Hibernia (personification)

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Edmund Dwyer Gray
in 1888.

Hibernia is a national personification of Ireland. She appeared in numerous cartoons and drawings, in particular, during the nineteenth century.[1][2]

As depicted in frequent cartoons in

Fenians or the Irish National Land League, often depicted as brutish, ape-like monsters. Unable to defend herself, Hibernia is depicted turning to the strong, armoured Britannia for defence.[5] John Tenniel, now mainly remembered as the illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, produced a number of such depictions of Hibernia.[6][7]

At times, nationalist publications (such as the Land League and Parnell's United Ireland newspaper) did use the image of Hibernia. However, possibly because of the pro-union publications' adoption of the "helpless" image of Hibernia, nationalist publications would later use

€2 commemorative coin in 2016 to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1916 coins to feature Hibernia statue and Proclamation terms". Irish Times. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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  3. ^ "Punch cartoon of March 3, 1866, and commentary by Harlan Wallach". projects.vassar.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ Nicola Gordon Bowe. "Essay - Symbols of Ireland". Government of Ireland (gov.ie). Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2016. Depictions of Ireland as a green-clad Hibernia [...] resilient, deceptively vulnerable
  5. ^ "Two Forces: Irish Land League outlawed. Britannia protects Hibernia (Ireland) with the Force of Law against the Force of Anarchy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 29 October 1881". Bridgeman Art Library. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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  7. ^ John Tenniel (artist). "The gentlemanly Gladstone and the brutish Land League as rivals for Hibernia's heart". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  8. ^ "'Hibernia' statue, General Post Office, Dublin". South Dublin Libraries. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ^ "History and Heritage / Dublin's General Post Office". AnPost.ie. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. ^ "A swish new €2 coin comes into circulation today to commemorate 1916".


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