
featuring a dove, probably by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats.
With a second (alternative?) version, the words ‘Dia Leat’ and the reference to the Vice
Regal Lodge omitted, with a slightly different cover illustration.
‘J.C.G.’ was clearly John Campbell Gordon [Lord Aberdeen], Lord Lieutenant.
A rare pair of items, not listed in Miller’s Cuala bibliography. €200 - €250
800
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A selection of uncoloured prints including: No. 6 Mountain Farm; No. 283 The Turf Cart;
No. 270 A Little House; No. 251 Be Glad of Life!; No. 60 Coole Park; No. 295; No. 262 A
Blessing; No. 17 The Fiddler; No. 304 Christmas Hearth; No. 275 Half a Bap; St. Brigid; No.
59 Silver Apples
Various sizes (12)
€100 - €200
Lot 797
Lot 799
Lot 798
Lot 800