Captain O'Reilly's 'Irish War News'An original copy of the F...

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Captain O'Reilly's 'Irish War News'
An original copy of the First Issue of Irish War News, Vol. 1 No. 1, Dublin, Tuesday April 25, 1916 (second day of the Easter Rising), 4 pp small quarto, printed within the area of central Dublin controlled by the Volunteers. Fold marks, short tear, a little frayed, no loss, generally a good copy of this very fragile item. (1)
*From the collection of Capt. Michael William O'Reilly, aide-de-camp to Comdt. Joseph Plunkett, later head of the New Ireland Assurance Co. With a printed photograph of O'Reilly, and with the covers of an Easter Week Commemoration Concert programme, 1939, marked up to indicate how 'inside & outside of War News' was to be printed (presumably in another commemoration programme).
Provenance: Given by Captain Michael William O'Reilly before his death to a colleague in New Ireland Assurance, Following his colleagues passing and the subsequently closure of New Ireland Assurance, the associated items were rescued by the present vendor.