Picture Set Of The Month - Irish Bank Notes

The last Irish £10 bank note, issued 1992-2001.
In 2001 the euro replaced the punt/pound, this note
was noted for depicting James Joyce in The Obrien design.  

An Irish £1 Bank note that was legal tender 1945-60
featuring Lady Hazel Lavery (1880-1935) American wife
of painter and society artist Sir John Lavery.

An Irish £20 bank note featuring William Butler
Yeats, it was legal tender between 1976-93 the quote
'we fed our hearts on fantasies' vertically on the left
was not meant to refer how the pounds in our pockets
can, and will, vary in the value of what they can buy. 

 

An Irish £10 Banknote featuring Jonathan Swift
and they were legal tender between 1976-93.
Please read here for more info on Mr Swift.