chess set / O'Connell / Sheil - Richmond Prison, 1844
chess set / O'Connell / Sheil - Richmond Prison, 1844
chess set / O'Connell / Sheil - Richmond Prison, 1844
chess set / O'Connell / Sheil - Richmond Prison, 1844
Chess set, stated to have been used by Daniel O'Connell and R.L. Sheil while imprisoned in Richmond Prison in 1844.
31 pieces in carved ivory; 17 pieces painted/stained red. Screw on bases. All contained in wooden box with sliding lid.;
O'Connell / Sheil - Richmond Prison, 1844
Object Number:
HH:1940.25
Institution:
NMI
Date:
Collections:
Subjects:
- Act of Union, 1801
- Repeal Movement
- Richmond Prison, South Circular Road, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland