Arrest of girl during the Rent War in Ireland 1887
Police attempt to arrest a girl at Glenbeigh, Kerry, Ireland for assault on Emergency Men during the evictions. These men were drafted in to guard property from which people had been recently evicted. Forcible evictions became widespread in mid to late 19th century rural Ireland and were the backdrop to the Rent and Land wars in there
Picture No
10220380
Media ID
45989829
Size
5600px x 4090px
(4.3MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving by A. Forestier in The Illustrated London News', 12 February 1887, page 581
Date
1887
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