1916 Proclamation donated to National Museum
Published March 8th, 2006
AN original copy of the Proclamation of Independence picked up in O’Connell Street in 1916 has been donated to the National Museum of Ireland.
The family of Joseph McCrossan, who worked for many years as librarian in the Oireachtas, handed over the document.
It is similar to one that sold for a world record €390,000 at an auction in Dublin in 2004.
Arts Minister John O’Donoghue said he was delighted the National Museum of Ireland has acquired the valuable document.
“It will help interpret, in a very real way, the new 1916 exhibition being built by the museum,†he said.
National Museum director Dr Patrick Wallace said he was deeply honoured to be presented with the document, which represents one of the most important historical documents in modern Irish history.
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