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Limited Edition Info:
This limited edition print was created from an original artwork by Ray Hurley.
Each print is produced using professional archival 230g matte art paper to ensure exceptional colour and longevity.
The print has been personally signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition of 200 for this size is sold, no further prints of this size will be produced, maintaining the exclusivity and integrity of the edition.
In the Trojan War, the Greeks and Trojans sometimes used “single combat” — one champion from each side fighting on behalf of their armies — so thousands didn’t have to die just to prove which side had bragging rights. Achilles vs. Hector is the most famous example: two men enter, one city survives the humiliation.
Now, imagine Ireland in 1922 applying the same diplomatic logic — but with a distinctly Irish upgrade. Instead of armies marching to civil war in Ireland, Collins and de Valera could simply have met in a field, chosen their “weapons,” and spared everyone the paperwork. Unfortunately, while Collins was quite handy with actual warfare, de Valera was more constitution than cavalry, so the idea of duelling with swords or pistols was swiftly abandoned in favour of something more… his speed. Enter: conkers diplomacy — honourable combat for men whose primary weapon was stubbornness.
So in this alternate universe, the fate of the Irish Free State wasn’t decided in the Dáil or on a battlefield but by two patriots attempting to out-swing each other with horse-chestnuts. A fully democratic process: first to shatter, loses the doctrine.
History might have looked very different if Article 1 of the Treaty had simply read:
“The Provisional Government shall derive its authority from a best-of-three.”
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Limited Edition Info:
This limited edition print was created from an original artwork by Ray Hurley.
Each print is produced using professional archival 230g matte art paper to ensure exceptional colour and longevity.
The print has been personally signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition of 200 for this size is sold, no further prints of this size will be produced, maintaining the exclusivity and integrity of the edition.
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Sizes | A4 Print, A3 Print, A4 Single Mount Frame (Black), A4 Single Mount Frame (White), A3 Single Mount Frame (Black), A3 Single Mount Frame (White) |
| Color | Green |
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