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Early Irish Republic flags

A series of photographs of flags in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, redrawn by Jaume Ollé:

Irish Republic flag
Erin Go Bra flag
Green Harp Flag
Carpet Weavers Flag
Davis Club flag
De Valera Flag
Fenian flags
Repeal flag
Famine Flag
Joseph Holt's Flag
Maid of Erin flag
Meagher's flag
Mitchell's flag
Father Murphy's flag

See also:

Irish Republic flag

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

A green flag with the words Irish Republic on it. This image is of the 1916 flag based on my photo taken at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, of the flag flown from the GPO during the Easter rising 1916.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 2 November 2005

Erin Go Bra flag

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

A flag flown by insurgents during the 1798 rebellion at an engagement near Kilcullen, County Kildare. The "IU" may stand for "Ireland United" (The United Irishmen were part of the revolutionary movement). The lower inscription is ERIN GO BRA (Ireland for ever - in poor Irish. The usual spelling for the last word on flags of the period is BRAGH) (Hayes-McCoy 1979).
Laurence Jones, 27 December 2005

Green Harp Flag

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

The green harp flag believed widely flown during the 1798 rebellion (Hayes-McCoy 1979).
Laurence Jones, 27 December 2005

Carpet Weavers Flag

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

The banner of the carpet weavers guild, 1840s.
Laurence Jones, 28 December 2005

Davis Club Flag

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

Flag of the Davis club, London 1848. Named after Thomas Davis (1814-45), the club was part of the "Young Ireland" movement.
Laurence Jones, 28 December 2005

De Valera Flag

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

Banner (sic) of Bailieborough, Co. Cavan, Sinn Fein Club 1917 (Hayes-McCoy 1979).

De Valera was a commander in the Easter rising of 1916 but escaped execution as there was uncertainty over his American citizenship. He went on to be leader of anti-treaty Sinn Fein, prime minister (under 2 different titles) and President of Ireland.
Laurence Jones, 28 December 2005

Fenian flags

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

From the 1860's, based on the US flag, the 32 stars are supposed to correspond to the 32 counties of Ireland, as featured in the trial of Michael Moore, arrested in 1865.
Laurence Jones, 31 December 2005

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

Flag carried by insurgents raising a barracks at Stepaside, Co. Dublin 1867.
Laurence Jones, 31 December 2005

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

Flag captured by British forces at Tallaght, Co. Dublin 1867.
Laurence Jones, 31 December 2005

image by Jaume Ollé after a photo by Nozomi Kariyasu, 5 May 2005

Fenian flag flown Battle of Ridgeway, Canada 1866.
Laurence Jones, 31 December 2005