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An anti-Treaty cartoon referring to Desmond Fitzgerald (1889-1947), Minister for External Affairs (1922-7), and Minister for Propaganda outside the cabinet (August 1921). The caption refers to Fitzgerald as ‘Liar in Chief to Publicity Department. Slave-State’.

An anti-Treaty cartoon referring to Ernest Blythe (1889-1975), Minister of Posts and Telegraphs. The cartoon satirizes him by referring to ‘the importance of being Earnest …’.

An anti-Treaty cartoon referring to J.J. Walsh as ‘The man of “letters” with the “mailed” fist'.

An anti-Treaty cartoon referring to General Richard Mulcahy as ‘haunted by the dreams of prisoners murdered by his troops’.

An anti-Treaty cartoon satirizing Séan Ó Muirthile (1881-1941) as a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and commandant of Gormanston camp in County Meath.

An anti-Treaty cartoon referring to W.T. Cosgrave as the ‘Jester in chief to the Freak State'.

An Anti-Treaty handbill imploring Free State soldiers to ‘come out from the Free State Army at first opportunity, and renew your allegiance to the Old Love’.

The title page of anti-Treaty publication ‘Freedom’ (24 September 1922). The cover has a satirical portrait of General Richard Mulcahy, Commander-in-Chief of the Provisional Government’s forces. The cartoon’s title reads ‘When Mulcahy wore the collar of gold which he won from the proud invader’. (Volume page 47).

The file comprises the following: an undated first edition of 'Freedom' containing an ‘extract from a letter from Rory O’Connor’ regarding the attack on the Free Courts; 17 Sept. 1922 (no edition number) with a portrait of Lawrence Ginnell by Constance Markievicz; 24 Sept. 1922 (No. 7) with a drawing of the ‘the branded arm of James O’Reilly sketched from life’ by Constance Markievicz; 22 Oct. 1922 (No. 11), 3 copies; Dec. 1922.

A copy of 'Freedom' (17 Sept. 1922). The cover has a portrait of Lawrence Ginnell (1852-1923), a veteran Irish nationalist and opponent of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The sketched-portrait was drawn by Constance Markievicz.