A St. Patrick's day reflection. And still there are those who ask me "why I want Home Rule?". The Registrar General has just issued a statistical return shewing that since May, 1851, the awful number of 3,197,419 men and women of Irish birth (the young and strong ones), have fled their birthplace to find in most cases death in foreign lands, and each year is adding to the terrible national drain.

A St. Patrick's day reflection.

And still there are those who ask me "why I want Home Rule?". The Registrar General has just issued a statistical return shewing that since May, 1851, the awful number of 3,197,419 men and women of Irish birth (the young and strong ones), have fled their birthplace to find in most cases death in foreign lands, and each year is adding to the terrible national drain.
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Bibliographic Details
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: [Dublin] : [P.J. Gormley], 17th March, 1888.
Subjects:
Emigration & immigration > Ireland > 1880-1890.
Symbols > Ireland > 1880-1890.
Home rule > Ireland
Home rule > Ireland > 19th century
Ireland > History > 19th century
Ireland > Politics and government > 19th century
Chromolithographs > Irish > 1880-1890
Editorial cartoons > Irish > 1880-1890
Political cartoons > Irish > 1880-1890.
Notes:Supplement given away with the Weekly Freeman 17th March, 1888. Price Three Half-Pence.

Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 43.3 x 28.7 cm..

Reproduction Note: Neg. No.: R16896 (B&W) and R18184 (Col.).

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