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Title: irish button Post by: grego on August 03, 2015, 04:21:26 PM ID Please. irish button KG 1V 1821 Jacket size, It says Ireland on the bottom but looks like Galic round the top any idea what uniform it could be off.
Title: Re: irish button Post by: Chef Geoff on August 03, 2015, 04:37:08 PM My better half is a fluent Gaelic speaker so translation isn't a problem but a better (closer) photo would be needed, the button is to celebrate the visit of George IV to Ireland in 1821 the first king to do so since Richard II, an unusual and very interesting find well done ;)
Title: Re: irish button Post by: Chef Geoff on August 03, 2015, 04:56:37 PM OK she's had a better look and it says "Cead Mile Failte" which literally means "a hundred thousand welcomes" ;)
Title: Re: irish button Post by: dingdong on August 03, 2015, 05:03:45 PM Great find,well saved,well done👍
Title: Re: irish button Post by: Hound dog on August 03, 2015, 05:55:37 PM Interesting find.
Title: Re: irish button Post by: marknewbury1 on August 03, 2015, 06:21:01 PM nece button
Title: Re: irish button Post by: grego on August 03, 2015, 07:03:46 PM Thanks for all the info Geoff.
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