RMF4FN5D–Friends of United Ireland wigs on the green. John Tenniel Punch Cartoon 1894
RMEJX7B0–THE IRISH FRANKENSTEIN from Punch 4 November 1843
RMF2RRYB–Ould Ireland Punch cartoon Pensions 1909
RMHHG4DD–Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable. A transatlantic telegraph cable is an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The first communications occurred August 16, 1858
RMWX3P7A–Engraving of two English politicians discussing what they are to do about the recurring problems in Ireland. From Punch magazine.
RM2K2JX4H–John Morley (1838-1923) British Secretary for Ireland, holding the hand of the Evicted Tenant Bill he has shepherded through House of Commons, telling it not to be frightened of Edward Carson (1854-1935) Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 11 August 1894
RM2FJNCYM–Engraving of The British Chief Secretary for Ireland, Augustine Birrell taking a soft line against the German-allied Sinn Fein political party during World War One. From Punch magazine.
RMF4FN5B–Punch Cartoon 1894 The Challenge Lord Roseberry & Sir Lucius O'Trigger
RMEJX7B2–THE IRISH FRANKENSTEIN Punch cartoon by John Tenniel published 20 May 1882
RMF4G8WH–Dr M'Jekyll and Mr O'Hyde Irish national Land League. John Tenniel Punch cartoon 1888
RMFF9K6W–IRISH POTATO FAMINE, 1846. /n'Justice to Ireland.' An 1846 cartoon, by John Leech from 'Punch', critical of the Irish Arms (or Coercion) Bill brought in by the Peel Ministry owing to the distressed state of Ireland because of the failure of the potato cro
RME3DT7E–ERIN BRAVLEY TUSSELS WITH THE WOLF OF STARVATION TO RESCUE THE POOR PEOPLE OF IRELAND,Cartoon by Tenniel from Punch January 1879
RM2GX9E06–A Punch cartoon of duel featuring (left) Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), an Irish nationalist politician who as a Member of Parliamentacted as Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882 and then Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1882 to 1891. His party held the balance of power in the House of Commons during the Home Rule debates of 1885–1886. Right is Tim Healy, also an Irish nationalist politician, who initially a passionate supporter of Parnell, he became disenchanted with his leader after events surrounding Parnell's relationship with Katharine O'Shea.
RM2K2JX88–Eamon De Valera (1882-1975) American-born Irish statesman, declining the opportunity to attend the Ottawa Conference on tarriffs because his duties at home in the Irish Free State, where he had just come into power,. Cartoon from 'Punch' (London, 6 July 1932). Artist Leonard Raven-Hill (1867-1942) British
RMPT6YYC–Punch cartoon by John Tenniel, entitled disputed empire. A comment on the Indian Famine of 1876-78 in which some 5.5 million of her subjects died after she had assumed the title of Empress of India.
RMHTMH08–'Where's the (Irish) Police?': William Gladstone, British Prime Minister, watching the unrest in Ireland and waiting to intervene. In April a new Irish Peace Preservation Act was passed by Parliament. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 12 March 18
RMF4FPC1–Irish Home rule defeat cartoon 1894
RM2K2JX4A–Edward Carson (1854-1935) Irish-born British politician and jurist. Opposed Home Rule for Ireland. Leader of Irish Unionists. Cartoon from 'Punch' London 9 July 1898
RMFY838H–Gladstone & Ireland. The Shamrock Puzzle A punch cartoon by John Tenniel
RM2RG9BC5–Cartoon, Our Siamese Twins -- a satirical comment on Gladstone's Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority in 1868. The legislation, which came into force in 1869, separated the Church of Ireland from the Church of England, and meant that the Church of Ireland was no longer entitled to collect tithes from the Irish people. A controversial law, it helped to dismantle the Protestant Ascendancy which had been dominant in Ireland for centuries.
RMF2RRYR–Punch cartoon Home Rule Redmond 1909
RMHTMHJK–Mr Punch tells John Bull to ignore Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Irish politician, as he is sure to come a cropper riding the Irish horse. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch' London 5 September 1885. Engraving
RMHHG4DF–Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable. A transatlantic telegraph cable is an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The first communications occurred August 16, 1858
RMCEE738–Punch cartoon 1845: 'The Real potato Blight of Ireland.'
RMD96BRN–John Morley (1838-1923) British Secretary for Ireland, holding the hand of the Evicted Tenant Bill he has shepherded through House of Commons, telling it not to be frightened of Edward Carson (1854-1935) Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 11 August 1894.
RMF81JGB–Balfour haunted by the spectre of the Irish Potato famine Punch cartoon 1890
RMTXH18J–William Edward Forster (1818-1886), British Liberal politician. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1879. Engraving
RMFFYMJ4–politics, caricature, Great Britain, Rights for Ireland, the old hard of hearing Lady Justice does not understand how a country governed by John Bull could complain, wood engraving, 'Punch', London, 28.7.1866, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMMFNPD4–Daniel O'Connell (1755-1847) 'The Liberator', Irish politician and patriot, shown with the Irish Frankenstein, the monster of his creation (as England saw it). O'Connell led the Repeal (of Union with Britain) movement. Cartoon by Charles Keene from 'Punch', London, 1843.
