Irish History

Detail from John Brooks (fl.1730-1756) after Jan Wyck (c.1640-1700), 'The Battle of the Boyne, 1st July 1690'.

The Battle of the Boyne, 1st July 1690
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Detail from Adriaen Collaert, 'St. Patrick', 1603.

Saint Patrick
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Detail from Edwin Hayes, 'An Emigrant Ship, Dublin Bay, Sunset', 1854.

An Emigrant Ship, Dublin Bay, Sunset
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Detail from Daniel Maclise, 'The Marriage of Aoife and Strongbow', c.1854.

The Marriage of Strongbow & Aoife
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Detail from Erskine Nicol, 'An Ejected Family', 1853.

An Ejected Family
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NGI 10004 Johannes Tangena after Dutch 17th Century School, The Siege and Taking of Athlone, County Westmeath, 2nd July 1691

The Siege and Taking of Athlone, County Westmeath, 2nd July 1691
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NGI 125 Francis Wheatley (1747-1801), The Dublin Volunteers on College Green, 4th November, 1779

The Dublin Volunteers on College Green, 4th November, 1779
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Detail from William Sadler the Younger, 'The French in Killala Bay', c.1810.

The French in Killala Bay
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