Área de identidad
Código de referencia
IE LMOD 4
Título
1915 First World War Recruitment Poster
Fecha(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Unidad documental simple
Volumen y soporte
Paper, coloured ink. 76 x 51 cm
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Historia archivística
19/04/2011
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Poster. Quote from Lord Kitchener - 'Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse.'
Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener, the iconic face of British army recruitment posters and Secretary of state for war, was born in County Kerry in 1850. Why should Irishmen fight for the English? Ulster Unionists saw it as an opportunity to showcase their loyalty to the Empire. The Nationalist community was divided, with Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond encouraging Irishmen to join up and fight for Home Rule, while others saw “England’s difficulty as Ireland’s opportunity.”