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souvenir / Belfast Gaol, 1918
"Tara" brooch cast by a prisoner from lead from roof gutters of Belfast Jail, 1918. On the reverse is the cast inscription: "A souvenir of the siege in Belfast Gaol, Xmas Week, 1918" and "S. O Muineacháin" Diam. of circle, 2.75 inches; length of "pin", 4.25 inches. The brooch belonged to Felix...
souvenir / Belfast Prison, 1918
One of three brooches of two designs made in Belfast Prison in 1918. The brooches (one harp, two 'Tara' type) were made from the lead pipes of the prison Laundry and the casting was accomplished by the aid of a prison cell bath brick. The designs are a trefoil and a 'Tara' type. The designer and a...
prison art / Belfast Gaol, 1918
A Tara style brooch made in Belfast Jail, aAfter the famous "siege" in 1918. It was handed out to a Mrs K. O'Lee by a young Dublin Volunteer named Curley. 'A Bit of Belfast Jail' on reverse. Made from lead from the fittings in the jail.
souvenir / Belfast Jail, 1918
Brooch, bronzed. Prison craft, Belfast Jail, 1918. 'A souvenir of the siege of Belfast Gaol. Xmas Week 1918'. Belfast Gaol, one of two "Tara" brooches, lead, one bronzed, the other gilt. They were designed and made by Liam Shaw of Stradbally, Co. Leix during the disturbances in Belfast Gaol,...