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Lot 295 1922 (28 June) Proclamation of Civil War by Anti Treaty Forces
10 by 8 in.
Single sheet, mimeograph.Proclamation issued by the Anti Treaty Forces on the day that the Civil War began. "Fellow citizens of the Irish Republic. The fateful hour has come. At the dictation of our hereditary enemy our rightful cause is being treacherously assaulted by recreant Irishmen". Printed signatories include no less than 12 "Generals" of the IRA, seven of whom lost their lives over the course of the Civil War.
Single sheet, mimeograph.Proclamation issued by the Anti Treaty Forces on the day that the Civil War began. "Fellow citizens of the Irish Republic. The fateful hour has come. At the dictation of our hereditary enemy our rightful cause is being treacherously assaulted by recreant Irishmen". Printed signatories include no less than 12 "Generals" of the IRA, seven of whom lost their lives over the course of the Civil War.
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