Maid of Erin, a display of political cartoons by John Fergus O'Hea from the Weekly Freeman, 1887-1889

Maid of Erin, a display of political cartoons by John Fergus O’Hea from the Weekly Freeman, 1887-1889

15 January-30 April The later part of the nineteenth century saw the emergence of new mass movements in Irish social and political life. Taking aselection of illustrations by John Fergus O’Hea in particular, from the Local Studies Collection, this display explores the highlypoliticised imagery used to influence opinion in a period of increasing national awareness. Level 5 dlr LexIcon