Irish Collection (#95)

Interior, St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. 1872

Playbill, Empire Theatre, Belfast, Ireland, November 1921
Playbill for Empire Theatre, Belfast, November 1921 - The Weldonn Singers are top of the bill, alongside Will Luff, Henri Hilton, Three Godwyns, Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian

Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797), Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher, Whig MP from 1766 to 1794. Portrait with associated locations -- Westminster Hall set up for the trial of Warren Hastings (top)

Victorian scrap, an Irish milkmaid, with a yoke, two pails and a churn. circa 1890

Cartoon, F W Irish, actor
Cartoon, F W Irish (Warm). He appeared alongside Henry Irving in various productions at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 1883

Cartoon portrait, Catling Mavourneen - All at Lloyds. Thomas Catling was an editor of Lloyds Illustrated London Newspaper (the pun is on Kathleen Mavourneen, a popular Irish song). 1880s

Dora Sigerson Shorter, Irish poet and sculptor
Dora Sigerson (1866-1918), Irish poet and sculptor, wife of Clement Shorter, English journalist, literary critic and editor of the Illustrated London News. 1898

Patrick Cotter O Brien, Irish giant
Patrick Cotter O Brien (1760-1806), giant of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, who was 8 feet 4 inches tall. 18th century

Irish Guards Memorial plaque, Joes Bridge
This is on a small stone plinth beside the canal. The crossing here is known as the De Groote Barrier and the bridge was taken one week before Operation Market Garden began

Sir Richard Steele, Irish writer, playwright and politician (engraving)
5233481 Sir Richard Steele, Irish writer, playwright and politician (engraving) by Houbraken, Jacobus (1698-1780); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729), Irish writer

Sligo Abbey, County Sligo, Ireland (engraving)
5233641 Sligo Abbey, County Sligo, Ireland (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sligo Abbey, County Sligo, Ireland.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

St. Patricks day in America, 1872 (colour lithograph)
5848260 St. Patricks day in America, 1872 (colour lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Certificate of membership in Ancient Order of Hibernians of America, c
5848251 Certificate of membership in Ancient Order of Hibernians of America, c.1894 (colour lithograph) by American School

Queen Mary II (1662-1694), 1703 (engraving)
5846110 Queen Mary II (1662-1694), 1703 (engraving) by Mortier, Pierre (Pieter) (1661-1711); The Peace Palace Library, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Mary II was Queen of England)

Music cover, The Kerry Recruit, Old Irish Song, written by Miss Somerville, composed and arranged by Charles O Malley. circa 1900

George Bernard Shaw, caricature by Harry Furniss. 1915

Franco-British Exhibition, Main Street, Ballymaclinton
Franco-British Exhibition of 1908, Main Street in the Irish village of Ballymaclinton, promoting McClintons Soap. 1908

Cartoon, Mr Parnell, like Oliver Twist, asks for more. Lord Salisbury plays the part of the Beadle, dishing out thin soup. A comment on Conservative resistance to Irish Home Rule. 1886

Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent

Annie Irish, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Irish nationals outside the Irish Embassy, September 1939
Irish nationals waiting outside the High Commission for Ireland in an attempt to return home, following the outbreak of war, September 1939. September 1939

King James IIs flight from Ireland after his defeat by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne. Date: 1690

Scene from Sugar loaf Mountain, Bantry Bay (engraving)
5200399 Scene from Sugar loaf Mountain, Bantry Bay (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Sugar loaf Mountain, Bantry Bay)

The Custom House, Dublin (engraving)
5200393 The Custom House, Dublin (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Custom House, Dublin)

Ancient Cross, Clonmacnoise (engraving)
5200385 Ancient Cross, Clonmacnoise (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Cross, Clonmacnoise)

Dublin Bay, from Kingstown Quarries (engraving)
5200384 Dublin Bay, from Kingstown Quarries (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dublin Bay, from Kingstown Quarries)

South-wall Light-house, with Howth hill in the distance (engraving)
5200369 South-wall Light-house, with Howth hill in the distance (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: South-wall Light-house)

Devenish Island, Loch Erne (engraving)
5200325 Devenish Island, Loch Erne (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devenish Island, Loch Erne)

Glendalough (engraving)
5200397 Glendalough (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glendalough)

Kilkenny Castle (engraving)
5200388 Kilkenny Castle (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kilkenny Castle)

The Giants Causeway, from above (engraving)
5200371 The Giants Causeway, from above (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Giants Causeway, from above)

Jerpoint Abbey (engraving)
5200367 Jerpoint Abbey (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jerpoint Abbey)

Bray (engraving)
5200364 Bray (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bray. Illustration for The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland (George Virtue)

Galway, from the Gladdagh (engraving)
5200357 Galway, from the Gladdagh (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galway, from the Gladdagh)

Delphi Lodge, Connemara (engraving)
5200350 Delphi Lodge, Connemara (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delphi Lodge, Connemara)

Rock of Cashel (engraving)
5200349 Rock of Cashel (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rock of Cashel)

Approach to Cashel, from the North (engraving)
5200345 Approach to Cashel, from the North (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Approach to Cashel, from the North)

Scene on the Giants Causeway, County Antrim (engraving)
5200341 Scene on the Giants Causeway, County Antrim (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene on the Giants Causeway, County Antrim)

Interior of Holly-Cross Abbey (engraving)
5200340 Interior of Holly-Cross Abbey (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Holly-Cross Abbey)

Glen of the Downs (engraving)
5200335 Glen of the Downs (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glen of the Downs)

Dunkerry Cave, County Antrim (engraving)
5200333 Dunkerry Cave, County Antrim (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dunkerry Cave, County Antrim)

Hazlewood and Lough Gill, Sligo (engraving)
5200332 Hazlewood and Lough Gill, Sligo (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hazlewood and Lough Gill, Sligo)

Ballybunnian (engraving)
5200331 Ballybunnian (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballybunnian)

Scene from Cloonacartin Hill, Connemara (engraving)
5200318 Scene from Cloonacartin Hill, Connemara (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Cloonacartin Hill, Connemara)

Doonass Rapids, near Castle Connell, on the Shannon (engraving)
5200301 Doonass Rapids, near Castle Connell, on the Shannon (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doonass Rapids, near Castle Connell)

Killiney Bay, County Dublin (engraving)
5200299 Killiney Bay, County Dublin (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Killiney Bay, County Dublin)

College Green, Dublin, c. 1890-1900 (photochrom)
5053978 College Green, Dublin, c.1890-1900 (photochrom) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Miracle of St. Patrick, c. 1746 (oil on canvas)
REV120734 Miracle of St. Patrick, c.1746 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 340x172 cm; Museo Civico, Padua, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

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