Portlaoise Prison
Organization
General Context
Irish prison. Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison in Portlaoise, Ireland, where convicted members of the Provisional IRA and other paramillitary groups are incarcerated.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Portlaoise prisoners flag, 1974: manuscript
Collection — Shared_box 1224: Series II; Series I, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Flag on white cloth, with the words "Portlaoise. Eire Nua. 1974" and a hand-drawn design depicting the Irish flag, a shamrock, and an orange-and-blue sunburst flag, enclosed within a barbed-wire heart, flanked by the signatures of 36 Irish republican prisoners.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Dates:
1974