€1,300
Brigid Brady, Irish Citizen Army, City Hall Garrison, her Irish Transport Workers Union red hand badge. The red enamel badge emblazoned "IT - 1913 - WU", maker's mark of Quinn, Belfast verso. Brigid Brady was a first cousin of Padraic and Willie Pearse. An employee of Jacobs she played an active role in the 1913 Lockout and the subsequent organisation of the Irish Citizen Army.
Provenance: Purchased from a descendant of Brigid Brady. Pat O'Hagan collection.
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