Stamp of approval for Davis bicentenary

An Post has issued a stamp honouring the life of revolutionary writer and Young Ireland leader Thomas Davis to mark the bicentenary of his birth. 

It was one of several events which took place in Dublin yesterday to mark the link between Davis’ birthplace in Mallow, Co Cork, and his later education and life in Dublin.

The unveiling of the stamp, just a few days before the actual 200th anniversary of Davis’ birth, was described by the bicentenary organisers, Mallow Development Partnership, as one the highlights in their year-long calendar of commemorative events.