The Battle of Ballynahinch One of Robinson’s best known works is The Battle of Ballynahinch which commemorates the famous Co Down engagement during the United ...
Celtic Emblems This stylish clock case was made in Dublin between 1830 and 1850. If you look closely you can see the outlines of famous Irish emblems.
River Boyne This Thomas Mitchell painting entitled View of the River Boyne was done in 1757. The work was intended as a celebration of the Battle ...
The Discovery of Potato Blight D McDonald’s 1847 painting – The discovery of potato blight in Ireland – depicts the awful reality as the poor discover the disease. Not ...
Robert Emmet Robert Emmet was a famous Irish patriot who was executed in Dublin following the 1803 Rising. This portrait of Emmet hangs in Kilmainham ...
An Irish Eviction Frederick Goodall’s 1850 painting was inspired by the suffering of the Irish peasantry during the famine. The children cowering on the ...
William Miller William Miller lived in Lurgan and painted a number of important local events. This is his watercolour record of George Whitefield ...
Eviction Sketch Engraving showing the serving of an eviction notice on a small cottage near Headford in Galway, Ireland, in 1880.
During the 19th ...
Joseph Wilson The earliest artist of note in Belfast was Joseph Wilson. In the late 18th century Wilson painted the portraits of many wealthy men in ...
Evicted Lady Butler’s 'Evicted' captures the despair felt by those who suffered during the famine.
