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Scenes of royal life were a popular subject for depiction in parabaik folding books at the Burmese court of Mandalay during the late nineteenth century. These openings show the training of hunting elephants and other mounted exercises.

A Sense of Identity | Courts and courtiers | Animals

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Object The training of elephants from court amusements and ceremonies.cover

A view of the festivities on bonfire night in Cork City in 1845.

A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Rites and ceremonies

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Object Skellig Night on South Mall.cover

Representation of an interior of a cottage in West Cork with family group.

A Sense of Place | The West | Manners and customs

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Object Letter from America.cover

Poster announcing the election of Daniel O'Connell to the British House of Commons in 1828 for County Clare. He could not take the Oath of Supremacy, as a Catholic, and his election led directly to the Emancipation Act of 1829. Here he is appealing to the electors of Coun

A Sense of Freedom | History | Catholic Emancipation

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Object Poster regarding Daniel O'Connell's election to Westminster in 1829.cover

The Fenian rebellion of 1866 was a failure, but has left us ca. 600 photographs of suspects, detained until they agreed to emigrate. The Irish police force was the first in Europe to photograph suspects. Lawrence Lonergan was a blacksmith in Ballylooby, County Tipperary, wh

A Sense of Freedom | History | Fenians

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Object Photograph of Lawence Lonergan, Fenian suspect.cover

The Primary Valuation was carried out by the Valuation Office during the period 1846-65. Under this valuation, every building and holding of land (or tenement) in Ireland was valued individually. The resulting information was used to assess liability for local taxation and

A Sense of Place | History | Taxation

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Object Primary Valuation Book.cover

Peasants outside an inn listening to a man reading the latest news about the Land League.

A Sense of Freedom | History | Land League (Ireland)

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Object News of the Land Leaguecover

Tithes were a tax on agricultural produce which was payable by the occupiers of agricultural land. They were the main source of income for the parish clergy of the Church of Ireland (the largest Protestant church and the church established by law). In the 1820s, tithes were

A Sense of Place | History | Tithe War, 1829-1838

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Object Tithe Applotment Book.cover