IRISH

The Flag on the G.P.O. Easter 1917. By J. J. Walsh. (Date and place not stated [c.1917]). Handbill poem, one page, 12mo, creased laid paper, mainly good condition. It is headed 'THE Flag on the G.P.O. | Easter 1917. | By J. J. Walsh', and with 'J. J. Walsh.' again at foot. The first of three stanzas reads: Why gather the crowd in O'Connell Street? | Why throng all the people there? | What eminent personage do they greet? | With the shouts that fill the air? | Who comes this morning or what's to be seen | That they hurry and push them so?

The Irish Cause and The Irish Convention. By Wm. O'Brien, M.P. Authorized Report of Speech delivered May 21, 1917, in the House of Commons, in the Debate on Mr. Lloyd George's Irish Proposals (Dublin and London: Maunsel & Company, Limited, 1917). Pamphlet, 15pp., 12mo, good condition.Five copies on COPAC, several of which are of a later printing, containing 'Correspondence with the Prime Minister'.

To the Right Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of England ([1917]). Circular Letter, mimeographed, awaiting a signature, one page, 4to, good condition.It commences, We, the undersigned Irish Artists and Writers venture to appeal ... The circumstances surrounding the disposition of Hugh Lane's Pictures are retailed, and an appeal for the codicil by which they were to go to Dublin to be respected.

Arthur Griffith. A Study of the Founder of Sinn Fein [drophead title, p.1: 'A Study of the Originator of the Sinn Fein Movement. Arthur Griffith'] (Dublin: Cahill & Co. Ltd., no date [1917?]). Pamphlet, 24pp, 8vo, printed wraps, with portrait of Griffith on front, fair condition.NLI tentatively dated to 1917. One copy on COPAC (NLS).

Irish School of Gardening for Women. Meanee, Kimmage Road, Terenure, Dublin (The Powell Press, 22 Parliament Street, Dublin, September 1917). Prospectus, 4pp., 8vo, good condition.Note added in unknown hand, If you know any girl desiring to become healthy wealthy & wise give her this prospectus.Information about staff and management, premises, course, division of professional and amateur, syllabus, examinations, fees, and rules.

Issue of The Irish Citizen newspaper, 21 September 1912, largely devoted to women's suffrage (during the hunger strikes of Mary Leigh and Gladys Evans in Mountjoy Gaol, Dublin) and with strapline: 'For Men and Women Equally | The Rights of Citizenship; | From Men and Women Equally | The Duties of Citizenship.' Newspaper, 8pp, fol., good condition.First article on front page begins 'The situation in Mountjoy Prison remains unchanged. Mrs. Leigh and Miss Evans are still being forcibly fed, and the condition of the former grows daily more desperate.' Headline, p.141: 'DEATH, MADNESS, OR RELEASE?

Fifty Points against Partition. With preface by William M. Murphy (Dublin: Independent Newspapers, Ltd., [1917]). Pamphlet, 8pp., 8vo, fair condition only.The only copy on COPAC at the BL, which attributes the whole pamphlet, and not just the preface, to Murphy.

The Senate of Ireland's National University! (date and place not stated [1914]). Handbill, one page, 4to, wear to extremities, mainly good condition.. It begins 'Your injustice to the Noble Proletariat of Louvain [destroyed by the German Army, 25 August 1914] is not excused by your venerable chestnut about the Destruction of the Alexandrian Library', ending, 'The majority of the Belgian population is Liberal, Socialist, and Anti-Clerical - just like the Allies of Mr. Redmond. What better end could a mere Church of Reaction have than to perish in the service of the French Republic.

To the Right Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of England ([1917]). Circular Letter, mimeographed, awaiting a signature, one page, 4to, good condition.It commences, We, the undersigned Irish Artists and Writers venture to appeal ... The circumstances surrounding the disposition of Hugh Lane's Pictures are retailed, and an appeal for the codicil by which they were to go to Dublin to be respected.

Printed letter, with MS. additions, one page, 4to, fold marks, mainly good condition. 'Irish National Aid Association, Grand Central Halls, 10 Exchequer Street, Dublin, [8th June] 191[6]' to Sylvia Lynd, thanking her on behalf of the Provisional Executive for the 3gns she contributed to their funds. Signed by the Hon. Treas. (Richard Bowden and others).

