The proclamation, drafted in a large part by Pádraig Pearse was hurriedly printed in Liberty Hall on Easter Sunday 1916 (April 23rd), the Proclamation is regarded as one of the most important Irish documents. 1000 copies were printed on a worn down Summit Wharfedale Stop Cylinder Press. Only a handful originals are know to still exist over 100 years later. The original was printed on 20” x 30” standard Double Crown, a very common size and was commonly used in theater posters.

Shortly before mid-day on Easter Monday, the Proclamation was read aloud by Pádraig Pearse on the steps on the GPO. Copies were then erected on buildings around the city.

Noticeable errors in the print

Due to the time restraint and the lack of type, there are a few errors in the print.
The document had to be printed in 2 halves as there was not enough type to do it all in one pass, as a result the top half of the print appears darker than the bottom half. 

	On the two line spacing under the 'POBLACHT NA H EIREANN', there is clear damage to the right of the line
	On both lines, 'THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT' & 'TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND', the type used for the O is incorrect. The correct one can be seen on the 'TO' & 'OF' in the line 'TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND'
	The most obvious damage appears on the R in the 'IRISH REPUBLIC'
	Due to a lack of C's, the C in the 'IRISH REPUBLIC' is actually an O on its side modified to resemble a C
	Due to the lack of E's, the E in 'TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND', this was a F with sealing wax added to resemble an E
	There are quite a few incorrect e's included in the document. Again due to the lack of e's a different type was used
	An inverted e appears in the first line of the sixth paragraph
	On the 36th line, there is a space missing between 'worthy' and 'of'