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Souvenir Booklet published by the O’Donovan Rossa Memorial Committee on the

occasion of the unveiling of a Memorial by the President in St. Stephens Green, Dublin

1954, Three Candles printing; with ALS and TLS to M.W. O’Reilly from the President on

his official paper, each 1 pp, the first dated 17.11.54 thanking O’Reilly for finding a post

for young Devitt. ‘I would not have troubled you only that I know the family to have had

such a good record nationally’. The second letter, dated 17 December 1956, conveys

Christmas and New Year greetings.

Sean T. and O’Reilly both fought in the GPO in 1916. It is interesting that the ‘old pals act’

still applied almost 40 years later.

Provenance: Collection of M.W. O’Reilly, see his biography above.

€ 200 - 300

94 M.W. O’REILLY

A small collection of ephemera including a receipt on Cumann na nGaedheal headed

paper dated Sept. 17th 1923, signed by Seamus O’Dolan, for sum of £63-6-0 on

behalf of the Presidential Reception Committee; printed Oireachtas Companion

booklet 1923; an invitation to the Wolfe Tone Commemoration Parade at Boden-

stown, 1929, reserved enclosure, and other invitations; programme for a 1916/21

memorial dinner, 1946, with list of participants; a commercial card with reproduction

of the 1916 Proclamation, 1949; a copy of a 1922 reprint of Pearse’s Three Lectures

on Gaelic Topics with a related letter; and some other items.

Provenance: Collection of M.W. O’Reilly, see his biography above.

€ 50 - 100