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  • The martyrdom of the Irish Protestants: the Protestants are dragged naked through the bogs, hung on tenter hooks, tied to poles and left to die. Etching by T. Stothard.
  • Five red hearts interpersed with smaller hearts with a block of patchwork designs above a series venues and dates; advertisement for The Irish Quilt Tour 1991 Aids Memorial. Colour lithograph.
  • Five red hearts interpersed with smaller hearts with a block of patchwork designs above a series venues and dates; advertisement for The Irish Quilt Tour 1991 Aids Memorial. Colour lithograph.
  • As a remedy for back-pain it was recommended that a seventh son stand or walk upon the patient's back. A handbook of Irish folklore, G. O'Suilleabhain : 'Migril'.
  • As a remedy for back-pain it was recommended that a seventh son stand or walk upon the patient's back. A handbook of Irish folklore, G. O'Suilleabhain : 'Migril'.
  • W.E. Gladstone being kicked out by opponents of his Irish Home Rule bill after the failure of the bill on 8 June 1886. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1886.
  • "The Artful Dodger" the Marquess of Normanby, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, introduces "Oliver" Lord Morpeth, Irish Secretary, to "Fagin" Daniel O'Connell. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
  • The Irish Massacre in 1642: men are being hanged, beaten and dragged by their feet behind horses while a woman has her nipples cut off with large scissors. Etching by Stothard.
  • Victorian politicians sympathetic to Irish Home Rule in the guise of Guy Fawkes and his conspirators breaking into the undercroft of the House of Lords. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1887.
  • Show Bill. Attractions at the Middlesex Music Hall 'Mogul Tavern' 167, Drury Lane on Monday 6 December 1886 includes 'Pat O'Brien, the great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowed German giants.
  • [Leaflet detailing the "Life and history of the great Irish Giant, Patrick O'Brien, his mammoth bride, Christianna, the great German Giantess and their infant son" at Barnard's Amphitheatre, Portsmouth, 31 January 1887].
  • [Leaflet detailing the "Life and history of the great Irish Giant, Patrick O'Brien, his mammoth bride, Christianna, the great German Giantess and their infant son" at Barnard's Amphitheatre, Portsmouth, 31 January 1887].
  • A cart laden with coins in sacks is dragged by a group of devils who are lashed by men armed with whips; representing William Wood's scheme to improve the Irish coinage. Engraving, 1724.
  • An Irish man is having a prescription made up in a pharmacy shop, he complains to the pharmacist about the small quantity of medicine he is being given. Wood engraving by C. Keane, 1874.
  • A pale pink ribbon decorated with a celtic scroll with a list of Aids helplines; advertisement by the Red Ribbon Project as part of an Irish Aids Prevention Initiative for World Aids Day. Colour lithograph.
  • A pale pink ribbon decorated with a celtic scroll with a list of Aids helplines; advertisement by the Red Ribbon Project as part of an Irish Aids Prevention Initiative for World Aids Day. Colour lithograph.
  • The Lord Mayor and officers of the Irish corporations are hustled through a door by conservatives Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Hardinge and Lord Stanley among others. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
  • Another surprise for London! : Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the Great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowned German Giantess direct from Barnum's American Circus : the tallest married couple in the world ...
  • Monday, May 4th, and until further notice : dive for life ... The Irish Giant, Captain Murphy, standing nearly 8ft. high, Lobster Claw Lady ... tattooing ... / Wonderland, Whitechapel Road (next St. Mary's station).
  • A contrast between the housing conditions of the Irish rural poor and those of the middle-class urban population, envisaged as the result of Home Rule for Ireland. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 17 October 1891.
  • Monday, May 4th, and until further notice : dive for life ... The Irish Giant, Captain Murphy, standing nearly 8ft. high, Lobster Claw Lady ... tattooing ... / Wonderland, Whitechapel Road (next St. Mary's station).
  • Look! Look! Startling attractions. Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : Another surprise for London. Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the great Irish Giant and his wife, the renowned German Giantess ... / Middlesex Music Hall, Mogul Tavern, 167 Drury Lane.
  • Look! Look! Startling attractions : Monday, December 6th, 1886, and every evening : another surprise for London. Important engagement of Pat O'Brien, the great Irish giant and his wife, the renowned German giantess direct from Barnum's circus / Middlesex Music Hall, Mogul Tavern, 167 Drury Lane.
  • Just arrived in London, and to be seen in an elegant apartment, at the cane-shop, in Spring Garden Gate, next door to the house late Cox's Museum : the Modern Living Colossus, or wonderful Irish Giant, only 21 years of age, measures eight feet two inches high ...
  • Above, the Irish Massacre in 1641: men are being hanged, beaten and dragged by their feet behind horses while a woman has her nipples cut off with large scissors; below, men women and children are massacred on a bridge over the River Boen in Ireland. Etching with engraving.
  • Lord John Russell, leader of the House, dressed as a shepherdess, sits crying; in the background, across from a stretch of water inscribed "Irish channel" are a flock of sheep and a ram with the head of Daniel O'Connell. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
  • British politicians as acrobats at a fair: performances by Lord John Russell balancing on a pole inscribed "Irish corporation billl...", Daniel O'Connell swallowing a sword inscribed "Repeal", and Thomas Spring-Rice balancing on his chin an object with a picture of a church, watched by political onlookers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1837.
  • A man disturbed from sleep by visions caused by guilt. Etching by Brocas.
  • A country tooth drawer. Oil painting attributed to S. Cox.
  • A country tooth drawer. Oil painting attributed to S. Cox.