Fenian Sunburst / An Gal Gréine
Product Code: Sunburst
Weight: 100.0g
Product Condition: New
Gaeilge: An Gal Gréine
5ft X 3ft (150cm X 90cm)
From the mid-19th century onwards the sunburst motif was adopted by many Irish republican organisations as a symbol of their revolutionary ideology. This was partly in opposition to the use of the “Irish Harp” for official purposes by the British colonial authorities in Ireland and those who frequently co-operated with them, such as the Irish Parliamentary Party. It first came to prominence in Irish-American circles among the Fenian Brotherhood of America (FBA), whose name was drawn from the Fianna legends, and was latterly made use of in Ireland by its European sister-organisation, the Irish Republican Brotherhood or IRB (hence the Gal Gréine being known as the Fenian Sunburst). In terms of the imagery involved, Fenian devices favoured the green of traditional nationalist banners rather than the folkloric blue.
5ft X 3ft (150cm X 90cm)
From the mid-19th century onwards the sunburst motif was adopted by many Irish republican organisations as a symbol of their revolutionary ideology. This was partly in opposition to the use of the “Irish Harp” for official purposes by the British colonial authorities in Ireland and those who frequently co-operated with them, such as the Irish Parliamentary Party. It first came to prominence in Irish-American circles among the Fenian Brotherhood of America (FBA), whose name was drawn from the Fianna legends, and was latterly made use of in Ireland by its European sister-organisation, the Irish Republican Brotherhood or IRB (hence the Gal Gréine being known as the Fenian Sunburst). In terms of the imagery involved, Fenian devices favoured the green of traditional nationalist banners rather than the folkloric blue.
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