From the 1925 Seanad Election a Leaflet from Cork based Liam de Róiste, a former Sinn Fein TD/MP he served in the First, Second and third Dails. He did not stand in 1923 and stood without success for Cumann na nGaedheal in the June 1927 General Election. The 1925 Seanad Election was the only time that a portion of the Seanad was elected by General Franchise. 19 of the 60 seats were elected in 1925 with 76 candidates going forward , details here.
The leaflet turned up in the Redemptorist Provincial Archive in Dublin, which has a Facebook Page which is well worth a look.
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Leaflet from Liam de Róiste – 1925 Seanad Election January 1, 2016
Souvenir Programme for the 1952 Jim Larkin Memorial Fund match between Drumcondra and Doncaster Rovers November 28, 2015
The Souvenir Programme for the Jim Larkin Memorial Fund match between Drumcondra and Doncaster Rovers held in Dalymount Park held on the 9th of May 1952. The programme has a piece on Larkin , The Workers Union of Ireland, and the Memorial fund which aimed to Build a Jim Larkin Memorial Hall. The game was started by Oscar Traynor and it was quite an impressive Drumcondra line up.
Leaflet from Frank Ryan and George Gilmore -Republican Congress – 1936 Local Elections October 14, 2015
From the 1936 Local Elections a leaflet from Frank Ryan and George Gilmore who were running for Republican Congress in The Dublin North West Ward and The Dublin North East Ward. Gilmore polled 730 votes and Ryan polled 418 votes. Both Ryan and Gilmore lived in interesting times. Both had been involved in the IRA and Ryan fought in the Spanish Civil War.
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2004 information Leaflet .. “See How Easy Electronic Voting Will Be” January 16, 2015
From the run up to the 2004 European and Local Elections an information leaflet “See How Easy Electronic Voting Will Be”.
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How Times Change… A card inviting residents to call into the local Roman Catholic Church…. November 19, 2014
Not Political but something I thought may be of interest. It’s a card delivered to each door in the Parish inviting residents to call into the local Roman Catholic church, with mass times, office hours, and contact details etc. Shows how times have changed.
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Leaflet from GAA legend Sean Purcell and Brigid Hogan O’Higgins -Fine Gael -East Galway 1961 General Election March 11, 2014
From the 1961 General Election a flyer for Fine Gael candidates Brigid Hogan O’Higgins and Sean Purcell. Brigid Hogan O’Higgins was elected (result here). Fine Gaels polices from the time are quite interesting too.
Sean Purcell, nicknamed ‘The Master’ made his name as a talented Gaelic Footballer winning an All Ireland with Galway in 1956. His partnership with Frank Stockwell led to them being referred to as “The Terrible Twins”. More about Sean Purcell here
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1937 Canvass Card for HM Dockrell , JT Ennis, Cecil Lavery and Gearoid O’Sullivan -Fine Gael -Dublin County March 6, 2014
From the 1937 General Election a Canvass Card for H.M. Dockrell , J. T. Ennis, Cecil Lavery and Gearoid O’Sullivan who were running for Fine Gael in Dublin County. Dockrell and Lavery were elected result here.
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From the 1972 Referendum on joining the EEC, ‘Vote No’ Leaflets from The Common Market Defence Campaign January 30, 2014
From the 1972 Referendum on Ireland joining The Common Market , three leaflets urging a No vote from the Common Market Defence Campaign.
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Statement By Nelson Mandela in the Mansion House Dublin 1st July 1990 (with his handwritten notes) December 9, 2013
Something fairly unique this…. It is the speech read out by Nelson Mandela in the Mansion House Dublin 1st July 1990 on the occasion of him signing the Book of Freedom. The Freedom of the City of Dublin was conferred on him, in absentia , two years previously. A time that he was under house arrest in South Africa. The Speech has various alterations which were written by Mandela himself. Among the hand written notes the congratulations to the Irish Football team.
Below is the speech (which had been left on the podium after he spoke) and the cover of the envelope that it had been kept in these last twenty three years. A fabulous memento to have.
