flag / The Plough and the Stars

Flag of the Irish Citizen Army, 1914. 'The Starry Plough' or 'The Plough and the Stars'. Made in the first part of 1914. Stated by Sean O'Casey to have been made by the Dun Emer Guild The Irish Citizen Army flag was flown over the Imperial Hotel during the 1916 Rising. It was taken as a souvenir, and returned to Ireland in 1955. A green Field with gilt fringe. On the field is a yellow plough outlined in black and seven silver stars, also outlined in black. Patches missing over the right hand shaft of the plough and beneath it. Another patch is missing in the field to left. The coulter of the plough is represented as a sword with a jagged or worn blade. The flag has many bullet holes through it. Six foot by five foot five inches.;