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386 390 19TH CENTURY IRISH NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, AN SAORSTAT - THE FREE STATE

A collection comprising of nine rare issues: Freeman’s Journal, 18 Five issues of this newspaper, comprising: No. 1. Vol 1. Oct. 1859; 31 Dec. 1883; The Irish Independent: Trade and Labour Feb 25, 1922; No. 2 Vol. 1. Mar 4, 1922; No. 12 Vol. 1. Journal, 25 Oct. 1873 [ink-marks and disbound]; Cork Examiner, May 13, 1922; No. 9 Vol 1 April 22, 1922; No. 30 Vol. 1. 5 March 1867; The United Irishman, 6 Jan 1877 [published Sept 9, 1922. (5) in London]; Dublin Evening Mail, 1 June 1886; The General Advertiser, 8 Dec. 1888; Insuppressible, 10 Jan. 1891; Evening €100 - €200 Lot 390 Telegraph, 15 Dec. 1896. (9) Lot 386 €150 - €250 391 TRUTH 387 No. 1, Wednesday, July 5, 1922, War Issue newspaper, IRISH NATIONAL AND PARTY NEWSPAPERS OF 4pp with front page heading “1916 and 1922” THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA €60 - €100 A collection of 18 issues including: The Gaelic Journal, 1 April 1893; Dublin Evening Mail, 22 Sept. 1908; Dublin Saturday Post, 392 2 August 1913; An Claidheamh Soluis, 28 Samhain 1914; The Lot 387 Lot 391 Irish Citizen, 6 Nov. 1915; Irish War News, I, 1, 25 April 1916 BARBED WIRE. SEPTEMBER 1921 [contemporary facsimile]; Irish Weekly Independent, 28 Oct. 1916; The Irishman, 23 March 1918 [fragile]; Evening Herald, 10 Oct. Vol. 1 no. 2, 8 pp (4 sheets foolscap).An issue of this very 1918 [torn]; An Saoghal Gaedhealach: The Irish World, 24 May rare cyclostyled prison journal, prepared by Republican 1919; etc. prisoners at Camp 2, Ballykinlar internment camp, ‘Printed and published at the Ballykinlar Press for the €150 - €250 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 388 Tunnel escapade at the Curragh’, an article in Irish on theatrical performances at the Camp, Education Notes, NEWSPAPERS: Training Notes etc., and some wry humour. ‘While a Lot 388 few people may dislike the Barbed Wire all will admit it The Irish Telegraph in four bound volumes, including war time has some good points.’ This copy with (presumably) an Lot 392 issues, covering dates Jan-Feb 1940, Sept-Dec 1941, July-Dec owner’s signature at foot of page 1, ‘Ailbhe De Paorach’. 1942 and Mar-Apr 1926 With a single sheet (page 4) of the December 1921 issue. Somewhat scuffed and soiled, but a very rare surviving €100 - €200 example. €200 - €300

389 MICHAEL COLLINS MEMORIAL NUMBER 393 PERIODICAL: THE DUBLIN EVENING POST An Saorstat - The Free State, Vol. 1 No. 28, Tuesday August 29, Lot 389 1922. Large full newsprint size, 8pp, each within a black border, A framed publication dated 1733 profusely illustrated, with portraits etc. of the dead leader, w.a.f. Double-sided, 25cm high, 40.5cm wide There was a reprint published of this issue in 1996. The item present is the scarce original. €80 - €120 Lot 393 €100 - €200 [email protected]

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