Charles Stewart Parnell | Ireland In London

Photograph of London Fields in Hackney where on 6 July 1886 a massive demonstration was held in support of Irish Home Rule

Irish Home Rule in Hackney: 5 July 1886, London Fields E8.

The day before the General Election of 1886, somewhere between six and ten thousand people gathered in London Fields to support the cause of Home Rule for Ireland.

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Irish Home Rule in Hackney: 5 July 1886, London Fields E8.

Finding Ireland in the History of London