A heritage conservation group is attempting to raise funds to buy a handwritten surrender document by Pádraig Pearse to keep it in the State.
The document is being auctioned next Wednesday with an estimated price of between €60,000-€80,000. It is dated April 30th, 1916, the day after the surrender.
The State has so far shown no interest in purchasing it.The National Museum has stated that as it has two similar documents handwritten by Pearse it will not be bidding.
The National Heritage Conservation Group which has some TDs as members is calling for the State to purchase it, but is attempting to raise funds to prevent it being sold abroad or to a private purchaser.
Labour TD Joe Costello said they were approaching certain people to see if something could be put together to purchase it.
"Obviously if the State was to buy it then we would step back, but they haven't seemed much interested. It would be a shame for it to leave the country. We're certainly interested in putting a bid together."
Green TD Ciaran Cuffe said: "We are trying to get private support to purchase the document as back-up to keep it in the State, but we hope that won't happen and that the State will take an interest."
Founder of the group, heritage campaigner Damien Cassidy said they had approached four people, one of whom so far has said they would support it.
Keeper of arts and industrial division of the National Museum, Michael Kenny said they were unlikely to be interested in making a bid as they had two surrender documents already.
There were thought to be four or five of these handwritten documents by Pádraig Pearse which he sent out to garrisons at Bolands Mills, Jacobs Factory and Church Street.
The National Museum had a copy of one dated April 29th, 1916 and the other dated April 30th. The National Library had an early draft document written on cardboard, he said.
Mr Kenny said the official type-written surrender document was in the Imperial War Museum in London. That was unique as it was typed by the British and signed by Pearse and James Connolly.
The one to be auctioned is dated Sunday April 30th, 1916, a day after the surrender.
James O'Halloran, managing director of auctioneers James Adam said there were a number of typed versions by the British signed by Pearse and, in one case, Connolly.
"We're not saying it's the only handwritten one, but it is unique as they are all slightly different. There is also one down in Enniscorthy which was written for the volunteers there," he said. The auction will be on Wednesday at 6.30pm in the sales rooms on St Stephen's Green, Dublin.