Adam's The History Sale Tuesday 24th April 2018

93 The History Sale 180 MANCHESTER MARTYRS An attractive colour-printed certificate to acknowledge a donation to the Allen, Lar- kin and O’Brien Memorial Committee, Kilrush, Co. Clare, 1890s, printed by Coster, Johnston & Co., Dublin, circa 51 x 38cm, no details entered, rare, rolled, otherwise in very good condition. € 80 - 120 181 ORDER OF BATTLE Manuscript,The Order of Battle of the Austrian & British Armies Commanded by His Majesty, depicting the various Regiments and listing Marshalls, Generals, Lieut. Generals, Major Generals, Brigadiers, Colonels, etc, with key giving numbers of canon in the British, Hanoverian,Austrian and Hessian forces and key in colours depicting the Cavalry, Infantry, etc. Dated January 21, 1742-3. 53 x 36cm. Frayed at edges € 50 - 100 182 CUALA PRESS The Gorsedd Prayer, oblong octavo card printed on one side only, text with illu- minated initials, published by theYeats Sisters at the Cuala Press, Dundrum. In fine condition. Rare. € 150 - 250 183 CUALA PRESS St. Patrick’s Breastplate, text with illuminated initials, Dundrum: Cuala Press, Dun- drum, n.d. (c.1912), oblong octavo, with blue-grey stitched wrappers, title printed on upper cover, with an illustration of a Celtic cross.Very good. Exceedingly rare. Saint Patrick’s Breastplate is a Christian hymn whose original Old Irish lyrics were traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick during his Irish ministry in the fifth century; it was probably actually written later, in the 8th century. It is written in the style of a druidic incantation for protection on a journey. It is part of the Liber Hymnorum, a collection of hymns found in two manuscripts kept in Dublin.The language of the poem, Dr. Hyde says, is very old; it is known to have been current in the seventh century and it was then ascribed to Saint Patrick. It is called the “ Lorica ” and also “ The Deer’s Cry. ”According to tradition, St. Patrick uttered it while on his way toTara, where he was for the first time to confront the power of Laoghaire, Pagan High-King of Ireland.Assassins were in wait for him and his companions, but as he chanted the hymn it seemed to the hidden band that a herd of deer went by. € 200 - 300