Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Leaflet from Andrew Fogarty, Thomas Joseph McDonagh and Mary Bridget Ryan -Fianna Fail -Tipperary North -1948 General Election August 24, 2013

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From the 1948 General Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidates Andy Fogarty, Thomas Joseph McDonagh and Mary Bridget Ryan who were running in Tipperary North. Andy Fogarty who had been a TD since June 1927, lost his seat. He was from Cashel in the new South Tipperary constituency, his nephew John Fanning would later take a seat. Mary Ryan held on to her seat. She was known as Ryan Lacken, her husband Martin had been a TD. The other candidate TJ McDonagh was a nephew of Thomas MacDonagh and was a Dublin solicitor.
Many thanks to the sender.

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‘Seventy Seven Arguments Against The Treaty’.. Every Vote for The Free State is a vote for 777 More Executions. August 21, 2013

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A striking poster from I would imagine the lead up to the June 1927 General Election regarding executions in the Civil War. The ‘Seventy Seven Arguments Against The Treaty’ refers to the 77 executions during the Civil War (this figure is disputed and may have been 81).
We also have quotes from Patrick Hogan and Kevin O’Higgins
“You did not think we’d Execute Irishmen, We did and we’ll bloody well execute again!”
“I stand by the seventy-seven executions and seven hundred and seventy seven more if necessary”
Some information on Executions during the Civil War

I took a picture of this poster at a recent visit to Kilmainham Gaol which is well worth a visit.

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Leaflet from Mark Daly – “The History of The Flag” and profile of Thomas Francis Meagher August 20, 2013

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A wonderful leaflet produced by Fianna Fail Kerry based Senator Mark Daly giving a History of The Irish Flag as well as a very interesting profile of Thomas Frances Meagher.
Many Thanks to the sender.

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1943 Fianna Fail General Election Pamphlet -“Ireland 1932 to 1942 – A Story of Great Achievements” August 13, 2013

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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)

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Labour Party Ads from the 1948 General Election August 8, 2013

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From the 1948 General Election, some ads from The Labour Party.
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Poster, Picture and Cartoon from Ailtirí na hAiséirghe 1946 August 4, 2013

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A number of scans from a Ailtirí na hAiséirghe 1946 pamphlet “Partition: A positive policy” written by An Ceannaire, Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin.

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‘The Easter Rising, 1916 -An Introduction’…a nicely illustrated leaflet from éirígí August 1, 2013

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‘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″ 
Many thanks to the sender.
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Nollaig 1957 edition of the Fianna Fail paper ‘Gleas’ July 31, 2013

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:28 pm
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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.
Click on the images to enlarge.
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“Fianna Fail 1926 – 1947” -Booklet commemorating 21 years of Fianna Fail July 26, 2013

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“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.

Many thanks to the sender.
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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

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‘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).
Many thanks to the sender.

“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.”

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‘let Clann continue to play its part!’ -Clann Na Poblachta 1965 General Election July 13, 2013

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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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From 1948 an ad for Michael Donnellan, Patrick Collins -Clann na Talmhan -Galway North July 12, 2013

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From the 1948 General Election an ad for Michael Donnellan and Patrick Collins who were running for Clann na Talmhan in Galway North. Donnellan was elected , having initially been elected in 1943 a seat he held until his death in 1964. He won All Ireland medals playing for Galway , as did his son John Donnellan and grandson Michael Donnellan.
Many thanks to the sender.
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A series of Irish ‘Friends of The Earth’ Stickers from the 1970s July 4, 2013

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A series of Irish ‘Friends of The Earth’ Stickers that I gather are from the 1970s. I particularly like the one with Des O’Malley and the Squash Courts.
Many thanks to the sender.
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Joseph Xavier Murphy -Independent -September 1927 General Election Dublin County June 26, 2013

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From the front page of The Irish Statesman an ad for Joseph Xavier Murphy and Independent who was running in Dublin County in the September 1927 General Election. Murphy was elected having polled 4207 votes. Murphy lost his seat in the 1932 General Election.
Many Thanks to the sender.
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“Fine Gael Through The Decades” Article from the 1999 Fine Gael Ard Fheis Booklet June 23, 2013

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From the booklet for the 1999 Fine Gael Ard Fheis a four page article by PJ O’Meara ‘Fine Gael Through The Decades… a brief history’.  It has plenty of nice pictures and ends on an optimistic note that …’Fine Gael should ready itself for an imminent return to Government’.
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A ‘De Valera for President’ paper badge- 1959 Presidential Election June 22, 2013

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From the 1959 Presidential Election a small paper De Valera for President badge.
Many thanks to the sender who notes…

You can’t tell from the photo, but it’s actually just a little bigger than the size of a stamp. And, interestingly, there are two tiny holes in it, suggesting it was worn as a type of badge.

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Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Flag Days 1943 June 20, 2013

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From 1943 Ailtirí na hAiséirghe advertise their National General Election Collection and Flag Days

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Leaflet from Michael Shelly -Fianna Fail -1927 Carlow Kilkenny Bye-Election June 18, 2013

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From the 1927 Carlow Kilkenny Bye Election (Caused by the resignation of WT Cosgrave as TD for Carlow-Kilkenny as he had also been elected for Cork Borough) a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate Michael Shelly. Shelly polled 22,734 votes , losing out to Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Denis Gorey by 273 votes.
Many thanks to the sender for this lovely bit of history.
Incidentally his name is listed as Michael Skelly on electionsireland.org
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