File 4 - Postcard Prints of Irish Saints by Richard King

c.2,000 items; Postcard print; 15.5 cm x 9.5 cm

Sets of postcard prints of Irish Saints designed by Richard King (1907-1974) and commissioned for 'The Capuchin Annual'. The prints depict St. Brendan, St. Patrick, St. Ita, St. Fiacre, St. Senan, St. Colmcille, St. Brigid and St. Laurence O’Toole. Each one of the postcards shows the Saint (in colour) on one side, with a postcard layout on the reverse with the name of the Saint, the artist (Risteárd Ó Cionga) and the copyright statement.

Over-sized storage

It appears that these postcards (in their original boxes) were un-sold stock left over from the former Capuchin Publications Office. It should be noted that the postcards depicting St. Brendan, St. Colmcille and especially St. Patrick are considerably rarer in the file. Only three prints of St. Patrick are extant.

For more information and illustrative content on these postcard designs by Richard King see https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Documentation-Discoveries/Artefact/Set-of-Religious-Postcards-by-Richard-King/53bd2890-d6ec-4edf-b464-ecc7156c000d