The Five Demands

Verrà messa all’asta il prossimo 28 aprile a Dublino e sarà il pezzo forte tra i 600 lotti per un valore totale che si aggirerà sul milione di euro.
La copia originale ‘non siglata’ della Dichiarazione di Indipendenza del 1916 fu di proprietà di Rory O’Connor, che guidò nel 1922 l’occupazione del Four Courts di Dublino, e si stima possa essere battuta per un valore di 350.000 euro.
Stuart Cole, direttore della casa s’aste Adams, ha affermato “Trovare copie del Proclama è piuttosto rare e i proclami che hanno una naturale associazione con persone coinvolte negli eventi sono estremamente rari”.
Insieme a questo documento, verrà battuto  un telegramma inviato nel mese di agosto 1922 dal generale Richard Mulcahy, Comandante in Capo dell’Irish Army, al Gen.i Emmet Dalton esortando le truppe a non adottare misure di ritorsione in seguito l’uccisione di Michael Collins. Si stima di recuperare per tale documento, tra € 15.000 e € 20.000.

Easter 1916 document may fetch a fortune (Belfast Telegraph)
A rare original copy of the 1916 Proclamation could fetch up to €350,000 when it goes under the hammer this month.
The edition was owned by Rory O’Connor, who led an occupation of the Four Courts in Dublin in 1922 in protest at the newly formed pro-Treaty Irish government.
The Adams’ auction in Dublin will also include a telegram sent from the top army commander to his troops following the assassination of Michael Collins, urging there be no violent reprisals.
Stuart Cole, Adams director, said the Proclamation was the highlight of the forthcoming Independence sale, which is now in its fourth year.
“To find copies of the Proclamation are pretty rare and proclamations which have a natural association with people involved in the events are incredibly rare,” he said.
Rory O’Connor formed part of the GPO garrison in 1916 but is more famously known for leading an anti-Treaty force which took over the Four Courts in Dublin in April 1922.
O’Connor surrendered after Michael Collins shelled the complex in June.
As the Civil War raged, O’Connor was executed in December in reprisal for the killing of Dail deputy Sean Hales.
The Independence auction will mark the first time the unsigned Proclamation, which is said to be in relatively good condition, has been put up for sale, as it had remained within the O’Connor family.
There are around 600 lots being auctioned in the sale estimated to be worth almost one million euro in total, including documents and medals.
Another highlight is a telegram sent in August 1922 from General Richard Mulcahy, Commander in Chief of the Irish army, to General Emmet Dalton urging troops not to retaliate for the killing of Michael Collins.
The top commander urged his men to “stand calmly to your posts” and “let no cruel act of reprisal blemish your bright honour”.
It’s estimated to fetch between €15,000 and €20,000.
The Independence sale will be held on April 28 in Dublin.
Last year an original signed version of the Proclamation of Independence fetched a record-breaking €360,000.
The document, which was in good original condition and signed by bodyguard to Tom Clarke, Sean McGarry, was purchased by a private Irish collector who wished to remain anonymous.