PEARSE, Pádraic H. [Patrick]

Collected Works of Pádraic H. Pearse. 'The Story of a Success', edited by Desmond Ryan, and 'The Man Called Pearse' by Desmond Ryan

Dublin, The Phoenix Publishing Co., Ltd, [1924].

Octavo, xii, 260 pages plus 8 pages of plates (from photographs).

Cloth a little marked and rubbed; previous owner's signature and bookplate (Michael E. Dunne); a few pencilled notes and emphases; a very good copy.

Pearse was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising, and was executed in 1916. The first part of this volume comprises the memoir of his founding of the St. Enda's School (Scoil Éanna), which taught in Irish and English. The second part includes a biography of Pearse by Desmond Ryan, and an appreciation of his thought and legacy.

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