Ireland
Na Fianna Eireann banner 1909-16
Silk, metal thread | 90.5 x 60.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 68941
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Na Fianna Eireann (Heroes of Ireland) Youth Movement banner. The movement was founded in 1909 by Bulmer Hobson and Countess Markievicz. It was in Countess Markievicz's home, at the time of the Easter Rising in 1916, that this banner was found by the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles and sent to King George V for his War Museum at Windsor Castle.
Countess Markievicz, born Constance Gore-Booth, married a Polish count in 1900 but became a leading figure in the Irish nationalist movement and the Irish Citizen Army. She played an active part in the Easter Rising before surrendering on 30 April 1916. After a period of imprisonment she was appointed Irish Minister of Labour in 1919.Provenance
Belonged to Countess Markievicz; found in her home after the Easter Rising, 1916. Later presented to King George V and placed in his War Museum at Windsor Castle, established to display his collection of First World War souvenirs; the King was assisted by the Royal Archivist & Librarian John Fortescue (1859-1933). Many of these objects were loaned to the Imperial War Museum in 1936 at the suggestion of King Edward VIII.
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Silk, metal thread
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90.5 x 60.5 cm (whole object)
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