Patrick H. Pearse: Storyteller. Padraig Mac Piarais, Sgealuidhe. Dublin: Talbot Press, [1919]. First Edition. Pp, 81. Slim 8vo. Ex library copy, with stamps. Rebound in green cloth boards, title in gilt to spine. A very good copy.

A collection of five works by P.H. Pearse, in Irish followed by the English translation. With additional title page in Irish.

Presentation copy, Inscribed in Irish by James Hayes on front free endpaper.

“Do Séamus Ó Ceallaig, le meas mór ón udhdar, 9/xi/19”

Séamus Ó Ceallaig was a passionate nationalist and Irish speaker & a published scholar of early Irish history. He was also doctor to St Enda’s school, Rathfarnham, founded by Patrick Pearse and was an active member of the Gaelic League. A close associate of the leaders of the 1916, Ó Ceallaigh was called on by the rebels to treat the wounded in the General Post Office.

James Hayes played a crucial role in ensuring that Pearse’s literary contributions were accessible to a wider audience, contributing to the rich tapestry of Irish literature and history.