Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
political cartoon / Father Keller P.P., 1887
Political cartoon. Coloured picture, printed. Fr Daniel Keller P.P., Youghal, who was imprisoned in Kilmainham for contempt of court, Saturday 19 march 1887. Appendix to the "Weekly Freeman", 26 March 1887.
political cartoon / From Grave to Gay, 1888
Political cartoon, supplement with the Weekly Freeman, 28 January 1888. Titled 'From Grave to Gay'. Depicting William O'Brien, with the Plan of Campaign in his pocket, greeting Balfour, who is digging the grave at a tomb marked O'Brien. With verse. Collection of cartoons printed in book form -...
political cartoon / Tom Moroney, 1888
Political cartoon, taken from the Weekly Freeman, 2 September 1888. Portrait of Tom Moroney, committed to jail by Judge Boyd, 28 January 1887. Moroney was jailed for his part in the Plan of Campaign, and refusing to inform on his colleagues. Collection of cartoons printed in book form - THE WEEKLY...
/ 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 / Plan of Campaign - Until the Landlord Give In, 1888
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 4 February 1888. Titled 'Plan of Campaign - Until the Landlord Gives In'. Colour print in red, yellow, black and blue on newsprint which depicts 'Mrs. Campaign', 'Master Rackrenter' and 'Patsey with Fruits of His Labour - Potatoes and Home Rule...
political cartoon / From the Fryingpan into the Fire, 1886
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 27 November 1886. Titled 'From the Fryingpan into the Fire - The Landlords' Fix'. Referencing the Plan of Campaign and Parnell's Bill. By J.D. Reigh.
political cartoon / The Hollow Square, 1888
Political cartoon, taken from the Weekly Freeman, 25 August 1888. Titled 'The Hollow Square'. Depicting Balfour and Londonderry giving a speech to the Royal Irish Constabulary. Regarding evictions; an insert shows an engagement with the Widow Maloney, as she throws a bucket of tar and coloured...
political cartoon / Balfour's Plan of Campaign, 1888
Political cartoon, taken from the Weekly Freeman, 29 September 1888. Titled 'Balfour's Plan of Campaign'. Depicting Balfour and a landlord on a rocking horse, reviewing a line comprised of battering rams and notices to quit, beyond which are flags bearing the words 'starvation' and 'death', with a...
political cartoon / The Most Noble, 1887
Political cartoon, supplement with the Weekly Freeman, 17 December 1887. Titled 'The Most Noble'. Depicting the Marquis of Clanricarde (titled the Marquis of Clanrackrent) with his Counsel in the courtroom - 'Gentlemen of the Jury, I put it to you, is my client as black as he is painted? Jury -...
political cartoon / Shylock and the 'Plan', 1888
Political cartoon, taken from the Weekly Freeman, 12 May 1888. Titled 'Shylock and the 'Plan''. Shylock (a Lord) demanding his due from Portia (Plan of Campaign). With verse. Collection of cartoons printed in book form - THE WEEKLY FREEMAN CARTOONS, FORMING THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRELAND FOR THE...
political cartoon / Irish Tenants' Defence association - Wexford Convention, 1889
Political cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland', 16 November 1889. Titled 'Irish Tenants' Defence association - Wexford Convention, November 11 1889'. Refencing the 1798 Rebellion in Wexford, Edmond Ryan and his Shilmaliers at Arklow, Father Murphy at Vinegar Hill, and Wexford in 1889 -...
political cartoon / Looking at his Work, 1888
Political cartoon, taken from the Weekly Freeman, 21 July 1888. Titled 'Looking at his Work'. Depicts Balfour looking into the coffin of John Mandeville, died July 1st of Savage Coercion. Suggested by a picture by Paul de la Roche of Cromwell gazing at the dead king. Regarding the death of John...
political cartoon / Giving the Evictors a Free Hand, 1890
Political cartoon, from the newspaper United Ireland, 24 May 1890. Titled 'Giving the Evictors a Free Hand'. Clanricarde to Balfour: 'What the deuce do you mean by appearing in such ridiculous costume? Is it to disturb me in 'the exercise of my legal rights'?' By J. D. Reigh. HH:1944.224.1-10....resource / New Tipperary
'New Tipperary'. Article re building of during Plan of Campaign ex Tipperary Star, 7 October, 1978.resource / Aughamore Tenants and the Plan of Campaign
Aughamore Tenants and the Plan of Campaign. Article ex Western People, 10.6.1978.
photograph album / Coolgreany Eviction Album, 1887
Photograph in album depicting the evictions at Coolgreany, on the Brooke Estate, North Co. Wexford, 1887. Group photograph, depicting Graham, Dr. Dillon, Fr Dunphy, Daniel Crilly M.P., Fr O’Neill (back row). McInerney (Freeman), John Kelly (National League), Pat Keogh (evicted) (front row)...
photograph album / Coolgreany Eviction Album, 1887
Photograph in album depicting the evictions at Coolgreany, on the Brooke Estate, North Co. Wexford, 1887. Photograph of Daniel Crilly M.P. Half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding a piece of paper. Part of an album containing forty-seven photographs of Irish eviction scenes of the...
photograph album / Coolgreany Eviction Album, 1887
Photograph in album depicting the evictions at Coolgreany, on the Brooke Estate, North Co. Wexford, 1887. Group photograph of residents of Coolgreany, on Coolgreany Street, after the evictions (handwritten caption). Part of an album containing forty-seven photographs of Irish eviction scenes of...
photograph album / Coolgreany Eviction Album, 1887
Photograph in album depicting the evictions at Ballyfad, Coolgreany, on the Brooke Estate, North Co. Wexford, 1887. Photograph of Old Mrs Darcy 80 years, photographed in bed before eviction (handwritten caption). Name possibly Anne Darcy, July 1887. Part of an album containing forty-seven...