RMDP9MYJ–Cartoon, Little Red Riding Hood
RMBCR96Y–IRELAND Punch magazine rebukes Daniel O Connell for wanting Repeal of the Union with the rest of the UK
RMHTMH0A–'Two Forces': Irish Land League outlawed. Britannia protects Hibernia (Ireland) with the Force of Law against the Force of Anarchy. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 29 October 1881.
RMD8A0MX–Cartoon, Irish Nationalist mocked
RMHTMHJM–Irish National League, with face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch' London, 24 October 1885. Engraving
RMG39M4C–Cartoon, A New Departure (W E Forster)
RMHTMGT5–'The Finish': General Election 1886. Gladstone (Liberal) went to the country over his Home Rule for Ireland bill. Salisbury (Conservative opposition) beats Gladstone to the finishing line . John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 17 July 1886.
RM2C876EE–Cartoon, The Bill-Sticker -- a satirical comment on Gladstone as Liberal Prime Minister, choosing to prioritise the Irish Land Bill over other planned legislation.
RMHTMGT3–'The Live Shell': Salisbury's (right) administration resigned in January to be followed in February by the third Gladstone (left) administration. Neither politician relished dealing with the problems of Ireland. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 30 January 1886.
RMD02NC9–Doth not a meeting like this make Amends? Political cartoon about the state of Ireland in August 1861
RM2RG9BAM–Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey -- a satirical comment on Disraeli's speech to his Buckinghamshire electors, suggesting that the Roman Catholic Church will be the only organisation to gain from the forthcoming Irish Church Act, promoted by Gladstone. Mrs Bull scolds him for being a scaremonger.
RMFF9K6X–POTATO FAMINE, 1846. /n'Union Is Strength.' an English cartoon of 1846 showing John Bull (England) offering relief to the victims of the potato famine in Ireland.
RM2RG9BCJ–Cartoon, Swift on a Large Scale -- a comment on Gladstone's assigning the surplus from Irish Church endowments (resulting from the disestablishment of the Irish Church) for humanitarian purposes. The ghost of Dean Swift approves of his action, but thinks he should have credited him with the original idea, as he also left money in his will for similar purposes.
RMCEE7GC–Punch cartoon 1845: 'Rint v Potatoes. - The Irish Jeremy Diddler.'
RMD96BRM–Edward Carson (1854-1935) Irish-born British politician and jurist. Opposed Home Rule for Ireland. Leader of Irish Unionists. Cartoon from 'Punch' London 9 July 1898
RF2WP11XX–Reasoning with an Irish Free and Independent, political cartoon from 1852 Punch Magazine
RM2BT5J0T–Irish gentlemen drinking punch at a committee meeting to discuss a pillar to commemorate King George IVs visit to Ireland. A pillar committee. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru Esq., and his Elegant Friend Sir Shawn ODogherty, published by William Evans, London, 1829.
RMD02P4G–The O'Mannikin. Political cartoon about O'Donoghue MP for Tipperary challenging Sir Robert Peel, March 1862.
RMHTMGT7–'Silencing the Trumpet. (after Aesop)': Prime Minister Gladstone silencing the Irish press for inciting Fenian violence. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 9 April 1870.
RMMA7W5H–Cover for Punch magazine 19 November 1975
RMCC5KHJ–GLADSTONE tackles the Irish Land Question in a cartoon from Punch of February 1870
RMHTMGT4–'Set Down Two, and Carry One.'?: Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, in a quandary over which of the controversial Irish bills to jettison. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 3 April 1886.
RMFDX2X7–FENIAN GUY FAWKES cartoon from by John Tenniel published in Punch 28 December 1867
RMHTMHJD–'The Shadow Dance' Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) 'The Liberator', Irish politician, leader of the Repeal (of union with Britain) movement, shown as a man of little substance, but with the gift of words, having kissed the Blarney stone. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1843. Engraving
RM2RGB3PR–Gladstone collars a terrorist. 'I beg that you will look upon me simply as representing the executive power, and the authority of the law.'
RM2A05E4R–Advert for Guinness stout, 1951. The illustration shows scenes 'beside the seaside' including a Punch and Judy character and a bathing machine. Guinness is a dark Irish dry stout that originated at the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725–1803) at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland.
RM2RG9BAA–Cartoon, Steering Under Difficulties -- a satirical comment on Disraeli's reaction to Gladstone's Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority. Disraeli as captain threatens to blow up the ship, rather than allow Gladstone and Bright to take over the helm. The legislation, which came into force the following year, separated the Church of Ireland from the Church of England, and meant that the Church of Ireland was no longer entitled to collect tithes from the Irish people. A controversial law, it helped to dismantle the Protestant Ascen
RMF1MPKP–1894 Liberal Microscopic Majority Joke cartoon from Punch
RMW7CHM7–'Time's Waxworks', 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
RMKCE2F2–The Great Ulster convention of 17 June 1892
RMW7CHNM–Police Intelligence, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
RM2B03849–The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations. Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial expansion addressed by the agreement, the signing of the Entente Cordiale marked the end of almost a hundred years of intermittent conflict between the two states and their predecessors, and replaced the modus vivendi that had existed since the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 with a more formal agreement.
