The murder of Lord Kilwarden, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, 23 July, 1803, during the Irish rebellion of 1803
Illustration by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878) from History of the Irish rebellion published 1887. Info from wiki: At one point, the rebels on Thomas Street saw the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Lord Kilwarden, reviled as chief prosecutor of William Orr in 1797, but also the judge who granted habeas corpus to Wolfe Tone in 1798. He was dragged from his carriage and hacked to death, although his daughter was allowed to escape. Sporadic clashes continued into the night until finally quelled by the military at the estimated cost of 20 military and 50 rebel dead.
Size: 3468px × 2439px
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 23, 1803, 18th, british, century, chief, cruikshank, defeat, dublin, england, engraving, george, history, illustration, image, insurrection, ireland, irish, irishmen, july, justice, kilwarden, lord, murder, picture, political, rebellion, rebels, rising, shared, st, thomas, united, uprising, victory
