Holdings: Polling day to-day 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. President Cosgrave Ireland's greatest statesman and Colonel Fitzmaurice Ireland's greatest sportsman ask you to come out and vote for Doctor O'Higgins :

Polling day to-day 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. President Cosgrave Ireland's greatest statesman and Colonel Fitzmaurice Ireland's greatest sportsman ask you to come out and vote for Doctor O'Higgins : Liam Mac Cosgair President of the first Irish Government James C. Fitzmaurice Colonel who with the late Baron von Huenefeld [sic, von Hünefeld] and Captain Koel [sic, Köhl] accomplished the first East to West Atlantic Flight. This message was dropped from the Skies by Colonel Fitzmaurice on March 14, 1929.

Polling day to-day 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. President Cosgrave Ireland's greatest statesman and Colonel Fitzmaurice Ireland's greatest sportsman ask you to come out and vote for Doctor O'Higgins :

Liam Mac Cosgair President of the first Irish Government James C. Fitzmaurice Colonel who with the late Baron von Huenefeld [sic, von Hünefeld] and Captain Koel [sic, Köhl] accomplished the first East to West Atlantic Flight. This message was dropped from the Skies by Colonel Fitzmaurice on March 14, 1929.

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	O'Higgins, T. F. (Thomas F.), 1916-2003
Contributors:	Cumann na nGaedhael
Summary:	An “Airmail” Dublin North by-election handbill with imprint “This message was dropped from the Skies by Colonel Fitzmaurice on March 14, 1929" seeking support for Cumman na nGaedhael candidate Dr. Thomas Francis O’Higgins [known as Dr. Tom O'Higgins, brother of Kevin O'Higgins (1892-1927)], endorsed by President William T. Cosgrave and Colonel James Fitzmaurice, DFC and featuring an image of both Cosgrave and Fitzmaurice, wihtin ovals on sheet. Printed at bottom of sheet: "Designed by O'Kennedy-Brindley, Ltd., printed by Eason & Son, Ltd., Patrick O'Reilly, Solicitor, 66 Dame St., agent for the Candidate". Fitzmaurice was a member of the crew of the Bremen that made the first successful trans-Atlantic aircraft flight from East to West on 12 to 13 April 1928 with Hermann Köhl and Baron Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld. Dr. Thomas Francis (Tom) O'Higgins, Senior was elected on the first count for Cumann na nGaedhael in this Dublin North by-election held on 14 March 1929; he was the founder of the Army Comrades Association, commonly referred to as the Blueshirts. His son Tom O'Higgins, Jr. (1916-2003) contested (as the Fine Gael candidate) the presidential elections of 1966 and 1973.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published / Created:	Dublin, Patrick O'Reilly, Solicitor, 66 Dame St., agent for the Candidate, 14 March 1929.
Subjects:	Cosgrave, William Thomas, > 1880-1965 Fitzmaurice, James Christopher, > 1898-1965 O'Higgins, T. F. > (Thomas F.), > 1916-2003 Cumann na nGaedhael Cumann na nGaedheal > History Cumann na nGaedheal > History > 20th century Elections > Ireland > 20th century Elections > Ireland > History > 20th century. Ireland > History > 20th century Ireland > Politics and government > 20th century Ireland > Politics and government > 1922-1949 Ireland > History > 1922-
Notes:	This item is held in the Department of Ephemera. Physical description: 1 handbill : 2 ports., 22 x 28 cm. more

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EPH B936	Collection unavailable Access Note	Ephemera

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