Capture of Captain Moonshine
British police capture Captain Moonshine, who prevented at gunpoint the renewal of expired leases among Irish peasant tenants in the 1880s. Many tenants were forcibly evicted during this period with the use of terror tactics
Picture No
10280609
Media ID
46049845
Size
3189px x 2787px
(4.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Interfoto
Source
Unattributed engraving
Date
1881
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Disturbance Disturbances Evicted Eviction Evictions Leases Moonshine Tenants
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