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Clothes being distributed at Kilrush, 1849 This illustration from 1849 shows clothes being handed out to the poor in Kilrush, Co. Clare. |
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O’Connell’s Monster Meetings The great public meetings addressed by Daniel O’Connell in the 1840s were a very popular subject for Irish artists. This is Joseph ... |
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A Munster Repeal Meeting This contemporary drawing of the famous 1843 Repeal Meeting at Tara emphasises Irish symbols, especially the harp. |
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Wooded Glen with Angler This mid 19th century painting by the Irish landscape artist, James Arthur O’Connor, shows the wild scenery in a remote Irish glen. ... |
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Andrew Nicholl McArt's Fort by Andrew Nicholl, 1830, watercolour. The second portrait is of Nicholl at work. During this period he was one of ... |
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McArt’s Fort Andrew Nicholl’s painting of McArt’s Fort was produced in 1830. Nicholl was a prolific artist and he liked to paint watercolours of the ... |
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Women Cottage Workers This 1840s watercolour by William Kirwin records the scene in a typical cottage in rural Ulster where women were engaged in the domestic ... |
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Queen’s Bridge, 1858 James Howard Burgess painted a number of Belfast landscapes. This oil painting shows the activity on the Lagan in the mid 19th century. |
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Belfast Harbour Ferry Steps The increase in goods and passenger traffic contributed to the growth of Belfast in the first half of the 19th century. This type of ... |
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Belfast Water-Cart This interesting watercolour has an unusual subject. It is a water-cart used to distribute water in Belfast. |
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