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Irish Volunteers Flag
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Irish Volunteers Flag
The Volunteers celebrated the achievement of Irish free trade and legislative independence in 1782 with this shamrock-decorated flag.
Flag
ca. 1782
Silk, Paint
Courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
Henry Grattan
Henry Grattan, a member of the Irish Parliament, led the Volunteers in their calls for economic and political independence from Great Britain.
Henry Grattan
Painted by Francis Wheatley
1780
Oil on Panel
© National Museum of Ireland