Ireland
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To Freedom (Irish postcard, 1917)
Text: To freedom. Year: 1917. Publisher: Sinn Féin. Artist: NA. Additional information: Illustration shows Ireland riding past Dublin’s General Post Office carrying the tricolour. On the horse’s bridle you can see ‘Sinn Fein’ written. The postcard was published in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916 when Irish Republicans rebelled against British rule
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Join the Volunteers (Irish poster, ca. 1930)
Text: Join the volunteers. Year: 1930s. Publisher: Irish military. Artist: NA. Additional information: Produced for the for the Volunteer Force, established in 1934 by the then-governing party Fianna Fáil. The force was intended to attract the party’s young Republican supporters and provide military training to any young Irishmen who desired it. It was hoped that…
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Ireland – Our Cuba? (British pamphlet, 1970)
Text: Ireland – Our Cuba? Year: 1970. Publisher: The Monday Club. Author: Jeremy Harwood, Jonathan Guinness, John Biggs-Davison. Additional information: British Conservative pamphlet published at the start of the Troubles (1970) warning of the danger of Ireland becoming a communist outpost. The pamphlet was issued by the Monday Club, a Conservative think tank founded in…
