Series C banknotes

The theme for this series was people who contributed to the formation of a modern Ireland, and to this effect it includes politicians, a language, literary and religious figures.

The first verse of the Irish poem Mise Raifteirí an File by Antoine Ó Raifteiri is presented on the blackboard in Gaelic script.

The back of the note features a pledge signed in 1845 by early Irish statesmen, with the Four Courts in the background.

The front of the note features Charles Stewart Parnell; the background depicts a view of his residence Avondale House of Rathdrum, County Wicklow.

The back of the note features part of the Parnell Monument, O'Connell Street, Dublin.