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WW1 Irish Recruiting Poster, Triumph is in
Sight””
Quoting a telegram from M. Clemenceau, Prime Minister
of France and asking: Will this be Ireland’s - triumph?”,
and concluding: “Not unless She takes - her fair part in
the war.” Coded: Wt. 5305. 5,000. 9-18. P.P.D.”
30 x 20in. (76.20 x 50.80cm)
Estimate €200-€300 £150-£220
162
WW1 Irish Recruiting Poster, 300 Irishmen Mur-
dered””
A poster citing the sinking of Irish shipping by U-boats
and inciting each Irishman to kill a Hessian for himself”, a
slogan from the 1798 rebellion. Coded: (2306). Wt. 2822-.
3. 5,000. 7. 1918. Printed for Her Majesty’s Stationary
Office by Alex. Thom & Co. Ltd., Dublin.”
30 x 20in. (76.20 x 50.80cm)
Estimate €200-€300 £150-£220
163
WW1 Irish Recruiting Poster, Cardinal Mercier
and Ireland””
1918 edition of the recruiting poster first published in
1915. The example of Ireland has been for centuries be-
fore the eyes of Belgium...God save Ireland and may He
protect her for ever, and bless Ireland too.” Coded (2454).
Wt. 2974 3. 5000. 7, 1918. Printed by A. Thom & Co. Ltd.,
Dublin.”
15 x 10in. (38.10 x 25.40cm)
Estimate €100-€150 £70-£110
164
1914-1918 Irish Rolls of Honour WorldWar I:
Trinity College and Bank of Ireland.
Listings of men who served in the British forces in World
War I. University of Dublin War List, February, 1922.
Hodges, Figgis & Co. Dublin. 255pp. Green cloth gilt.;
Hennessy, Thomas. F., The Great War 1914 - 1918 Bank
of Ireland Staff Service Record. Alex Thom, Dublin, 1920.
90pp. Blue and cream cloth gilt. Also Rathmines School
Roll: The School Roll from the beginning of the school in
1858 to its close in 1899. Ponsonby & Gibbs, Dublin. 188
pp. Green cloth gilt. (3)
Estimate €300-€400 £220-£290