Picture Credits
Cover
Detail from ‘The North Kilkenny Election – Mr. Parnell Mobbed Whilst Leaving Castlecomer.’ In The Graphic, 27 December 1890, p. 723.
Portrait of A. J. Kettle
A. J. Kettle, 1880.
Source: Detail from ‘The Irish National Land League 1880: Souvenir Photograph with Portraits of Members of the Irish National Land League.’ Photographer: William Lawrence. Library of Trinity College Dublin, Digital Collections, TCD MS 9649/25. https://doi.org/10.48495/79407x24n.
Additional Biographical Note by Niamh Reilly
Laurence J. Kettle, 1930.
Source: ‘Presentation Portrait of Laurence J. Kettle M.I.C.E.I. City Electrical Engineer.’ Artist: Seán Keating. Oil on canvas. Hugh Lane Gallery. Portrait reproduced here with the permission of the gallery. Collection and image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Chapter 1
Hill of Feltrim, Swords, Co. Dublin, probably late nineteenth century.
Source: ‘Feltrim Hill, Swords, Co. Dublin.’ Photographer: Robert French. Photograph taken c. 1865-1914. National Library of Ireland, Lawrence Photograph Collection, L_ROY_07917. © National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000319598.
Eviction on the Vandeleur Estate, Co. Clare, late nineteenth century.
Source: ‘On the Road for Eviction.’ Photographer: Robert French. Photograph taken c. 1880-1900. The eviction took place on the Vandeleur Estate, Co. Clare. National Library of Ireland, Lawrence Photograph Collection, L_ROY_01766. © National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000191672
Chapter 2
Isaac Butt.
Source: ‘Isaac Butt.’ In Andrew J. Kettle, The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle, ed. L. J. Kettle (Dublin: Fallon, 1958), opposite p. 16.
A. J. Kettle, 1878.
Source: ‘Andrew J. Kettle at 45.’ In Andrew J. Kettle, The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle, ed. L. J. Kettle (Dublin: Fallon, 1958), opposite p. 10.
Chapter 3
Charles Stewart Parnell.
Source: Detail from ‘Charles Stewart Parnell.’ Cigarette card. Published by Ogden’s, c. 1894-1907. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG x197005. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Michael Davitt, c. 1878.
Source: ‘Michael Davitt.’ Photographer: Gregg. Cabinet card. Taken during a lecture tour of the United States, c. 1878. National Library of Ireland, Irish Political Figures Photographic Collection, NPA POLF69. © National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000642482/HierarchyTree?recordID=vtls000642482.
Chapter 4
An illuminated address presented to Parnell by the leadership of the Land League to commemorate his speech to the US House of Representatives on 2 February 1880. He was touring the United States in 1879-80 to build awareness of the Land League and raise funds to aid evicted tenant farmers in Ireland. The address was executed by Thomas J. Lynch, a Dublin artist, and was signed by A. J. Kettle, Michael Davitt, and other members of the Land League leadership.
Source: ‘Illuminated address presented to Charles Stewart Parnell by the Land League on his return from the United States, March 1880.’ Artist: Thomas J. Lynch. National Library of Ireland, MS L 355. © National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000579892.
The Royal Victoria Hotel, Cork, nineteenth century.
Source: Cork City Libraries via Facebook.
Alexander Martin Sullivan.
Source: Detail from ‘Alexander Martin Sullivan.’ National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG Ax27878. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Chapter 5
John Dillon.
Source: ‘[John Dillon, Head and Shoulders Profile Portrait].’ Photographer: James Russell & Sons. Cabinet card. Photograph taken c. 1880-1910. National Library of Ireland, Irish Personalities Photographic Collection. © National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000638532/.
Joseph Gillis Biggar.
Source: Detail from ‘Alexander Martin Sullivan.’ Glass lantern slide, 1890s. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG Ax27878. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Chapter 6
Thomas Sexton, 1880.
Source: Detail from ‘The Irish National Land League 1880: Souvenir Photograph with Portraits of Members of the Irish National Land League.’ Photographer: William Lawrence. Library of Trinity College Dublin, Digital Collections, TCD MS 9649/25. https://doi.org/10.48495/79407x24n.
Justin McCarthy.
Source: Detail from ‘Justin McCarthy.’ Photograph by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co., 1891. Carbon print. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG Ax5542. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
John Clancy, 1911.
Source: Detail from ‘John Joseph Clancy.’ Photograph by Benjamin Stone, March 1911. Platinum print. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG x9261. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Chapter 7
Office of the Ladies’ Land League, 1881.
