plaque / John Brennan, Young Irelander, 1848

Commemoration or presentation plaque, silver plaque, engraved. Presented to John Brennan, a Young Irelander imprisoned in 1848. Reads 'As a token of respect from a brother martyr, to John Brennan, as being one of the first victims to English tyranny incarcerated for 12 months July 4th'. Illustrated with symbols - the Irish harp, wolfhound and round tower, shamrock and crossed pikes.;