Rare copy of 1916 Proclamation to go on public display at UCC

Liam and Kaye Cronin who have gifted University College Cork with a first-issue copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic. This copy of the Proclamation has an impeccable provenance, known to have been brought directly from the General Post Office during Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising. Pictures: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

A rare copy of the 1916 Proclamation which can be traced directly to the General Post Office (GPO) during the Easter Rising has been gifted to University College Cork (UCC) and is set to go on public display.

The first issue copy of the historic document has been donated by Liam and Kaye Cronin, who are originally from Cork.