medal query

Crann na Beatha

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danpatjoe

Like this one?





If so, it's the Irish War of Independence medal (also found without the Comrac bar), but beware, there are lots of fakes of it going around.

Regards - Dan

Crann na Beatha

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phaethon

what you experts think about these;)

phaethon

and this:rolleyes:

kowloon

I've always been afraid of the Irish medals, I don't trust my ability to tell apart the fakes at all.

danpatjoe

Straight on shots of the WOI medal are needed to be certain, but I don't like the 'fuzzy' details on the 1916. Any pictures of the reverse?

Regards - Danny

HerrScheisse

Just out of curiousity Dan, is there any way to determine if a WOI medal is real?

I am also curious if there are records of who was awarded the medals? I know they are not named / nulbered, but there must be some kind of written record to acertain who was eligible?

phaethon

Hi lads,

Sorry for bad shots now... but I do not have any doubts about the originality regarding these pieces. These belonged to my wife's family friends father, who earned them himself.:rolleyes:

Because I do not collect Irish states awards (yet:D), I am more interested to find out rarity.

Black and Tan at least I have seen here a lot. Actually probably one of my RDF trio is missing one of these for full man's entitlement.:eek:

blademcdaid

Hi i came across these two medals when clearing out my nannys attic. I found these medals, and ive search and search and can not find anything about them. Unforturnely my nanny is no longer with us to ask her. So if anybody knows or could help be great. heres a pic https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d286be78ed&view=att&th=139414a9902dc4ec&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw

Dr Strange

That link does not lead to an image for me. You may have to try another way.

blademcdaid

I think that worked, can you see the pic now?

Dr Strange

Yes, that works now. Thanks.

blademcdaid

Cheers, i have tried eveything to find out about these medals. I think im going to have to go into a shop that deals in medals. Have you any idea yourself?

danpatjoe

blademcdaid wrote: »

Cheers, i have tried eveything to find out about these medals. I think im going to have to go into a shop that deals in medals. Have you any idea yourself?

I don't believe they at military related at all, and I am just guessing here, but they may be prize medals from a Conradh na Gaeilge Feis.

(The old Irish word feis (meaning ‘a recurring feast or festival’; plural feiseanna) began to be applied in the 1890s to the annual competitive cultural festivals organised by branches of Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League), which had been founded in 1893 for the preservation and promotion of the Irish language.)

After a quick online search, I cannot find if there was a Feis held in Cualann in 1950, but there could well have been.

Is the image the same on both sides of the medals?

Regards - Dan