The Enniscorthy Rebels An Illustrated Album O'Neill (Maolmhuire) Compiler. A very interesting Album compiled by Maolmhire O'Neill [Myles O'Neill] of An tSraid Eireannach, Inis Corthaigh [Irish...

The Enniscorthy Rebels An Illustrated Album O'Neill (Maolmhuire) Compiler. A very interesting Album compiled by Maolmhire O'Neill [Myles O'Neill] of An tSraid Eireannach, Inis Corthaigh [Irish Street, Enniscorthy], prisoner at Stafford and Frongoch, containing several fine poster-like ink and watercolour portraits by O'Neill of Sean Mac Diarmada, J.J. Heuston, Arthur Griffith, P.H. Pearse, J. Connolly, De Valera, Tom Clarke, R. Casement, Jos. Mary Plunkett, O'Donovan Rossa, and other Republican heroes, a double page view of his cell at Stafford Prison May-June 1916, various fine patriotic watercolour drawings, a poem (possibly original) entitled The Romance of Grace Gifford, another titled To the Memory of The O'Rahilly, manuscript copies of the 1916 Proclamation and other texts, and signatures and messages fro some of his co-prisoners including Sean Etchingham, Donal O'Connor, M.J. Shiel, Sean O'Neill, A. O'Brien, Thomas F. Meagher, Bernard Murray, W. Gallagher, Aiden Allan, R.F. King & others from Enniscorthy. In all about 39 full page portraits and drawings including the arms of Enniscorthy, and other illus., in a small quarto leather bound Album, binding shaken and partly broken, spine repaired with adhesive tape needs rebinding. An unique record. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

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