Portlaoise prisoners flag, 1974: manuscript

Collection — Shared box: 1224, Folder: 1

Identifier: BC-2022-157

Dates

Creation: 1974

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.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Historical note

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.