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political cartoon / Catching Recruits

Cartoon postcard, one of a series called The Republican Postcards 1906 - "Catching Recruits". Relates to forced enlistment of a drummer boy in Limerick, by S. (or J) M. (Jack Morrow), 1906. Depicts Recruitment Officer blowing a whistle whilst holding down a small boy with his right foot. Reads...

 

drawing / The Recruiting Sergeant, 1906

Dungannon Club anti recruitment postcard. 'The Recruiting Sergeant', addressed to William O'Brien, the Labour leader, on 1 September 1906. From Joseph O'Kelly.

 

cartoon / A Seditious Tail

Postcard cartoon; anti-recruitment propaganda. Depicting DMP constables chasing a dog, titled 'A Seditious Tail'. Signed Rookey.

 

cartoon / Put these on, like a good little boy

Postcard cartoon; Cartoon, Britannia: Put these on, like a good little boy, and I'll promise you a nice cake of land. Anti-recruitment propaganda postcard. On the reverse is a drawing, probably by Cathal MacDowell, titled 'Conscription 1926: The Tables Turned.

 

cartoon / Third Irish Conscript (in the coffin)

Postcard cartoon; Cartoon, Third Irish Conscript (in the coffin). Hearse arriving at Maple's Hotel Conscription Headquarters, Sergeant saying 'Only four of my section left Sir, but I brought the conscript alright'. A young boy passing shouts 'Up the Rebels'. Anti-recruitment propaganda postcard.

 

cartoon / Third Irish Conscript (in the coffin)

Postcard cartoon; Cartoon, Third Irish Conscript (in the coffin). Hearse arriving at Maple's Hotel Conscription Headquarters, Sergeant saying 'Only four of my section left Sir, but I brought the conscript alright'. A young boy passing shouts 'Up the Rebels'. Anti-recruitment propaganda postcard.

 

cartoon / The Sinn Fein Anti-Enlistment Car

Postcard cartoon; Cartoon, The Sinn Fein Anti-Enlistment Car. Undated, circa 1914 to 1916. Cart with panels reading 'Before joining the British Army - enquire why so many deserters? Why so many ex-soldiers die in workhouses? Why so many suicides? Before enlisting write for accurate information...

 

cartoon / Like all scabs, Redmond

Postcard cartoon; John Redmond being kicked out of Ireland. Asquith - Like all scabs, Redmond, you are a failure from a business standpoint. Possibly 1914 - 1915. Handwritten note on back of duplicate states this is by Ernest Kavanagh.

 

cartoon / Like all scabs, Redmond

Postcard cartoon; John Redmond being kicked out of Ireland. Asquith - Like all scabs, Redmond, you are a failure from a business standpoint. Possibly 1914 - 1915. Handwritten note on back states this is by Ernest Kavanagh.