RMFFYM01–politics, caricature, Great Britain, an Irish representative is removed from the British parliament, 'Quite like at Home', wood engraving, 'Punch', London, 1901, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMD98876–Two Forces': Irish Land League outlawed. Britannia protects Hibernia (Ireland) with the Force of Law against the Force of Anarchy. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 29 October 1881.
RM2B1AAJC–The Non-stop Car. Punch 1916. Bernard Partridge 1861-1945. The cartoon implies that if Irish actions regarding home rule interfered with the first world war then they would be stopped.
RM2BT580T–Army officers performing a ritual commission ceremony. An officer wets a document in a bowl of punch with a sword at the Elephant and Castle pub. Wetting an Irish Commission. Handcoloured engraving from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru Esq., and his Elegant Friend Sir Shawn ODogherty, published by William Evans, London, 1829.
RMW7CPJJ–'The Irish Horse and Master (?)', 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
RMKDHB6N–The Fenian Fiend Troubling Canadian Waters, 1887
RMA9Y1TD–Gladstone Vs Land League
RMKCE2PJ–William Gladstone keeping his head down in the run up to the general election of 1892
RM2AFRJ0J–. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. bythemselves. In 1849 the Swiss Cottage at Osborne had notattained the importance it enjoyed during theearly fifties, but Baroness Bunsens narrativethrows an important light on one of the most noveland useful sources of good in the general schemedevised by the Queen and Prince Albert for the up-bringing of their children. The long-talked-ofvisit to Ireland was to come off at last, and beforethe end oi July, Punch published a cartoon describedas A Morning Call, in which the Queen andP
RMW7CH5X–'An Unexpected Cut', 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
RMHTMHJF–Repeal Meeting at Tara - 1843. Daniel O'Connell (1775-1841) Irish politician, 'The Liberator', leader of Repeal (of union with Britain) movement, shown as King of the Irish, with his subjects doing him homage and offering him the products of the land. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1843. Engraving
RMHTMHJG–Lord Randolph Churchill (left) trying to make Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician, show his hand and let Churchill and Hartington know how he will use Parnellite votes he commands in House of Commons. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch' 18 September 1886. Engraving
RMHTMH07–'Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns': Bill passed by Parliament on 15 February 1870 and received royal assent on 8 July. William Gladstone, Prime Minister, dealing with the issue. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 26 February 1870.
RMTXH0HA–Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl Balfour (1848-1930) Scottish-born British Conservative statesman and philosopher; Prime Minister 1902-5; Balfour Declaration 1917. A keen golfer, cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) from 'Punch' London 18 May 1889 when Chief Secretary for Ireland
RMD96BFG–Irish National League, with face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch' London, 24 October 1885. Engraving
RMR2MGHJ–Two Forces (Punch, October 29, 1881). Artist: Sir John Tenniel (British, London 1820-1914 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (26 x 18.7 cm). Date: 1881. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
RMD989N1–Arthur James Balfour, lst Earl Balfour (1848-1930) when Secretary of Ireland (1887-1891) dreaming of the spectre of the Potato Famine pointing to the suffering in Ireland. Cartoon by John Tenniel from 'Punch', London, 30 August 1890.
RMD98883–The Finish': General Election 1886. Gladstone (Liberal) went to the country over his Home Rule for Ireland bill. Salisbury (Conservative opposition) beats Gladstone to the finishing line . John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 17 July 1886.
RMD9887J–The Live Shell': Salisbury's (right) administration resigned in January to be followed in February by the third Gladstone (left) administration. Neither politician relished dealing with the problems of Ireland. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 30 January 1886.
RMD98870–Where's the (Irish) Police?': William Gladstone, British Prime Minister, watching the unrest in Ireland and waiting to intervene. In April a new Irish Peace Preservation Act was passed by Parliament. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 12 March 1870.
RMD96BE1–William Edward Forster (1818-1886), British Liberal politician. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1879. Engraving.
RMD98889–Silencing the Trumpet. (after Aesop)': Prime Minister Gladstone silencing the Irish press for inciting Fenian violence. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 9 April 1870.
RMD989P6–The Assault': Gladstone's Liberal Home Rule Bill under attack from the Conservative opposition attack by the battering ram with the head of the leader Lord Salisbury. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 18 March 1893.
RMD9897X–Daniel O'Connell (1755-1847) 'The Liberator', Irish politician and patriot, shown with the Irish Frankenstein, the monster of his creation (as England saw it). O'Connell led the Repeal (of Union with Britain) movement. Cartoon by Charles Keene from 'Punch', London, 1843.
RMD9887P–Set Down Two, and Carry One.'?: Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, in a quandary over which of the controversial Irish bills to jettison. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 3 April 1886.
RMD9886P–Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns': Bill passed by Parliament on 15 February 1870 and received royal assent on 8 July. William Gladstone, Prime Minister, dealing with the issue. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 26 February 1870.
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