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| Keywords: plan of campaign planofcampaign dr tully drtully francis tully francistully marquis of clanricarde marquisofclanricarde policemen helmets soldiers ladders cart thatch landlords rent robert french robertfrench glass negative glassnegative woodford galway ireland 1880s saturday september 1888 william lawrence williamlawrence lawrence collection lawrencecollection connaught connacht national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland evictions emergency men emergencymen scrofulous tatterdemallions scrofuloustatterdemallions blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white An eviction on the land of the Marquis of Clanricarde at Woodford, Co.Galway. Farmer and boatbuilder, Francis Tully, known locally as “Dr Tully”, was an activist for the Plan of Campaign in Galway. The Plan of Campaign was an attempt to gain lower rents through collective bargaining, because prices for agricultural exports had fallen dramatically in the 1880s. Maud Gonne agitated for change by projecting images like this one onto a building in Parnell Square, Dublin. Read through the comments below for fantastic background to this photo... Date: Saturday, 1 September 1888 NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02482 An eviction on the land of the Marquis of Clanricarde at Woodford, Co.Galway. Farmer and boatbuilder, Francis Tully, known locally as “Dr Tully”, was an activist for the Plan of Campaign in Galway. The Plan of Campaign was an attempt to gain lower rents through collective bargaining, because prices for agricultural exports had fallen dramatically in the 1880s. Maud Gonne agitated for change by projecting images like this one onto a building in Parnell Square, Dublin. Read through the comments below for fantastic background to this photo... Date: Saturday, 1 September 1888 NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02482 | ||||
