Historic Gal Gréine banner returns to Dublin 100 years on

Emblem of Na Fianna Éireann which belonged to Countess Markievicz is in Ireland on loan

The Gal Gréinne banner  was owned by Countess Markievicz during the Rising and hung from her Dublin home in 1916.

The Gal Gréinne banner was owned by Countess Markievicz during the Rising and hung from her Dublin home in 1916.

A historic banner known as the “Gal Gréine”, seized by the British authorities in Dublin in 1916, has returned to City Hall on loan from the Imperial War Museum in London.

The banner was owned by Countess Markievicz during the Rising and hung from her Dublin home in 1916.

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