This serie of banknotes belongs to the period
in which United Kingdom gave autonomy to Northern Ireland and a
ulterification of the population was taking place meanwhile the UK army
tried to defeat IRA, ending in the Anglo-Irish agreement (1985). There
are banknotes of 1 pound, 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds and 50 pounds.
This banknote worth 1 pound was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Medb, queen of
Connacht in the Ulster Cycle from the Irish mythology, warrior queen
archetype. Next to her appears a pre-Christian motiv and in the
background an excerpt from Táin
Bó Cúailnge, famous leyend from the Ulster Cycle. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 1 and the written value of the banknote. 
On the other side of the banknote appears an excerpt from Lebor na hUidre, the oldest surviving Irish manuscript, from the 12th century. It can also be seen a 1, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 14.8 cm x 7.8 cm.
This banknote worth 5 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Johannes Scotus Eriugena, Irish philosopher and theologian of the Carolingian Renaissance (9th century). Next to him appears an A from Psalm 17 of the Psalter Ricemarcus (Welsh psalm book with Viking influence) used in the Book of Durrow. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 5 and the written value of the banknote.
On the other side of the banknote appears a fragment of the Book of Kells, an illuminated Gospel of the 7th century written in the abbey of Durrow. It can also be seen a 5, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 15.6 cm x 8.2 cm.
This banknote worth 10 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist writer, whose main work is Gulliver's Travels. Next to her appears a Dublin's coat of arms, obtained from a city council resolution to a Swift letter of April 1735. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 10 and the written value of the banknote.
On the other side of the banknote appears a fragment of the map of Dublin by John Rocque (1756), which shows the current Middle Abbey Street, Aston Quay and the River Liffey. It can also
be seen a 10, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name
of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 16.4 cm x 8.6 cm.
This banknote worth 20 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen William Butler Yeats, Irish poet, mystic and playwright winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1923) and founder of the Abbey Theater. Next to him appears Cú Chulainn (most famous Irish mythological hero of the Ulster cycle) and in the background there's a part of Deirdre, a play by Butler Yeats. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 20 and the written value of the banknote.
On the other side of the banknote appears the Blasket Islands (southwest of Ireland) with a part of An tOileánach by Tomas Ó Criomhthain in the background. It can also
be seen a 20, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name
of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 17.2 cm x 9 cm.
This banknote worth 50 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Turlough O'Carolan, Irish itinerant musician, harpist and blind singer, considered the best Irish composer and the last bard. Next to her appears people listening to him playing the harp and in th background there's a part of his play Timbrell. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 50 and the written value of the banknote.
On the other side of the banknote appears a part of the wood carvings of the organ loft in St. Michan's Church in Dublin. It can also
be seen a 50, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name
of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 18 cm x 9.4 cm.
1 pound (one pound/ punt)
On the other side of the banknote appears an excerpt from Lebor na hUidre, the oldest surviving Irish manuscript, from the 12th century. It can also be seen a 1, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 14.8 cm x 7.8 cm.
5 pounds (five pounds/cúig phunt)
This banknote worth 5 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Johannes Scotus Eriugena, Irish philosopher and theologian of the Carolingian Renaissance (9th century). Next to him appears an A from Psalm 17 of the Psalter Ricemarcus (Welsh psalm book with Viking influence) used in the Book of Durrow. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 5 and the written value of the banknote. 
On the other side of the banknote appears a fragment of the Book of Kells, an illuminated Gospel of the 7th century written in the abbey of Durrow. It can also be seen a 5, a text that says this banknote is legal tender and the name of the National Bank in English (Central Bank of Ireland). This banknote has Hazel Lavery (painter married with the Irish painter John Lavery) as digital watermark. The size of the banknote is 15.6 cm x 8.2 cm.
10 pounds (ten pounds/deich bpunt)
This banknote worth 10 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist writer, whose main work is Gulliver's Travels. Next to her appears a Dublin's coat of arms, obtained from a city council resolution to a Swift letter of April 1735. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 10 and the written value of the banknote. 
20 pounds (twenty pounds/fiche punt)
This banknote worth 20 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen William Butler Yeats, Irish poet, mystic and playwright winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1923) and founder of the Abbey Theater. Next to him appears Cú Chulainn (most famous Irish mythological hero of the Ulster cycle) and in the background there's a part of Deirdre, a play by Butler Yeats. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 20 and the written value of the banknote. 
50 pounds (fifty pounds/caoga punt)
This banknote worth 50 pounds was first circulated in August the 2nd of
1989. On the main side right it can be seen Turlough O'Carolan, Irish itinerant musician, harpist and blind singer, considered the best Irish composer and the last bard. Next to her appears people listening to him playing the harp and in th background there's a part of his play Timbrell. In the upper part
there's the name of the National Bank in Irish Gaelic (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann), a 50 and the written value of the banknote. 
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