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The History Sale 19th April 2016
O’Connor (Fergus) Publisher. “The Declaration of Irish Independence.” Official English Translation. Historic
Pronouncement of Ireland’s Freedom from English Rule, made at the first meeting of Dail Eireann (Ireland’s
Republican Parliament) in the Mansion House Dublin, on Tuesday January 21st, 1919, roy 8vo 3pp (single folded
sheet) some colour fading, & stains on cover. Extremely Rare.* An extremely rare document. The declaration
states that ‘whereas the Irish people is by right a free people: and whereas for seven-hundred years the Irish
people has never ceased to repudiate and has repeatedly protested in arms against foreign usurpation…. Now
therefore we, the elected representatives of the ancient Irish people in National Parliament, Assembled, do, in
the name of the Irish Nation, ratify the establishment of the Irish Republic and pledge ourselves and our people
to make this declaration effective by every means at our command...’ The declaration was adopted by acclama-
tion, as the first substantive business on the first day’s meeting of The First Dail, when the Sinn Fein M.P.s elect-
ed at the British General Election of 1918 (those not in jail) met & declared themselves to be Ireland’s sovereign
Parliament. This document was vehemently suppressed by the British, and very few copies have survived. (1)
€ 400 - 600
Declaration of Independence. Scéal on Dáil Chum Saor-Náisiun An Domhain. Message to the Free Nations and
Democratic Programme. Adopted by Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House, Dublin Tuesday January 21 1919. An
extremely rare document. The declaration states that ‘whereas the Irish people is by right a free people: and
whereas for seven hundred years the Irish people has never ceased to repudiate and has repeatedly protested
in arms against foreign usurpation... Now therefore we, the elected representatives of the ancient Irish people
in National Parliament, Assembled, do, in the name of the Irish Nation, ratify the establishment of the Irish
Republic and pledge ourselves and this day’s meeting of the First Dáil, when the Sinn Féin MP’s elected at the
British General Election of 1918 (those not in jail) met & declared themselves to be Ireland’s sovereign Parlia-
ment. This document was vehemently suppressed by the British, and very few copies have survived. 20 x13 cm
€ 300 - 500