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degradation of Penal Servitude' and whether the people of the United States will be allowed to know the facts, that Home Rule may be 'the latest shape which British perfidy assumes for its own purposes....the Irish Party...turned to recruiting in Ireland for the British Government', the Easter rising in 1916 which 'galvanised the dead bones in Ireland...'. Electors of East Clare, Vote for A Felon of our Land.....
Reference:
U271/D/4/005
Date:
April- July 1917
Title:
Sinn Féin election drawing/handbill for Éamon de Valera. 'WHICH? Vote for
De Valera, A Felon of our Land.' Level: Item Extent: 1p Part of: U271/D/4 Scope and Content: Drawing by Grace Plunkett of de Valera in Court in his Volunteer uniform confronted by Lynch in his crown prosecutor garb.
Reference:
U271/D/4/006
Date:
April- July 1917
Title:
Sinn Féin election leaflet in the Irish language, for Éamon de Valera.
Poem/Song in Irish by Fachtna 'Ding Deang Dedaró'. Level: Item Extent: 1p Part of: U271/D/4 Scope and Content:
Reference:
U271/D/4/007
Date:
26 Jun 1917
Title:
Sinn Féin election leaflet for Éamon de Valera, 'East Clare Election. Letter
from Rev. James Clancy, PP., Kilballyowen Cross, Co. Clare. Level: Item Extent: 2pp (2 copies) Part of: U271/D/4 Scope and Content:
....Is Mr Lynch a Nationalist? If so he has managed to conceal it very effectively.... He is quite fluent now on the work of the Land League, but during the long fight for agrarian freedom....where was he?.... I regard his candidature as an insult to East Clare...'.
Reference:
U271/D/4/008
Date:
[Jun - Jul 1917]
Title:
Sinn Féin election leaflet for Éamon de Valera, 'DALCASSIANS! Do you want a
Hero to Represent you ? VOTE FOR DE VALERA. Level: Item Extent: 1p (4 copies) Part of: U271/D/4 Scope and Content:
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