Figure 1.--This detail of a Na Fianna Eireann group was taken in Cork during 1922 just before the Civil War over the Treaty with Britain. Because it's wartime they are wearing what uniform they had. Tey are wearing the button badges. Con Markevcicz's uniform – the green jacket and saffron kilt was probably always only ideal – worn at parades in more peaceful times.

Countess Markievicz designed a flashy uniform. It consisted of a bush hat, presumably to clearly destinguish the boys from the Boy Scouts. The hat was worn with a dark green jacket and sash and a saffron kilt. We do not know how widely this worn. Some accounts do indicate some groups wore it, but apparently many boys could not afford the uniform. Some boys secured the bush hat by stealing a Boy Scout's hat and wearing it differently. This apparently was considered a coup and demonstrated profisency in some of the skills use ful to the group's clandestine operations. Thus Fianna boys often appeared in a mixed array of uniforms. Some boys had some of the items and often not the same items. We note some boys weating breecjes rather than kilts. There were fun raising ceilis for the boys. The Countess also designed a badge to be worn with the uniform. The badge was white and about the size of a sixpence coin. It was a green circle and a yellow sun crossed by a sword. A modern variant is a white circle with the words 'Fianna Éireann' enclosing a green disc and in middle an orange sun crossed by a pike. [Mitchell] The uniform has changed over time. More modern photographs show the boys weating campaign caps, neckerchiefs, and trousers. This detail of a Na Fianna Eireann group was taken in Cork during 1922 just before the Civil War over the Treaty with Britain. Because it's wartime they are wearing what uniform they had. Tey are wearing the button badges. Con Markevcicz's uniform – the green jacket and saffron kilt was probably always only ideal – worn at parades in more peaceful times.