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political cartoon / A New Home in the Ould Country, 1883
Political cartoon, from the Weekly Freeman, 1 December 1883. Titled 'A New Home in the Ould Country'. Sign reads 'Pat Flynn located on this farm of 25 acres by the Irish Migration Company'. One of a set of fourteen Irish political cartoons, December 1881, February, June, August and October 1882...
illustration / Irish National Policy
Political cartoon, titled 'Looking Ahead'. Depicting Erin looking towards a crowd with a document titled 'Ireland's Policy'. Banners in the crowd with the words, North, South, East and West. Weekly Freeman, 21 October 1882. One of a set of fourteen Irish political cartoons, December 1881,...
political cartoon / Force No Remedy, 1881
Coloured lithograph of Charles Stewart Parnell and John Dillion, 1881. Cartoon of Charles Stewart Parnell and John Dillion in Gaol, 1881, entitled 'Force No Remedy'. Supplement from Vanity Fair, 7 December 1881. By caricaturist Furniss. Lithograph by Vincent Brookes, Day & Son Ltd. Political...
political cartoon / Daniel O'Connell, 1828
Daniel O'Connell, 1828. Political cartoon, titled 'The Humble Candidate', depicting O'Connell kneeling in Ennis before Bishop McMahon. Published in London by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket. Slogans and banners among the crowd. Relates to the 1828 Clare Election and the question of Catholic Emancipation.
political cartoon / Buller and Bulwer, 1886
United Ireland cartoon, 9th October 1886, entitled 'Buller and Bulwer', depicting different attitudes of Castle to Kerry and to Belfast (Land and Orange). By J.D. Reigh.
political cartoon / The Kerry Bull and the Kerry Buller, 1886
Political Cartoon. 'United Ireland', 25 September 1886. Entitled 'The Kerry Bull and the Kerry Buller' depicting Buller being tossed by a black Kerry bull (land agitation on the increase since his arrival). By J.D. Reig.
resource / Right Boys, 1785 & 1786
'Right Boys paying their tythes 1785 and 1786'. Full plate photographic print of cartoon from Bennett MSS. NLI 4161.
political cartoon / The New Balsam Blesses Home Rule
Home Rule Cartoon. Supplement issue with Weekly Freeman 11 February, 1899. Depicts William Balfour. Black and white, signed Phil Blake and entitled 'The New Balsam Blesses Home Rule'. Tattered condition.
political cartoon / No!, 1891
Parnellite Cartoon ex United Ireland, 17 October 1891, depicting a bust of Parnell on a pillar with a weeping Hibernia to left and a smug Gladstone to right. Titled 'No!'. Illustration by D. Reigh.
political cartoon / Let my love be conveyed to my colleagues and the Irish People, 1892
Parnellite cartoon ex United Ireland, 9 July 1892. Head of Parnell to left under his last message 'Let my love be conveyed to my colleagues and the Irish People', with other cartoons as vinguettes in the corners. An extract from his Newcastle-on-Tyne speech below.
political cartoon / Nailing the Colours to the Mast, 1891
Parnellite cartoon, ex United Ireland, 24 October 1891. Entitled "Nailing the Colours to the Mast", depicting "Young Ireland" doing same.
political cartoon / On Guard, 1892
Parnellite cartoon, ex United Ireland, 9 January 1892. With slogan "On Guard" and showing bust of Parnell on pillar to right with armed female figure and symbolising Waterford to left.
political cartoon / Clear The Way, 1886
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 9 January 1886. Titled 'Clear the Way', Mr Parnell's Irish Four-in-Hand dashes through all obstructions to the Irish Parliament House on College Green. obstructions depicted inlude the press and battles between police and Orangemen.
political cartoon / Shooting the Irish Rapids, 1886
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 31 July 1886. Titled 'Shooting the Irish Rapids'. Colour print in green, red and black depicting two figures in a boat being dragged into the 'Coercion Rapids' at the bottom of which lies a broken boat called 'Landlordism'. A figure, 'Pat',...
political cartoon / Blown Up By Their Own Bombshell, 1889
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 23 February 1889. titled 'Blown Up By Their Own Bombshell'. Re the forgery / Parnell Commission, 1889.
political cartoon / Design for an Irish Jubilee Memorial, 1887
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 29 January 1887. Titled 'Design for an Irish Jubilee Memorial'. Colour print in green, red, brown and black showing a 'Jubilee memorial'. A three-headed beast, the central head being a skull with the collar 'famine', those on either side being a...
/ Growing by Small Degrees and Beautifully Less, 1887
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 19 February 1887. Titled 'Growing by Small Degrees and Beautifully Less'. Depicts sacks of money representing the fall in rents from 1880 to 1886, referencing Lord Clanricarde's letter The Times - It is a lie that his rents amount to £20,000 a...
political cartoon / Truth Prevails, 1887
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 14 May 1887. Titled 'Truth Prevails'. The Irish Bayard lifts the gauntlet . The Tory Craven turns and flees. Colour print in red, blue and black on newsprint depicting the 'Irish Bayard' and 'Tory Craven' - as two knights, typical of English...
political cartoon / A Ghastly Jubilee, 1887
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 2 July 1887. Titled ' A Ghastly Jubilee'. Colour print in red, blue and black depicting a figure of Erin seated chained in a jail cell while above her is an image of houses in flames, and despairing famlies leaving for America. 'Turnkey' Balfour...