Daniel O'Connell and the devil attempt to saw an oak beam that unites England and Ireland. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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3 July 1843
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37163i
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Daniel O'Connell and the devil attempt to saw an oak beam that unites England and Ireland. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The attempts of Daniel O'Connell to sever the union between Britain and Ireland were seen by some as diabolical. He was vigorous in his attempts to repeal, but the "solidity of the beam" frustrated him

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[London] (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 3 July 1843 ([London] : A. Ducôte's General Lith[ographi]c Estab[lishmen]t)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 30.7 x 22.9 cm + album.

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Supposed colloquy between a top sawyer and his brother labourer. HB Extensive dialogue within the print

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An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., from no. 601, to no. 800, London 1844, p.175

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Wellcome Collection 37163i

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