Irish Collection

Book of Kells illustration of St. Matthew
Saint Matthew, an illuminated manuscript page from the Book of Kells, 8th or 9th century AD. Printed color reproduction of the document

Ireland map, 1870s
Map of Ireland, or Eire, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Lindisfarne Gospels page
Beginning of the Book of Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels, 1100s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Celtic bronze swords
Bronze swords of the Celts, found in Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Druid carrying mistletoe and a sickle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Druids collecting sacred mistletoe
Druid ceremony gathering mistletoe in the forest. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Man dressed in traditional Celt or Finnish attire
Turanian of Finland in traditional clothing, similar to that worn by the ancient Celts. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Clonmacnoise, Ireland, site of an early Christian abbey
Celtic cross amid ruins of the 6th-century abbey at Clonmacnoise, Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sun-wheel on a Celtic quern, Ireland
Sun-wheel carved on a quern, a primative grinding-stone, Ireland. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Ireland in the 16th century
Map of Ireland before the English invasion, circa 1580. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Irish children carrying peat to pay for school
Children in western Ireland carrying peat to pay for their schooling, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steeplechase riders in Britain, 1880s
Steeplechase riders taking a jump in Britain, 1880s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century painting by J. Sturgess

Ambrosio O Higgins, Viceroy of Peru
Don Ambrosio O Higgins, Spanish colonial administrator of Peru and of Chile. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 18th-century illustration

Celtic cross
Celtic sunwheel cross at Rostrevor, Northern Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Druids cutting mistletoe
Druid priests gathering mistletoe, observed by Roman soldiers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Irish feast in olden days
Banquet in ancient Ireland Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Celtic ruins in western Ireland
Archaic beehive huts, Fort of the Wolves on the west coast of Ireland. Hand-colored engraving

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Robert Boyle. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

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Thomas Young. Hand-colored woodcut of a portrait

Saint Aiden of Lindisfarne
Saint Aiden, Irish missionary who founded monastery at Lindisfarne in 635, becoming Bishop of Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

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European immigrants landing in New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Irish immigrant shantytown in New York City
Irish immigrant family on a summer evening in the shantytown at the Five Points, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Bobbing for apples at a Halloween party in Ireland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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King David and his choir. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 8th-century Anglo-Irish manuscript

Woman dressed in traditional Celt or Finnish attire
Finnish woman in traditional clothing similar to Celtic artifacts from Ireland. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Cluricauns of Irish folklore leading a traveler astray. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Banshee wailing to foretell death in an Irish village. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Celtic battle-axes
Battle-axes of the old Celtic heroes of Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Ogham inscription and sun symbol on an Old Irish gravestone
Pagan gravestone carved with sun symbols and Old Irish Ogham cipher, Ireland. Watercolor wash on a halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Gold ornament of the Celtic sun-wheel
Hammered gold spangle with pagan Celtic sun-cross, from Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sun-wheel cross marking an Irish grave
Sun-wheel cross in a cemetery at Monasterboice, Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Celtic wooden drinking vessels
Old Celtic drinking vessels made of wood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Druid priest and sacrificer
Druid priest with the crescent of the sixth day of the moon, and a Druid sacrificer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Irish farmers harrowing poor soil, 1800s
Irish family harrowing rocky soil on a mountain farm in County Mayo, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Celtic warrior and Roman soldier, with oak cluster and hut, from the column of Antoninus, ancient Rome. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the carving

Ship Alarm wrecked off the Irish coast, 1866
Lifeboat rescuing passengers from the ship " Alarm" off Belfast, Ireland, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Emigrants leaving for America, 1850s
European emigrants leaving their families to sail to America, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Seed potatoes carried to Ireland, 1800s
Irishmen carrying home seed potatoes from England to replant crops, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Irish emigrants saying goodbye to family and friends at Clifden, County Galway, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Irish potato harvesters on their way to England to find work, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Interior of a poor Irish familys mud cabin in County Kildare, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Druid human sacrifice at Stonehenge stopped by Roman soldiers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Barefoot Irish peat-gatherers on the moors, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Hungry Irish people gathering seaweed for food, coast of County Clare, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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