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rock / Fenian escape, Manchester, 1867

Stone object. Inscribed "This stone was the one used to break into the prison van during the Fenian Outrage in Manchester when Sergeant Charles Brett was shot, September 18th, 1867." The stone was said to have been used in the prison yard break by Fenian escapees in Manchester.

 

memorial card / Manchester Martyrs, 1867

Memorial card of the Manchester Martyrs, 1867, William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien. Printed, with embossed paper surround. Framed and glazed.

 

waistcoat / Liam Mellows

A cardigan waistcoat jacket which belonged to Liam Mellows, during the days when he was known as "O.C. Britain". Liam gave it to William McMahon at the latter's residence, 3 Pine Grove, Victoria Park Manchester. William McMahon was one of the principal agents in effecting the sensational escape of...

 

letter / Michael O'Brien

Photostats of letter of Michael O'Brien to his brother, 14 Nov. 1867. 2pp. of the Manchester Martyr's letter marked 'Before Restoration'; 2pp. of a cleaner more legible version; and 1 pp. of the letter in typescript.

 

newspaper article / Rescue of Kelly and Deasy in Manchester, 1867

Picture printed (illustration). Rescue of Kelly and Deasy in Manchester, 1867. Drawn by Tom Bolguidhir, one of the rescuers. Cut out of the "Gaelic American", 1907 or 1909.

 

flag / Manchester Martyrs / Robert Emmet

Flag or banner, painted, central design of portraits of three men, the Manchester Martyrs William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien, one centre top, a bearded man, and two at bottom left and right corners, one being a man with a goatee beard, the other being clean-shaven. No...

 

memorial card / Manchester Martyrs, 1867

Memorial card for the Manchester Martyrs, 1867. Memorial card in black and white, 9.5 inches by 7.2 inches. Machine impressed low relief border of two angels and symbols of sorrow - palms and weeping willows and figure of woman kneeling at gravestone. In center of relief - a memorial card proper...

 

death cloth / Manchester Martyr, William Philip Allen, 1867

Manchester Martyr, Allen. Piece of black silk cloth said to be the face cloth used to cover the face of William Phillip Allen. Allen, Larkin and O'Brien were executed in Manchester, England on 23rd November 1867. The Donor states that the face cloth was preserved in the Greely family (relatives...