Catholic Archives

IE CA IR-1/7/3/4/16
Deel
c.1922

An Anti-Treaty handbill: 'The Most Rev. Dr. Fogarty says ...'. The text refers to remarks made by the Most Rev. Michael Fogarty (1859-1955), Bishop of Killaloe.

Free State Freaks / Richard Mulcahy

IE CA IR-1/7/3/31/1
Deel
c.1922

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

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

Free State Freaks / Ernest Blythe

IE CA IR-1/7/3/31/5
Deel
c.1922

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

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 …’.

The branded arm of James O’Reilly

IE CA IR-1/7/3/32/1
Deel
Sept. 1922

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

An anti-Treaty publicity item titled 'The branded arm of James O’Reilly Sketched from life by C de M'. The cartoon is attributed to Constance Markievicz (1868-1927). The sketch shows an arm with the sleeve rolled up to expose branded marks. According to the printed statement on the accompanying page, Stephen Gorman aka James O’Reilly of Ballyblia, Ardee, County Louth, was arrested on 11 September 1922 while travelling on a weekend visit to Drogheda. He was arrested on suspicion that he had taken part in a republican demonstration in Ardee. He was then branded.