1916 Proclamation donated to National Museum

AN original copy of the Proclamation of Independence picked up in O’Connell Street in 1916 has been donated to the National Museum of Ireland.

The family of Joseph McCrossan, who worked for many years as librarian in the Oireachtas, handed over the document.

It is similar to one that sold for a world record €390,000 at an auction in Dublin in 2004.