Source: ‘Oficina de la “Liga de las Mujeres,”’ La Ilustración española y americana, 22 November 1881, p. 300.
Timothy Michael Healy, 1898.
Source: Detail from ‘Timothy Michael Healy.’ Photograph by Benjamin Stone, July 1898. Platinum print. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG x20376. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Chapter 8
Thomas Brennan, 1880.
Source: Detail from ‘The Irish National Land League 1880: Souvenir Photograph with Portraits of Members of the Irish National Land League.’ Photographer: William Lawrence. Library of Trinity College Dublin, Digital Collections, TCD MS 9649/25. https://doi.org/10.48495/79407x24n.
Michael P. Boyton, 1880.
Source: Detail from ‘The Irish National Land League 1880: Souvenir Photograph with Portraits of Members of the Irish National Land League.’ Photographer: William Lawrence. Library of Trinity College Dublin, Digital Collections, TCD MS 9649/25. https://doi.org/10.48495/79407x24n.
‘Force no Remedy,’ illustration of Charles Stewart Parnell, John Dillon, and an unknown policeman, by Harry Furniss, from Vanity Fair, 7 December 1881.
Source: ‘“Force no Remedy” (Charles Stewart Parnell, John Dillon and an unknown policeman).’ Chromolithograph by Harry Furniss, published in Vanity Fair, 7 December 1881. National Portrait Gallery, Reference Collection, NPG D44043. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Chapter 9
Millview, the Kettle family home in Malahide, Co. Dublin.
Source: ‘Millview, Malahide.’ In Andrew J. Kettle, The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle, ed. L. J. Kettle (Dublin: Fallon, 1958), opposite p. xii.
Archbishop Croke, c. 1880.
Source: ‘Archbishop Croke.’ Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131586810.
Chapter 10
Avondale House in County Wicklow.
Source: ‘Avondale.’ In Andrew J. Kettle, The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle, ed. L. J. Kettle (Dublin: Fallon, 1958), opposite p. 32.
Chapter 11
William O’Brien, 1908.
Source: Detail from ‘William O’Brien.’ Photograph by Benjamin Stone, July 1908. Platinum print. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG x33728. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Delia Stewart Parnell.
Source: ‘Delia Stewart Parnell.’ Uploaded to WikiTree by Cliff Parnell. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Stewart-13886.
Chapter 12
William Gladstone, c. 1892.
Source: ‘Gladstone.’ Photographer: Samuel Alexander Walker. Photogravure. Printed in The Photographic Times 22/537, 1 January 1892, p. 1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/photohistorytimeline/29865879296.
John O’Connor Power.
Source: Portrait-style photograph of John O’Connor Power. Shared online in Eoin Purcell, ‘The Member for Mayo,’ The Irish Story, 4 November 2011, https://www.theirishstory.com/2011/11/04/the-member-from-mayo/.
Chapter 13
Timothy Michael Healy, Justin McCarthy, and Thomas Sexton, drawing by Harry Furniss, c. 1891.
Source: ‘Timothy Michael Healy; Justin McCarthy; Thomas Sexton.’ Pen, ink, and wash drawing by Harry Furniss, before 1891. National Portrait Gallery, Primary Collection, NPG 3620. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Katherine O’Shea.
Source: ‘Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell, from a miniature.’ In Katherine O’Shea, Charles Stewart Parnell: His Love Story and Political Life, 2 vols. (London: Cassell and Company, 1914), frontispiece to volume 2.
Chapter 14
Morrison’s Hotel.
Source: ‘Morrison’s Hotel.’ In Andrew J. Kettle, The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle, ed. L. J. Kettle (Dublin: Fallon, 1958), opposite p. 94.
Katharine Tynan, c. 1880-87.
Source: ‘Katharine Tynan.’ Photographer: Chancellor. Cabinet card. Photograph taken c. 1880-87. National Library of Ireland, Irish Personalities Photographic Collection, NPA PERS77. © National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000641311.
Chapter 15
John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, by Harry Furniss, 1880s-90s.
Source: ‘John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn.’ Pen and ink drawing by Harry Furniss, before 1880s-90s. National Portrait Gallery, Primary Collection, NPG 3593. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
John Redmond, 1905.
Source: Detail from ‘John Edward Redmond.’ Photograph by Benjamin Stone, 1905. Platinum print. National Portrait Gallery, Photographs Collection, NPG x35015. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Chapter 16
A.J. Kettle, 1908, at age 75.
Source: ‘A. J. Kettle at Age of 75.’ In Andrew J. Kettle, The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle, ed. L. J. Kettle (Dublin: Fallon, 1958), frontispiece.