The Volunteers celebrated the achievement of Irish free trade and legislative independence in 1782 with this shamrock-decorated flag.
Flagca. 1782Silk, Paint Courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
Henry Grattan, a member of the Irish Parliament, led the Volunteers in their calls for economic and political independence from Great Britain.
Henry GrattanPainted by Francis Wheatley1780Oil on Panel© National Museum of Ireland
