Rare Book & Collectors' Sale June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026

108 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 825. Republican: [Irish Volunteers] ‘Cork City Battalion,’ Rare Oglaigh na hEireann - Cathair 1, Cathair Corcaigh Photograph, (collage) with legend of the sitters, also an Easter Week 1916 Certificate issued to Jerry Creed, Irish Volunteers ‘A Company’ Cork City Battalion, Signed by Sean Murphy (V.C. & Q.M.) both framed. Scarce. (2) €250 - €350 827. [Collins (Michael)] An original black and white Photography by D’Arcy, 90 Grafton Street, Dubin, depicting Michael Collins, T.D., in stride carrying suitcase, wearing overcoat and hat, attending the ‘Treaty Ratification’ at Earlsfort Terrace, approx. 20cms x 15cms (8” x 6”), framed. (1) €300 - €400 828. Republican Interest: [Mac Swiney (Terence)] An Official Banc of Munster & Leinster Cheque issued and Signed to ‘St. Patricks Hospital for Incurables, dated 29/V/1920 and Signed in Irish ‘Toirbhleac Mac Suibhre,’ Signed on reverse by Julia Mc Donald. (1) €200 - €300 Kevin Barry [1902-1920] His personal Crucifix and Scapular, in an inscribed envelope signed by Kathleen McKenna [an assistant on the Irish Bulletin], stating they were given to Sean McKeon on November 2nd 1920 after Vespers and prayers for Barry's immortal soul. The hand-sewn scapular much worn, its ribbon in pieces, the crucifix in good condition. [The Scapular, worn by Catholics suspended from the shoulders, is a silent prayer that shows one's dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary]. Kevin Barry, a medical student in Dublin, joined the Volunteers in October 1917. He was arrested on 20 September 1920, reportedly with a pistol, after an engagement in which three British soldiers (one of them slightly younger than Barry) were killed. He was sentenced to death, and in spite of appeals for clemency, was hanged in Mountjoy Jail on 1 November (All Saints Day), the first Volunteer to be executed since the aftermath of the Rising. He died on the day of Terence MacSwiney's funeral in Cork, the two events causing massive international publicity which greatly damaged the British cause in Ireland. A personal and religious memento of great significance. (1) Provenance : Purchased at Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers December 2020. €4,000 - €6,000 827 828 826. ‘Just a Lad of Eighteen Summers . .’