This embossed St. Patrick’s Day postcard was mailed from Farmington, Washington, to a woman in Winston-Salem, in 1907.
The postcard is an undivided back postcard, which means that the entire back of the postcard was intended for the mailing address. Messages should have been written on the front of the postcard. This type of postcard changed in 1907 with the advent of the divided back postcard, with designated sections for the address and the message.
“Erin Go Bragh” is a typical Irish message meaning “Ireland until eternity” or “Ireland forever.”
Enjoy wearing the green and greeting friends with “Erin Go Bragh,” but be ready to translate.
Postcard courtesy of Molly Grogan Rawls.
