Lines best said softly

A COPY of the 1916 Proclamation was sold at auction by James Adams, Dublin, recently.

Lines best said softly
Thu, 03 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

Simultaneously Sothebys of London also auctioned a copy.

As a member of the RTÉ repertory company I had to speak the lines of Patrick Pearse in his oration at the grave of O’Donovan Rossa.

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