The War of Independence PendantIn 1942, a service medal for the Irish War of Independence was created by orders of the Irish Government. In the centre appears a standing figure, depicting a typical IRA Flying Column Volunteer in typical dress (trench coat and cap with rifle, revolver and bandolier). He is surrounded by the Four Provinces of Ireland: Ulster, Munster, Connacht and Leinster. The word 'IRE' (meaning Ireland) appears horizontally across the centre of the medal, and the

Irish revolutionaries - supported by our exiled children in America - rose against the might of the British Empire to fight for Ireland’s freedom

burning cities

but the pendant is not an original piece

Their efforts culminated in the 1798 Rebellion

• Ceramic

This is the Limited-Edition

It appears on our currency

he moved to London where he worked as a clerk for the Post Office Savings Bank but would eventually become a senior clerk for an American stockbroking firm

the fight and the struggles that us Irish people went through over centuries

• Taped neck and shoulders

the Irish language

compact & swift-moving body of men that could strike the enemy at any place and at any time