Heaven save a [soul]. Will you give me [piece] of a bit of turf to cook some potatoes?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cole, Charles William., fl. 1880-1905, artist
Summary:C.W. Cole spent time in Ballinrobe, County Mayo. He was working as a special artist for the Graphic, reporting on the events relating to the Irish Land League in the west of Ireland in 1880. This image shows a barefooted woman begging for turf in the rain
In collection: C.W. Cole sketchbook [graphic]
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: 1880
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Notes:Title inscribed in ink l.r. on image

Image published in slightly altered form as a wood engraving entitled '3. "Heaven save ye, Sorr! Will ye give me the Price of a Bit o' Turf to cook some Pitatees"' as part of a series of illustrations on page 577, under the title "The Land Agitation in Ireland" in The Graphic, December 11th 1880

Physical description: 1 drawing pen over pencil image 16.4 x 10.3 cm., on sketchbook sheet 26.4 x 34.2 cm.

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Credits:Attributed to C.W. Cole