Arthur Griffith. A Study of the Founder of Sinn Fein [drophead title, p.1: 'A Study of the Originator of the Sinn Fein Movement. Arthur Griffith'] (Dublin: Cahill & Co. Ltd., no date [1917?]). Pamphlet, 24pp, 8vo, printed wraps, with portrait of Griffith on front, fair condition.NLI tentatively dated to 1917. One copy on COPAC (NLS).

To Irish Protestant Home Rulers - Throughout the United Kingdom (n.p., [1913]). Handbill, 4pp., 4to, some foxing and minor damage, mainly good condition.It responds to the Home Rulers desire to show a reasonable face (Roman Catholics not intolerant), planning a public protest at the Memorial Hall, London. Committee and executive Committee named.Not listed.

Irish School of Gardening for Women. Meanee, Kimmage Road, Terenure, Dublin (The Powell Press, 22 Parliament Street, Dublin, September 1917). Prospectus, 4pp., 8vo, good condition.Note added in unknown hand, If you know any girl desiring to become healthy wealthy & wise give her this prospectus.Information about staff and management, premises, course, division of professional and amateur, syllabus, examinations, fees, and rules.

The Flag on the G.P.O. Easter 1917. By J. J. Walsh. (Date and place not stated [c.1917]). Handbill poem, one page, 12mo, creased laid paper, mainly good condition. It is headed 'THE Flag on the G.P.O. | Easter 1917. | By J. J. Walsh', and with 'J. J. Walsh.' again at foot. The first of three stanzas reads: Why gather the crowd in O'Connell Street? | Why throng all the people there? | What eminent personage do they greet? | With the shouts that fill the air? | Who comes this morning or what's to be seen | That they hurry and push them so?

Issue of The Irish Citizen newspaper, 21 September 1912, largely devoted to women's suffrage (during the hunger strikes of Mary Leigh and Gladys Evans in Mountjoy Gaol, Dublin) and with strapline: 'For Men and Women Equally | The Rights of Citizenship; | From Men and Women Equally | The Duties of Citizenship.' Newspaper, 8pp, fol., good condition.First article on front page begins 'The situation in Mountjoy Prison remains unchanged. Mrs. Leigh and Miss Evans are still being forcibly fed, and the condition of the former grows daily more desperate.' Headline, p.141: 'DEATH, MADNESS, OR RELEASE?

The Irish Cause and The Irish Convention. By Wm. O'Brien, M.P. Authorized Report of Speech delivered May 21, 1917, in the House of Commons, in the Debate on Mr. Lloyd George's Irish Proposals (Dublin and London: Maunsel & Company, Limited, 1917). Pamphlet, 15pp., 12mo, good condition.Five copies on COPAC, several of which are of a later printing, containing 'Correspondence with the Prime Minister'.

Handbill, 4pp., 8vo, few short closed tears, fair condition only.Copy at NLI. The only copy on COPAC at LSE, tentatively dated 1921

This is to warn you as man to man (undated [c. August 1920]). Mimeograph, one page, fol., wear to extremities, mainly good condition. It begins 'During the last five months the following creameries have been destroyed by British Military and Police in Ireland', and ends in quoting a letter from 'D. C. Boles for O.C. 17th Lancs.', dated 16 August 1920. Not listed.

Arrests of Male Prisoners under the Military Service Act (date and place not stated [1921]). Mimeographed Handbill, one page, fol., fair condition. It begins: 'Arrests of men (previously interned for their connection with the Easter Rising) as absentees under the Military Services Act', naming four individuals who have 'so far been arrested' (John and Ernest Nunan, Thomas O'Donoghue, Hugh Thornton).

Two Years of English Atrocities in Ireland [drophead title, p. 3: 'English Atrocities in Ireland 1917-18.'] (publisher and date not stated [1919?]). Pamphlet, 64pp, 8vo, good condition.Five copies listed on COPAC (British libraries), also at NLI and TCD.

Weekly Irish Bulletin (London Edition), vol.1 (new series), no.8, 13th September 1922. Mimeograph, 5pp., fol., first page detached from one holding staple, some foxing, corner closed tear on first page, other minor defects.The issue covering the first meeting of the first Irish National Parliament since the Union of 1800. No listing of this issue found.

