EPHEMERA : POSTCARDS

Title: 'The Harp and the Shamrock'
Object Name: Postcard
Description: Printed colour postcard with heraldic motif of the golden harp on a blue shield with castle tower above. Below 'Ireland,' in a green banner. On the right-hand side, there is a gilt harp with green shamrocks, 'The Harp and the Shamrock' and above a short verse; 'Beneath the sunlit sky, Dewy shamrock sparkling lie, Strewn along the pathway bright, Gladdened by created light.' Postcard is addressed to Miss O'Sullivan, Belfast, 1905.
Materials: card
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.2015.234

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