O'Hea, J. F. (1886). "On the dissecting table" - Again - Perhaps: Gavin Duffy, in his farewell address when leaving Ireland, 1855, having described in moving language the disastrous events of six preceding years said-"A change might come, and that it might he fondly prayed ; but unless, and until the existing conditions altered there was no more hope for Ireland than for a corpse upon the dissecting-table." The above gives an idea of what might take place if the Ireland of '86 were like the Ireland of '55. But "a change has come," and our cartoon is but a picture of what might have been. The reality is very different. [P.J. Gormley].

O'Hea, J. F. "On the Dissecting Table" - Again - Perhaps: Gavin Duffy, in His Farewell Address When Leaving Ireland, 1855, Having Described in Moving Language the Disastrous Events of Six Preceding Years Said-"A Change Might Come, and That It Might He Fondly Prayed ; but Unless, and Until the Existing Conditions Altered There Was No More Hope for Ireland than for a Corpse upon the Dissecting-table." The Above Gives an Idea of What Might Take Place If the Ireland of '86 Were like the Ireland of '55. But "a Change Has Come," and Our Cartoon Is but a Picture of What Might Have Been. The Reality Is Very Different. [P.J. Gormley], 1886.