Commandant-General Joe McKelvey, I.R.A.
| Summary: | Black and white lithographic print of Joe McKelvey. Text continues:"A true Gael, member of the third order of St. Francis, and a Temperance advocate. In his last letter he said : "The way to Freedom is a hard and bloody one, I can only hope and pray that my death will be a contributory factor towards the great end for which so much suffering is and has been endured - Our Independence". |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l. ;
s.n. ,
n.d. , ca. 1922-1923].
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| Notes: | This item is held in the Department of Ephemera; transfer from the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar; originally part of Irish Political Figures Photographic Collection (NPA POLF). Physical description: 1 lithographic print : b&w ill. ; 18 x 25.6 cm. Varying form of title: Commandant-General Joe McKelvey, I.R.A.: "executed" as a reprisal on the 8th of December, 1922. He fought through the Black and Tan war, and commanded the third northern division in the recent war... more |