The Lord Mayor of Cork and Mr. Lloyd George. A Statement by Alderman Liam de Roiste, M.P. (Cork) (place and date not stated [1920]). Mimeograph, one page, fol., headed in type: 'For publication. With compliments, Art O'Brien.' It concerns the arrest of Terence MacSwiney. It begins, 'Mr. Lloyd George apparently believes that if a lie or a series of lies is reiterated and adhered to the public will accept them as truth.

The Avenue to Peace in 1921 | Ireland's Claim to Independence | How England met this Claim in 1782 (London: Burt & Sons (M. & B., Ltd.), Printers, Bayswater, no date [1921]). Pamphlet, 24 pp, 12mo, good condition. With compliments slip, and printed circular facsimile of Typed Letter Signed (12mo, 1 p) from the author. 8 Onslow Gardens, SW7; 25 April 1921. It begins 'As I am an Elector in both countries, I am perhaps more vitally concerned in finding a solution to the Irish Problem than the average Englishman.'Seven copies on COPAC and WorldCat.

The Lord Mayor of Cork. Miss Mary MacSwiney & the Portsmouth Congress (place and date not stated [1920]). Mimeograph, one page, fol., fair condition, headed in type: 'For publication. With compliments, Art O'Brien.' Statement, signed in type at end by Terence MacSwiney's sister Mary, beginning, The papers this morning mention that I visited Portsmouth yesterday, and gave Mr. Thomas's statement to the Labour Congress. | I should like to give my view of the affair.Not listed.

The Sinn Fein Fellowship (London: the Peace with Ireland Council, undated ['Reprinted by permission from the Westminster Gazette of April 29, 1921']). Handbill, 4pp, 12mo, poor condition, on browning chipped high-acidity paper, with thin strip at head of each leaf lacking, with loss to two lines of text on pp. 2-4.Copies at NLI and LSE.

26 issues of the Irish Bulletin, 1920-1921, all fol., 2-5pp. (mainly 2), all in good condition, and all but one apparently complete, worn, but with texts, except for 7 September 1920, clear and complete. Two issues (28 July 1921 and supplement of same date) stamped in green 'Official Copy'. Comprising: 26 March 1920;30 March 1920; 30 September [i.e. August] 1920 (vol. 2 no. 22); 2 September 1920 (vol. 3 no. 2); 5 September 1920 (vol. 3 no. 4); 7 September 1920 (vol. 3 no. 5), 1p. [incomplete?]; 10 September 1920 (vol. 3 no. 8);13 September 1920 (vol. 3 no. 9); 16 September 1920 (vol. 3 no.

The Ulster Difficulty (place and date not stated). Pamphlet, 24 pp, 8vo, printed wraps, carrying a further two pages of text on the insides, good condition. Three copies on COPAC; those at the Cambridge and LSE tentatively dated to 1912, and that at NLS to 1920, as the NLI copy.

English Horrors in Irish Jails ([1918]). Handbill, [4]pp., 8vo, text complete but stained and worn, with small closed tears on folds. Charles Kenny, a 'Sanitary Contractor' makes a statement regarding the conditions he and his fellow prisoners experienced at Mountjoy and Belfast Jails at the hands of the British authorities. The statement, made before Commissioner for Oaths, Peter Seales and witnessed by Dubliners Laurence O'Neill (Lord Mayor of Dublin), Patrick. Wm. Corrigan. Fr. Patrick Flanagan (Church of the Holy Family) and Josephine Mary Plunkett.

Hellish Reprisals in Ireland (Liberal Publication Department, Leaflet No. 2570, October 1920).Detailed annotation in unknown hand, asking about Lynd's authority for information, suggesting he names murderers and witnesses, and that he cite Scottish and English papers which have featured the murders.

Issue of the newspaper Éire: The Irish Nation for 20 January 1923, with front page headline: 'DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF DAIL EIREANN. | First Parliament of the Irish Republic, 21st January, 1919.' Dublin: The Irish Nation Committee. Newspaper, 8pp, 4to, a few closed tears fair condition.