MILITARIA
Title
Piece of Mansion House Flag
Object Name
Flag
Date Made
1900
1900
1900
Place Made
Republic of Ireland: County Dublin: Dublin
Dublin
Dublin
Description
Piece of Mansion House Flag, Dublin, pulled down in a riot during the Second Boer War, 1900. The riot occurred on March 1st 1900 outside the Mansion House in Dublin, after the British relief of Ladysmith, between students from Trinity College. One side was waving Union Jacks and cheering the Queen and General Roberts, and another crowd was cheering the Boers and their leader Kruger.
Materials
cloth, paper
Place Collected
Catalogue Number
BELUM.W2011.502
Copyright
National Museums NI