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“Change The Law -Give Him An Equal Chance” 1980 Young Fine Gael campaign to give rights to ‘illegitimate’ children November 11, 2013
From April 1980 “Change The Law -Give Him An Equal Chance” a Young Fine Gael campaign to give rights to ‘illegitimate’ children.
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‘A Bridge for Rosie’ postcard from the Rosie Hackett Bridge Campaign August 30, 2013
‘A Bridge for Rosie’ postcard from the Rosie Hackett Bridge Campaign more details on the campaign to have the new bridge on The Liffey named after her here
The cover of 1965 Co. Tipperary County Final programme with a political message August 16, 2013
An unusual item this, The cover of 1965 Co. Tipperary County Final programme with whats very unusual for GAA, a political message.
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1943 Fianna Fail General Election Pamphlet -“Ireland 1932 to 1942 – A Story of Great Achievements” August 13, 2013
From the 1943 General Election a pamphlet from Fianna Fail “Ireland 1932 to 1942 – A Story of Great Achievements”. The pamphlet, which is 30 pages long, shows the achievements of Fianna Fail since their entry to government in 1932, it emphasizes the gains made towards self sufficiency. There are many info-graphics illustrating the success of the economic war.
From a historical (and of course political) point of view it’s a very interesting read.
Click on the link above or on the page cover below to lauch in pdf form (its 26mb in size so may take a little while to load)
‘The Easter Rising, 1916 -An Introduction’…a nicely illustrated leaflet from éirígí August 1, 2013
‘The Easter Rising, 1916 -An Introduction’…a beautifully illustrated leaflet from éirígí. The leaflet contains some great illustrations, history of the rising, before the rising and other material. Another leaflet in the same style is their “A brief account of the battle of Mount Street Bridge Easter 1916″
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Nollaig 1957 edition of the Fianna Fail paper ‘Gleas’ July 31, 2013
The Nollaig 1957 edition of the internal Fianna Fail paper ‘Gleas’. In it we get an obituary of Sean Moylan, a brief report on the partys Ard Fheis. Issues from the Dublin North Central by-election . There’s other news inside and what I really love are the Organisation Notes on the final page. Here we get details of the grassroots of the party from all over the country. There are dances and ceilis galore, a ‘Film Show’ in Sligo and much more. Enjoy.
Apologies for the messiness of some of the scans… the paper was slightly bigger than the scanner.
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“Fianna Fail 1926 – 1947” -Booklet commemorating 21 years of Fianna Fail July 26, 2013
“Fianna Fail 1926 – 1947” A wonderful booklet from 1947 commemorating 21 years of Fianna Fail. The booklet is for a commemoration concert held in what was previously The La Scala Theatre in Dublin but was The Capitol Theatre in 1947. It is now where Pennys on O’Connell Street stands. Its a lovely bit of history.
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‘Donnycarney’ Booklet with History of the area issued by the Donnycarney Branch of the Labour Party mid 70’s July 22, 2013
‘Donnycarney’ A lovely booklet with a History of the area, some poetry and local issues issued by the Donnycarney Branch of the Labour Party. I suspect its from the mid 70’s as it mentions Labour being in government (although it could be anytime up until 1985 when Paddy Dunne lost his council seat).
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“The Donnycarney booklet is pretty interesting of itself, as I lived there for a few years, but the relevance is that it was put together by the local Labour Party. I can only guess when it might have been issued, sometime in the 70s or first half of the 80s, and it’s what I can best describe as fanzine quality – a few A4 sheets folded and held together with a staple.”
‘let Clann continue to play its part!’ -Clann Na Poblachta 1965 General Election July 13, 2013
From the 1965 General Election an ad for the four Clanna Na Poblachta candidates John Tully in Cavan, Oliver Morahan in Mayo Sout, Leo Nealon in Dublin North Central and Joe Barron in Dublin South Central. Tully was elected and was the last Clann TD. This 1965 General Election was the last one contested by the Party.
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