[Pearse, Patrick / Mac Piarais, Padraig] Ó Searcaigh, Séamus / [Douglas Hyde Provenance].

Pádraig Mac Piarais.

First Edition. Baile Átha Cliath, Oifig an tSoláthair, 1938. 8°. X, 263 pages with several illustrations (one in colour). Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of / presented by Irelands first president Douglas Hyde, with nameplate on endpaper. Minor Tears to the rare Dustjacket.

Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen other leaders, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion. (Wikipedia)

From the library of Douglas Hyde (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 12 July 1949), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and first president of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: 1916 Rebellion · Association Copies · Association Copy · Catalogue Irish History Six – General Irish History · Easter Rising · Easter Rising in Literature · Easter Rising, 1916 · Gaeilge · Gaeilge – Rare · Gaelic · Gaelic Language · Padraig Pearse · Provenance
• Language: Gaeilge
• Inventory Number: 42387AB

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