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Seán Keating PRHA (1889-1977) DáIL LAND COURT SITTING IN WESTPORT, COUNTY MAYO, 1920 signed lower...

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Seán Keating PRHA (1889-1977) DáIL LAND COURT SITTING IN WESTPORT, COUNTY MAYO, 1920 signed lower...
Seán Keating PRHA (1889-1977)
DáIL LAND COURT SITTING IN WESTPORT, COUNTY MAYO, 1920
signed lower right
charcoal on paper
15 by 41cm., 6 by 16in.
The present work is based on a black and white press photograph taken in
Westport, Co. Mayo, in 1920. This photograph has been reproduced a number of
times, notably in the Capuchin Annual of 1960 where it was used to illustrate an
article about the history of the Dáil courts (sometimes referred to as the
Republican or Sinn Féin courts). The article was written by the former Chief
Justice of Ireland, Conor Maguire, who is depicted seated centre in the
photograph; he was at the time a solicitor working in Mayo. Judge Mary
Kotsonouris, who has written numerous books on the Dáil courts, including
Retreat from Revolution: The Dáil Courts 1920-1922 in which the image is
reproduced on the front cover, has commented that the photograph "was probably
taken in happier times, before martial law, when these courts were being lauded
for preventing agrarian mayhem in the west". With sincere thanks to Judge
Kotsonouris and Thomas Ryan PPRHA for their help in cataloguing this work.
€3,000-€5,000 (£2,100-£3,500 sterling approx.)