The Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland, or Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV) for short, was a loyalist paramilitary organisation for loyalist youths which later became the youth wing of Ulster …

The YCV's name was later resurrected by the YCV youth movement attached to the 1966 Ulster Volunteer Force (also UVF). Although there is no direct continuity between the two groups, …

Jul 13, 2018 · File: Emblem of the Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV).png. File; Discussion; English

The Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV) was an officially Ireland-wide, although in fact Belfast-based, militia group established in 1912. Initially adopted an officially politically neutral stance it …

Nov 22, 2024 · Logo: The YCV emblem is displayed, with a green shield background and the iconic red hand of Ulster, surrounded by orange and blue scrolls. Portrait: A large, stylized …

Feb 22, 2025 · Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) Emblem – Featuring the Red Hand of Ulster with the words "For God and Ulster." YCV Emblem – The Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV), historically …

Mar 11, 2025 · This entry updates 2023’s Leaders Of Unionism Against Home Rule, which shows portraits of Carson, Crawford, and Craig, and describes their efforts in 1912, with creation of …

The Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland (YCV) was formed in 1912 and joined with the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 1914 to become its Belfast battalion. Following the conversion of the …

The Ulster Volunteer Force was a diverse and complex organisation, spanning rural and urban Protestant Ulster, stretching from isolated loyalist outposts on the Atlantic coast of Donegal to …

Dec 9, 2023 · The Ulster banner, Union flag, St Andrew’s Saltire and the UVF’s own flag stand around the UVF red hand emblem (For God and Ulster, 1912), next to an LPOW hand in …