As you know I have been tweeting front pages from Le Petit Journal Illustré every Monday for the last few years. Stories related to Ireland have cropped up on a couple of occasions, usually surrounding events from the War of Independence.
Entitled 'Le Sous-Marin Fantôme' [The Phantom Submarine], this image from the front page of 3 July 1921 is a little unusual to say the least. The caption says that Sinn Feiners (the foreign press usually referred to armed republicans as 'Sinn Feiners' as opposed to IRA or Irish Volunteers at this time) take great risks in the rocky bays of the Irish coast as they try to land on a submarine that will take them to America where they can complete their mission. Yes, I said it was a bit bizzare...
Front page of Le Petit Journal Illustré 3 July 1921. Image source
Page 2.
The second page of the newspaper carries a short article about the image. It says that submarines cross the Atlantic transporting people and merchandise. These submarines also allow officials of the Republic to travel to America to gather support. It adds that the image shows Sinn Feiners receiving arms and munition from the submarine.
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