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1922 (August 4) Irish Free State Army, Waterford, Proclamation No. 3.
Estimate:
€400 - €600
Sold
€400
Live Auction
The Eclectic Collector
Size
29 by 20in. (73.7 by 50.8cm)
Description
Description: Headed, '�glaigh na h�ireann, Headquarters, Waterford Brigade, The Prison, Waterford; regarding the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, signed MJ Heaslip Comdt., O/C Troops; and PJ Paul, Brigadier, O/C Wtd. Bde. Framed.
Note: Following the withdrawal from Waterford of occupying British forces in 1921, the military and police barracks were occupied by The Waterford Flying Column. At the outbreak of Civil War this garrison opposed the Anglo Irish treaty and Waterford became a Republican stronghold. The city was captured in July 1922 by Free State forces, led by General John T. Prout. His second-in command was Brigadier Patrick Paul, formerly commander of the IRA in East Waterford and signatory of the Proclamation in this lot. While commanding an 18 pounder artillery piece on Mount Misery overlooking Republican positions, Brigadier Paul had the dubious distinction of shelling his own mother's house in the city.
Note: Following the withdrawal from Waterford of occupying British forces in 1921, the military and police barracks were occupied by The Waterford Flying Column. At the outbreak of Civil War this garrison opposed the Anglo Irish treaty and Waterford became a Republican stronghold. The city was captured in July 1922 by Free State forces, led by General John T. Prout. His second-in command was Brigadier Patrick Paul, formerly commander of the IRA in East Waterford and signatory of the Proclamation in this lot. While commanding an 18 pounder artillery piece on Mount Misery overlooking Republican positions, Brigadier Paul had the dubious distinction of shelling his own mother's house in the city.
