Holdings: [Ireland's via dolorosa]

[Ireland's via dolorosa]

[Ireland's via dolorosa]

Shemus.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Forbes, Ernest, 1879-1962
Summary:	Depicts a woman [Hibernia, a representation of Ireland], prostrate with grief following the death of Michael Collins. She is hugging a broken column (a traditional symbol for a life cut short) with the name "Michael Collins" on it; in the background other broken columns are featured with the names of Arthur Griffith, Robert Emmett, [Thomas] Davis, [Charles Stewart] Parnell, Daniel O'Connell and Owen Roe O'Neill on them.
In collection:	Shemus Cartoon Collection
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[24th August 1922].
Subjects:	Collins, Michael, > 1890-1922 Collins, Michael, > 1890-1922 > Death and burial Griffith, Arthur, > 1872-1922 Griffith, Arthur, > 1872-1922 > Death and burial O'Connell, Daniel, > 1775-1847 O'Connell, Daniel, > 1775-1847 > Death and burial Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Ireland) Caricatures and cartoons > Ireland > Periodicals Ireland > Politics and government > 1920-1930 Ireland > Politics and government > 20th century Ireland > History > 20th century Ink drawings > Irish > 1920-1930 Cartoons (Commentary) > Irish > 1920-1930 Crayon drawings > Irish > 1920-1930
Notes:	Shemus was a pseudonym used by Ernest Forbes. Terror and discord: the Shemus cartoons in the Freeman's Journal, 1920-1924 by Felix M. Larkin. Dublin: A&A Farmar, 2009. Published in: The Freeman's Journal, 24th August 1922. Physical description: 1 drawing : ink and crayon, col ; 39 x 34 cm. more
Contained in:	Forms part of: The Shemus Cartoon Collection.

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