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Estimate: €200 - €300
Price Realised: €280
Size: 7¼ x 4½in. (18.42 x 11.43cm) Condition: Fair, heavy folds, slightly soiled, edge tears. Provenance: Family of Thomas Ashe; Private collection. In Blythe's hand in ink and in Irish on prison stationery, to John Ashe, brother of Thomas, Lispole. A rare letter from Blythe during the Rising period. 2pp Ernest Blythe (Earnán de Blaghd) 1889-1975) was a Protestant from County Antrim, who ...Read more In Blythe's hand in ink and in Irish on prison stationery, to John Ashe, brother of Thomas, Lispole. A rare letter from Blythe during the Rising period. 2pp Ernest Blythe (Earnán de Blaghd) 1889-1975) was a Protestant from County Antrim, who became an enthusiastic and fluent Irish speaker and republican, a member of the IRB from 1909, and surprisingly a journalist for a Unionist newspaper and an Orangeman at the same time - possibly as a spy for the IRB. He was regularly imprisoned during The War of Independence from 1916 to 1921. He was Sinn Fein MP for North Monaghan from 1918 to 1922 and Cuman na Gael TD for Monaghan from 1922 to 1933. Later he was managing director of the Abbey Theatre, Minister for Finance from 1923 to 1932, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1927 to 1932 and Minister for Local Government from 1922 to 1923. Visualise on Your Wall Using Art Visualiser 1. Scan the QR Code / Download Art Visualiser if it's your 1st time 2. Press Visualise On Wall / Aim your phone at your floor while it calibrates * 3. Move your position until it meets the floor and bottom of your wall 4. Click the Pin icon to lock it into place and the painting will appear on your wall 5. You can move the painting around with your finger and move your position to see the painting from different angles * Older mobile devices will require an AR Marker to be downloaded, printed on A4 and positioned on your wall Close