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Circa 1919 handwritten letter from Countess Markievicz to Michael Noyk and a lock of hair.
Estimate:
€2,000 - €3,000
Sold
€1,900
Timed Auction
The Eclectic Collector - Timed Auction
Description
Description: Written in pencil on Dáil Éireann Department of Labour headed paper to her solicitor concerning a demand for rent on a property in Rathgar. Includes 'I thought I might have come across you at the Fete (probably the big fundraiser for Sinn Féin at which she sold her dawings for ten shillings each). Accompanied by the 1917 letter from Henry & Son demanding £8 to 'Countess Markiewicz' and addressed 'Dear Sir'! With a lock of hair believed to be hers. Accompanied by an old typescript biographical details of Constance Gore Booth, and some reproduction photographs, including Michael Noyk.
Note: Michael Noyk (1884-1966) was a Jewish solicitor and Irish republican politician. Noyk was born in Telšiai, Lithuania, the son of Isaac Noyk and Esther Chana Raivid. The family emigrated when Michael was one year old. He was educated at the High School and entered Trinity College Dublin as a sizar in Hebrew before winning a classics scholarship and graduating in 1907. Shortly afterwards he worked as a solicitor. Noyk befriended Arthur Griffith and through him, he became highly sympathetic to the cause of Irish republicanism. He was Griffith's personal solicitor until his death. He joined Sinn Féin shortly after the Easter Rising and was responsible for defending a number of Irish Republican Army prisoners including Sean MacEoin, Thomas Whelan, Patrick Moran, James Boyce and Frank Teeling. In the 1917 Clare East by-election he was a prominent worker for Éamon de Valera, and in the 1918 general election he was the election agent for Constance Markievicz and Seán T. O'Kelly. During the Irish War of Independence Noyk was a high-level official and adviser with the Department of Finance which was then headed by Michael Collins. Noyk also participated in Dáil Courts held in Dublin. He was responsible for the procurement of offices at 22 Mary Street in Dublin where the First Dáil's Department of Finance was located during the War of Independence.He married Mabel Stein with whom he had four children, and lived for many years on Wellington Road, Dublin. He died in London on the 22 October 1966. He was given a full military funeral by the IRA's Dublin Brigade.
Note: Michael Noyk (1884-1966) was a Jewish solicitor and Irish republican politician. Noyk was born in Telšiai, Lithuania, the son of Isaac Noyk and Esther Chana Raivid. The family emigrated when Michael was one year old. He was educated at the High School and entered Trinity College Dublin as a sizar in Hebrew before winning a classics scholarship and graduating in 1907. Shortly afterwards he worked as a solicitor. Noyk befriended Arthur Griffith and through him, he became highly sympathetic to the cause of Irish republicanism. He was Griffith's personal solicitor until his death. He joined Sinn Féin shortly after the Easter Rising and was responsible for defending a number of Irish Republican Army prisoners including Sean MacEoin, Thomas Whelan, Patrick Moran, James Boyce and Frank Teeling. In the 1917 Clare East by-election he was a prominent worker for Éamon de Valera, and in the 1918 general election he was the election agent for Constance Markievicz and Seán T. O'Kelly. During the Irish War of Independence Noyk was a high-level official and adviser with the Department of Finance which was then headed by Michael Collins. Noyk also participated in Dáil Courts held in Dublin. He was responsible for the procurement of offices at 22 Mary Street in Dublin where the First Dáil's Department of Finance was located during the War of Independence.He married Mabel Stein with whom he had four children, and lived for many years on Wellington Road, Dublin. He died in London on the 22 October 1966. He was given a full military funeral by the IRA's Dublin Brigade.
Condition
Very good.
Provenance
Michael Noyk;Private collection.
