A call to young Irishmen :
in the name of our great dead who gave their lives in asserting in arms the right of Ireland.../
Irish Republican Army.
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| Summary: | Enlistment poster for Oglaigh na h-Éireann [the IRA] published in 1933. In addition to statements such as 'it is the duty of young Irishmen to join the Irish Republican Army...' the poster contains an illustration depicting a scene during the Irish War of Independence in 1921 showing an Irish soldier in front of a burning Custom House with Irish tricolour in one hand and rifle in the other, whilst standing over a union jack flag. Text includes: 'Because, as history proves, it is only when Irishmen are organised, trained and disciplined, and armed as soldiers that British aggression can be successfully defeated...because the IRA is true to the teachings of Tone, Emmet, Mitchell, Lalor and Pearse...' |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
Irish Republican Army,
1933.
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| Notes: | This item is held in the Ephemera Department. Physical description: 1 poster : ill. ; 88 x 51 cm. more |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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EPH F313 |
Collection unavailable |
Ephemera |
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
