‘Nodlaig na bFiann’ – The Fianna Christmas ‘Annual’ went on sale at Christmas 1914 costing only one penny.
Patsy O’Connor* was editor and Percy Reynolds, sub-editor.
Included in the festive book were articles by Countess Markievicz, James Connolly, AE (George Russell), Bulmer Hobson, Maeve Kavangah, Seamus O’Sulivan and Padraig O’Riain. Illustrations were by Grace Gifford, Ernest Kavangah and Louis O’Connor.
A review of ‘Nodlaig na bFiann’ in ‘The Irish Volunteer’ by ‘Willie Nelson’ congratulated the ‘pluck and enterprise’ of its staff in publishing the annual and said ‘those lads would tackle anything’. According to Nelson there was a great rush on the sale of the annual and it was a financial success. Although he was to some extent disappointed by what he called ‘irrelevant articles’. He felt that there should have been more emphasis on Fianna related articles rather than what transpired.
The ‘Annual’ was expected to be a yearly…
AN SIONNACH FIONN 
‘Nodlaig na bFiann’ – The Fianna Christmas ‘Annual’ went on sale at Christmas 1914 costing only one penny.
Patsy O’Connor* was editor and Percy Reynolds, sub-editor.
Included in the festive book were articles by Countess Markievicz, James Connolly, AE (George Russell), Bulmer Hobson, Maeve Kavangah, Seamus O’Sulivan and Padraig O’Riain. Illustrations were by Grace Gifford, Ernest Kavangah and Louis O’Connor.
A review of ‘Nodlaig na bFiann’ in ‘The Irish Volunteer’ by ‘Willie Nelson’ congratulated the ‘pluck and enterprise’ of its staff in publishing the annual and said ‘those lads would tackle anything’. According to Nelson there was a great rush on the sale of the annual and it was a financial success. Although he was to some extent disappointed by what he called ‘irrelevant articles’. He felt that there should have been more emphasis on Fianna related articles rather than what transpired.
The ‘Annual’ was expected to be a yearly…
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