Easter Week Commemoration 1930 Authentic not a copy !

The image shows the cover of an authentic 1930 Easter Week Commemoration booklet honoring the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.Historical ContextThis souvenir program or memorial card was printed to mark the 14th anniversary of the uprising against British rule. During this period in Irish history, republicans frequently held commemorative services and ceilidhs to remember the fallen, often organized by local political clubs or groups like the National Graves Association.The cover features intricate Celtic knotwork framing an oval insert containing the names of the 16 men executed by the British military following the surrender.The 16 Honored LeadersThe list features the seven signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic along with nine other prominent commanders and participants:P.H. Pearse – Provisional President and Commander-in-Chief.T. Clarke – Veteran Fenian and first signatory of the Proclamation.S. McDermott – Key organizer and Proclamation signatory.J. Connolly – Commandant-General of the Dublin division and labor leader.J.M. Plunkett – Military strategist and poet.J. McBride – Major who fought in the Boer War; commanded at Jacob's Factory.E. Ceannt – Commandant of the 4th Battalion at South Dublin Union.M. Mallin – Chief of Staff of the Irish Citizen Army at St. Stephen's Green.T. MacDonagh – Commander at Jacob's Factory and Proclamation signatory.E. Daly – Commandant of the 1st Battalion at the Four Courts.C. Colbert – Fought at Marrowbone Lane distillery.J. Heuston – Commanded the Mendicity Institution outpost.R. Casement – Captured trying to bring German arms to Ireland; hanged in London.M. O'Hanrahan – Second-in-command at Jacob's Factory.W. Pearse – Younger brother of Patrick Pearse, fought at the GPO.T. Kent – Executed in Cork following a gunfight with police at his home.
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