Zona de identificação
Código de referência
IE LMOD 4
Título
1915 First World War Recruitment Poster
Data(s)
- Twentieth Century (Produção)
Nível de descrição
Item
Dimensão e suporte
Paper, coloured ink. 76 x 51 cm
Zona do contexto
Nome do produtor
História biográfica
História do arquivo
19/04/2011
Zona do conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
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.”