Card, greetings
Collection object
1986.0061.2
Folded H. 10.5 W. 13.3
Christmas card. "Christmas Greetings from Ballylanders. Single sheet of paper printed with four photos on one side and text on other, folded in half horizontally then vertically. Green tinted photos texts in red. Photos of unveiling of the memorial to the men of Galtee Battalion of Irish Volunteers who fell 1916-21. Front "Christmas Greetings from Ballylanders" over photo of 6 men looking at statue of Virgin, caption below "Rev. Kiely C.C. Scarborough, a native of Galbally and nephew of one of the fallen men blesses the Monument. Mr. Sean T. O'Kelly, is on the right and also in picture are Mr. G. Russell, Mayor of Limerick [1954-57]and Mr. T. Crowley, T.D.; centre left "The President unveils the Monument" over photo taken over the heads of the crowd with President on platform at left next to monument, large loud-speaker attached to platform, long text below; to right "Before the Ceremony" with photo of President Flanked by two officers with crowd behind standing paying respects, platform in background, text below "Photos- Courtesy "Cork Examiner", reverse "Some of the Attendance" over a picture of the crowd, with long text below. Reverse; above horizontal fold Roll of Honour in rectangular green frame with shamrocks at corners, "Thomas Murphy, David Tobin, Thomas Howard, William Riordan, Sean Riordan, Liam Scully, Paddy Clancy, Ned Crawford, Mick Scanlon, Ned Foley, Paddy Maher, Sean A. Lynch, Thomas Hogan"; below left quotation from Dickens with green holly motif border above and below; to right A Christmas wish signed "From Lizzie & Ned to Meg & Jack", with green holly motif border above and below, No printer or issuer.
Sean T O'Kelly (associated with)