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Irish Volunteers

Gal Gréine

Last modified: 2005-12-31 by rob raeside
Keywords: ireland | harp | aughrim |
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[Irish Volunteers] image by Jaume Ollé

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Description of the flag

The image shown here is a 1916 flag based on my photo taken at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. A green flag, gold harp toward the hoist, in upper fly two crossed spears, and below on two lines the words III AUGHRIM.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 2 November 2005


Proposed flags

My family have in our possession some early nationalist/unionist materials from Ireland circa 1910-16 or thereabouts. I present two sketches which I believe might be originals of, what were at the time, proposed flags or emblems for the Irish Volunteers and possibly Sinn Fein. I can't find out much about them off the web.

[proposed flags or emblems for the Irish Volunteers]

[proposed flags or emblems for the Irish Volunteers]

The text on the upper right of the second badge reads "Sketch Designs for Flag of the Irish Volunteers. I Silver Shields, II Bronze Shields"

Carl Kirker-Head, 25 March 2005