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Propaganda aimed at the Catholic portion of the Irish population appealed to Catholics in two different ways: to remind them of their Catholic duty and to discourage them from sympathizing with the Germans. Many propaganda posters highlighting the atrocities in Belgium appealed to a sense of Catholic duty to assist other Catholics. In addition, many South Irish Catholics believed a German victory would not affect them and in fact believed a German victory would be a good thing. An example of propaganda which sought to discourage that belief is found below. 
One other poster combines the Catholic identity with that of the farmer. This poster highlights that farming in comparison to the war is simply not as important. The empire needed soldiers, not farmers and thus attempted to guilt/inspire Irish farmers, in this case targeting a catholic identity as well, to join the armed forces.
