Irishmen Avenge the Lusitania / Join an Irish Regiment. 1915. Dublin: Central Council for the Organisation of Recruiting in Ireland. Poster shows passengers of the Lusitania cast around the ship's wreckage encouraging the Irish to join a regiment. The Lusitania was a ship sunk by a German torpedo which partially initiated the United States’ involvement in WW1. At the time of its production the Lusitania was the largest ship in the world, created to compete for the transatlantic passenger trade. Framed. Actual 29 ½ x 19 ¼”. Closed tears to lower portion; edge wear; pin holes to corners. Not examined outside frame. A-.