An Irish hero! ... Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C. ... Join an Irish regiment to-day / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40, Great Brunswick St., Dublin. – Historic Reproduction
![An Irish hero! ... Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C. ... Join an Irish regiment to-day / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40, Great Brunswick St., Dublin., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4f/4fb55c8af506-L.webp)
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Step back in time with An Irish hero! ... Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C. ... Join an Irish regiment to-day / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40, Great Brunswick St., Dublin., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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An Irish hero! ... Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C. ... Join an Irish regiment to-day / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40, Great Brunswick St., Dublin.
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This color lithograph names Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C., a decorated soldier held up as proof that Irishmen could win the nation's highest award for valor, and it asks men to "join an Irish regiment to-day." The sheet was printed for the Dublin office of David Allen & Sons, and its government printing marks suggest it was produced under official recruiting campaigns. By 1915, Britain relied on volunteers, and posters like this one tried to draw Irish men into the army by linking local pride and heroism to service. Its appeal to Irish identity, rather than only to imperial duty, makes it a useful example of how wartime recruiting was tailored to different audiences.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 152 x 101 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | H.M.S.O. W.P. 661 L.B no. 58 5,000 - 3-15. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Ireland--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,032 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1447_An_Irish_hero_Sergeant_1915 |
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