1916 MEDAL, with its original top brooch suspender and contained in its original silk lined green ca

1916 MEDAL, with its original top brooch suspender and contained in its original silk lined green card box of issue, this also containing original “With the compliments of the President of Ireland, Easter 1941” card and original typed letter from Minister for Defence, Dublin, enclosing small length of 1916 ribbon to be “worn at your pleasure when the Medal is not being used”, this dated 13th January 1942 . Extremely Fine and virtually as struck, an attractive example.

**Medal accompanied by an old black and white photograph, probably taken circa 1960’s (4 inches x 3 inches horizontal approx), group scene, various 1916 veterans at a remembrance service, probably Glasnevin cemetery, reverse of photograph with printed text affixed “Pearse’s tribute to “Madam” “We believe that An Fianna Eireann have kept the Mililtary Spirit alive in Ireland during the past four years and if the Fianna had not been founded in 1909 the Vollunteers of 1913 would never have arisen” – P.H. Pearse, February 1914

**I suspect that the photograph that accompanies this medal, with its printed text on the reverse referring to Fianna Eireann, indicates that this medal was originally awarded to a member of Fianna Eireann for services during the 1916 Rising. Unfortunately, there is no other provenance to the medal.