“Belfast Boycott” Flyer from Derry Committee Belfast Trade Boycott.
On DisplayPaper poster ephemera
“Belfast Boycott” Flyer from Derry Committee Belfast Trade Boycott.
The Text is as follows:
THE CURE
For
BELFAST
Belfast is trying to starve 40,000 of our people
Belfast is trying to partition Ireland
Belfast wants your help in this campaign
There is one cure for Belfast bigotry, Belfast disloyalty to Ireland, Belfast insanity
The Cure is - THE BOYCOTT
Buy no Belfast Goods
Deal with no Derry firm that handles Belfast goods
This is a duty you owe to the 40,000 victims of Belfast bigotry
This is duty you owe Ireland
Stand for Civil and religious liberty
Down with bigotry!
No Partition!
Tighten the Boycott
Derry Committee Belfast Trade Boycott
This piece of ephemera was produced by persons in Derry for distribution to businesses in Derry to try to stifle trade with Belfast firms and precipitate Business and economic instability.
It was purchased by The Museum from a Derry collector.
It’s provenance going back to 1921 is now lost to time.
Owned by Feargal Taggart. On long term Loan to the Eileen Hickey Republican History Museum.