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The "Union": How it was Carried
Robert Dudley and Alfred Webb
Leaflet with reproduced text from a 1799 letter by Robert Dudley concerning the Act of Union and relations between Ireland and Great Britain. The letter is accompanied by commentary from Alfred Webb. Date is approximate.
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General Gordon on Ireland. The Following Private Letter from General (then Colonel) Gordon, Who Had Just Previously Visited the West of Ireland, Was Published in the (London) Times of 3rd December, 1880.
C. G. Gordon
“The following private Letter from General (then Colonel) Gordon, who had previous visited the West of Ireland, was published in the (London) Times of 3rd December, 1880.” Letter concerns the Irish question and Land Acts. Date is approximate.
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What Does Home Rule for Ireland Mean?
John Page Hopps
Leaflet of the Irish Press Agency defining Home Rule, the need for its implementation, and the implications for Ireland and Great Britain. The text is authored by Reverend John Page Hops of Leicester and an advertisement for “Now Ready—One Hundredth Thousand. An Eight Page Pamphlet” by the same author is included. Date is approximate.
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Why is Ireland Again a Medicant? An Address
George Shea
An address by George Shea, Chief Justice of the Marine Court, to the Philo-Celtic Society at the Cooper Institute in New York City, on March 4th, 1880.
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Does Home Rule Mean Separation?
Unknown
Leaflet of the Irish Protestant Home Rule Association concerning the “separation cry” in relation to Home Rule and parties aligned on sides of the issue. Date is approximate.
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Home Rule of the Great Preservative of Empire
Unknown
Leaflet of the Irish Press Agency concerning historical instances of Home Rule across the British empire, Europe, and America as models of success for Home Rule in Ireland. Date is approximate.
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How Did They Pass the Union?
Unknown
Leaflet of the Irish National League about the passing of the Act of Union. Date is approximate.
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Blanid
Robert D. Joyce
"Blanid, daughter of the King of the Isle of Man, is sought in marriage by the princes of Western Europe. She refuses them all. At length she falls in love with Cuhullin, the son of her father's most powerful enemy."
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Mr. John Bright on Home Rule
John Bright
A portion of a letter from John Bright to Rev. J. Sherlock about Irish Home Rule as well as a speech from Bright to the Deputation of Cork Farmer's Club in Dublin. The letter is dated March 15, 1887, while the speech is dated October 31, 1866.
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Ireland's Miseries: Their Cause. From the Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil, for September, 1852
Tribune Office
A pamphlet about how the British colonial system caused misfortunes for the Irish.
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Ireland, Shewing the Roads, Railways &C. Constructed Since the Ordnance Survey of 1839
Charles Saunderson and John Dower
A map of Ireland with roads, railways, and towns portrayed as constructed since the Ordnance Survey of 1839. Also included is a list of banks in Dublin and Belfast and information for travelers to Ireland.
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A Discourse Delivered in the New Dutch Church, Nassau Street, on Tuesday, the 21st of October 1794
Thomas Dunn
A speech given before the New York Society for the Information and Assistance of Persons Emigrating from Foreign Countries on October 21, 1794.
