Eviction at Thomas Bermingham’s house in Moyasta, Co. Clare
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| Summary: | This eviction took place on the Vandeleur Estate, Kilrush, Co. Clare. The battering ram was a purpose built pole and pulley system which could render a cottage inhabitable. |
| In collection: | The Lawrence Photograph Collection |
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Tuesday, 31 July 1888
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| Notes: | Research by our Flickr Commons users established the exact location and date of this photograph. This was Thomas Bermingham’s house in Moyasta, Co. Clare. Thomas was in dispute with his landlord on the Vandeleur Estate. Thomas’ family barricaded themselves inside the house to resist eviction. On 31 July 1888, a team of “Emergency Men” used this battering ram to destroy the house. Featured in the National Library of Ireland's "Photo Detectives" exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, Dublin, 2017-2018. Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/22713809624 Robert French was the chief photographer responsible for photographing three quarters of the Lawrence Collection. For more information, see the Dictionary of Irish Biography: http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a3369 Physical description: 1 photographic negative glass 16.5 x 21.5 cm. Caption on glassplate reads: Battering Ram. "Back with them,away with them". 1771. W. L. more |
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