Provisional IRA
Organization
Historical note
Following a Sinn Féin conference in Dublin in December 1969, the IRA divided into “Official” and “Provisional” wings. Although both factions were committed to a united socialist Irish republic, the Officials preferred parliamentary tactics and eschewed violence after 1972, whereas the Provisionals, or “Provos,” believed that violence—particularly terrorism—was a necessary part of the struggle to rid Ireland of the British.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Portlaoise prisoners flag, 1974: manuscript
Collection — Shared_box 1224: Series II; Series I, Folder: 1
Identifier: BC-2022-157
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