banner / Bailieboro Sinn Fein Club (De Valera Branch)

Banner of the Baileboro Sinn fein Club (De Valera Branch) Sinn Fein, made in 1917 and used at functions of the club from that time forward. Hanging banner, square shaped, painted, tricolour green, white and gold. There are six hanging loops at the top and 11 tassles at the bottom. The central decorative piece is an oval painted portrait of Eamonn De Valera, with "Comd Ed. De Valera" around the top of the circle. Above this is written "Sinn Fein", just under which is "De Valera Branch". On a scroll under the portrait is the word "Bailieboro", under which again is written "August 1917". On the reverse there is an oval with the symbols -a round tower, ruined church, Celtic cross, wolfhound and sunburst. On a scroll above, "De Valera Branch" and on a scroll below "Bailieboro". On the white stripe, above the scroll "Sinn Fein" and below the bottom scroll "August 1917".;