The Irish War

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1. chris lee says:

   December 10, 2011 at 8:37 am

   Dear Sir/Madam,

   I was wondering if you might please be able to help me with an enquiry.

   I recently came across a statue in a charity store in Australia. The statue is roughly 9 inches tall and appears to be made of bronze on a green marble base. On the back of the statue is stamped the following:

   “Manufactured in Republic of Ireland under licence from the Commissioner of Public Works.”

   There is nothing else on the statue such as a date, signature or number.

   From internet research the statue appears to be a miniature of the Statue of Cuchulainn by Oliver Sheppard in the window of the GPO, Dublin –
   commemorating the 1916 rising.

   A very similar statue was sold through the Irish Auction house Adam’s (see http://www.adams.ie/BidCat/catalogues.asp?select=7025&status=A&offset=300 ). The auction results do not provide much info about this statue.

   I am not able to find out anything further about the statue that I have such as when it was made, by whom or if there were a number of them made. If you are able to provide me with any information in this regard I would be very grateful.

   My guess is perhaps the statue I have was made in 1949 when Ireland was made a Republic or on the 50th anniversary of the 1916 uprising in 1966.

   Thank you,

   Christopher Lee
2. paul says:

   February 11, 2012 at 4:03 am

   Hello,
   i also have one of these statues and the only knowledge i have on it is my uncle worked in a factory in dublin when i was a kid and he gave it to my father it is in my posession now and i think there was only a few made of this kind your thought on the 50th anniversary production seems about right to me but how it got to austrailia is another story…

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