Pearse’s surrender note sells for €700,000

A SURRENDER note written by Padraig Pearse fetched €700,000 — almost 10 times its guide price — at an auction held in Dublin last night.

The document, dated April 30, 1916, had been estimated to sell for about €80,000 by auctioneers James Adam and Sons.

A spokesperson for the firm said last night: “There was huge interest and it exceeded its guide price incredibly. It finally went to an anonymous bidder.”