Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Another Picture Of Prime Minister Peel O’Connell now (1842-1843) tried another method, and organised in various parts of Ireland huge assemblies, known as ” monster meetings,” to which the people came in thousands ; at one held at Tara at least a quarter of a million persons were present. A platform was erected [...]

Above : Another Painting Of Daniel O’Connell A monster meeting, to be held on the 8th of the month at Ciontarf, near Dublin, had been arranged, and preparations for it had been going on for some weeks. Only on the previous afternoon (Saturday, October 7th) was a proclamation, signed by the Lord Lieutenant (Lord de [...]