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Christmas Greeting Card from Douglas Hyde

Christmas Greeting Card from Douglas Hyde

A Christmas greeting card signed by Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde). The card is signed ‘An Craoibhín’, an abbreviated form of ‘An Craoibhín Aoibhinn’ (meaning the ‘pleasant little branch’), a pen name frequently used by Hyde. As the head of state, Hyde was the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. The card shows the cap badge design of the Irish Defence forces which was itself derived from the badge of the Irish Volunteers.

Christmas Card from Frank Ryan

Christmas Card from Frank Ryan

A Christmas greeting card from Frank Ryan (Proinsias Ó Riain). The card dates to December 1937 and was probably sent to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The Spanish text translates as ‘Forward to victory over fascism in 1938!’. The greeting in Irish reads ‘Happy Christmas and New Year / from / the Irish Republican Army / “Connolly Battalion” / XV International Brigade / Army of the Republic of Spain / Christmas 1937’. (Volume page 107).

Chinyingi Suspension Bridge

Chinyingi Suspension Bridge

A large group gathered at Chinyingi Suspension Bridge over the Zambezi River. The occasion was the receipt of a cheque for the bridge’s repair.

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