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Irish Defense Forces Volunteers Cap Badge
Irish Defense Forces Volunteers Cap Badge
Irish Defense Forces Volunteers Cap Badge

Irish Defense Forces Volunteers Cap Badge

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Type: Badge
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

    Description

    This Original  badge was designed in 1913 by
    Eoin MacNeill
    ,
    a founding member and chairman of the
    Irish Volunteers
    . Variations existed for territorial commands, but the majority of volunteers wore the Óglaigh na hÉireann badge. It was worn by republicans in the 1916
    Easter Rising
    . It was rarely worn by the
    Irish Republican Army
    in the
    War of Independence
    as doing so could lead to a prison term.
    Eventually the
    Free State Army
    adopted the badge for their new uniforms before the
    Irish Civil War
    .