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Mock funeral, 1868

Mock funeral, 1868

The Fenians hanged in Manchester, England, were honoured in Hokitika by a funeral procession, and by a mock funeral. The artist Patrick Lysaght captured the latter event in this pencil drawing.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Non-ATL-0077
Pencil sketch by Patrick Lysaght

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Jock Phillips. 'Irish', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/irish/6/6