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political cartoon / How Long O Lord?, 1888

Political cartoon, supplement with the Weekly Freeman, 18 February 1888. Titled 'How Long O Lord?'. Depicting a male, 80 years of age, named Bartley Geary, residing at Kilkerrin, Connemara, was evicted from his dwelling house under the new Land Act on Thursday last by order of the magistrates. He crept back however, to the old walls at night, and was found dead within by the neighbours on Friday morning. With verse. Collection of cartoons printed in book form - THE WEEKLY FREEMAN CARTOONS, FORMING THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRELAND FOR THE GREATER PORTION OF 1888. Taken from the Freeman's Journal, Dublin, 1888.;

How Long O Lord?, 1888


Object Number:
HH:1942.96.14


Institution:
NMI


Date:
1888-02-18


Creator:
Freeman's Journal


Place of production:
Dublin (city)


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