Ó FARACHÁIN, Roibeárd. Ed. by. Éire. Bliainiris Ghaedheal. Rogha Saothair Ghaedheal mBeó. Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh do ghrianghras.

A TREASURY OF MODERN GAELIC WITH 'CEIST GAN RÉIDHTEACH' BY FLANN O'BRIEN

Illustrated. Baile Áth Cliath: Muinntear Chathail, 1940. Quarto. pp. 148, xliv (Advertisements). Special edition bound in full blue morocco, title in gilt within a gilt frame on upper cover. Flat spine divided into panels by double gilt rules; gilt dentelles; blue endpapers. Editor's own copy. A superb copy. Exceedingly rare.
JISC locates the TCD copy only.
With a feast of articles by Ernest Blythe, Thomas Barrett, Donn Piatt, Leon Ó Broin, Liam Gogan, An Seabhac, Tórna (Tadhg Ó Donnchadha), Daniel Corkery, Siafraidhe de Búrca, Flann O’Brien, Piaras Beaslai, Mícheál Mac Liammhóir, Séamus Ó Searcaigh, Tomás Ó Laoi, Peadar Ó hAnnracháin, Sean Keating, R. Ó Faracháin, Brian ua Nualláin - Ceist gan Réidhteach, etc. With portraits and biographical details of the contributors. The magnificent portraits of President Hyde and the then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera are tipped in. Most of the remaining illustrations are by the renowned photographer Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh.
‘Siad Dúbhghlas de hÍde agus Éamonn de Valera, mar Uachtarán agus Taoiseach na linne, a scríobh na réamhfhocail.’ With fine portraits of Douglas Hyde and Éamon de Valera. A magnificent compilation with all the adverts in Irish and one of a special edition in the presentation binding.

[L3 10B]