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Howth in the 1940 s – The Gem

A closer look under the bridge – Gem is 2 storey house

The Cartoons

Period & Distribution

Possible fire damage

CARICATURES

Ramsay Mc. Donald 17 Craigavon 16 Ernest Blythe 8 Stanley Baldwin 14 Joe Devlin 2 Eamon de Valera 5 Philip Snowden 7 W T Cosgrave 21 King Alphonso 5 Gandhi 4 Mussolini 4 Hitler 1 Kevin O'Higgins 3 Lloyd George 4

STYLE & DETAIL

The bather's death trap at Dollymount 21/9/1929 "The policy of the Dublin Corporation and the Port and Docks Board of shifting responsibility and shirking action, might be harmless enough if precious young lives were not being lost every year as a consequence"

Attention to detail – Martello No. 1 North

Full Cartoons

FREE STATE

A Wind Fall 11/8/1928 The post-war years have been a lean time for artists. Under the terms of the late Thomas Haverty's will, a sum of £ 750 will be available yearly for the purchase of Irish artists'pictures.

The Merrion St. distorting mirror 8/4/1926

Filth & obverse Don't look a gift horse in the hoof

The Vulture At the Catholic Truth Conference, Judge O'Brien K. C. denounced the plague of immoral literature from abroad. 16/10/1926

A hard hit No date Newspaper clipping: "Leading medical men in the Free State are unanimous in the opinion that the Government's decision to have a separate Medical Registrar for the Free State is likely to have cal. . . mitous results for the. . . sion and the medical. . . " Independent [Implementation of Treaty. First Act 1924. Second Act 1927. ]

Friendly Warning 28/5/1927 [Assassinated 10 July 1927] People say what is the use of telling these old tales and raking up the bitter story. . . if we are to draw any lesson from our past we must know our past" - Mr Kevin O'Higgins Minister for Justice.

BRITAIN

Keeping his pecker up 6/11/1930 "The latest fancy in Mayfair is having one's photograph taken while under the spell of music of one's own choosing".

“Sup-Chum” 1/11/1930 "Lord Salisbury's observation in the house of Lords, that the welfare of the country should not be bartered for a measure of electoral reform would, however, imply that satisfactory assurances have been given to the Liberals by labour"

Political racketeering 7/2/1931 "A few gunmen - The Liberals - were pressing their will on the community as represented by the Government. Mr Lloyd George had succeeded in applying the pressure of Al Capone" Sir Hilton Young (C). [Liberals supporting a minority Labour government].

The law is a hass 27/8/1932 Regarding the retention of the pictures of the Lane Bequest, Dr W. B. Yeats stated that "England has no defense whatever in the matter except the pure technicality of the law, England has no claim to these pictures and his statesmen know it"

NORTHERN IRELAND

Aren't I a lovable fellow 11/10/1928 "That powerful Government, entrenched in a position of privilege and power, now, and as far as he could see for all time, could not allow the minority to exist, or have an opinion or thought, or be allowed to speak. " - Joseph Devlin M. P. in Northern Parliament.

Stirring times No date – No commentary

OVERSEAS

Keeping his hand in 2/8/1926 [Wilhelm Marx – Chancellor ? ]

Keeping his hand in - detail

The big noise in Germany 25/9/1930 [note: In German federal elections on 14/9/1930 Nazis increased their Reichstag seats from 12 to 107 becoming the second largest party. ]

One admirer 10/4/1930 "One would imagine that ourside Russia no Government would be found capable of perpetrating such injustice, and of penalising a large and important section of citizens on account of their religion".

Uncle Sam's Mexican policy 29/1/1927

A wrong setting 19/7/1930 "If the Mahatma (Gandhi) and his Lieutenants are to be induced to take part in the Round Table Conference, a necessary preliminary would seem to be that they should forthwith be set at liberty".

Strange as it seems 18/7/1931 "Gandhi is said to be coming to the Round Table Conference with a bill for £ 1, 200, 000 which goes back to the days of Queen Elizabeth when The East India Company first exploited the Uahatmas ancesters. The bill includes, over-taxation, illegal charges, and interest".

THEMES

Labour relations

6/9/1913 Evening Herald [Lockout: 26/8/1913 – 8/1/1914]

Magnetic attraction 8/5/1926

Returned with thanks 12/8/1926 [ Bishops, who were living off mining royalties, attempted to propose a four month monatorium ]

Irish Hospitals' Sweepstakes

The coming draw – an expectant world 28/5/1931

The two voices 6/6/1931 " England drew 2, 823 prizes in The Saorstat Hospitals Sweepstakes, the total value of the cash prizes being £ 238, 375.

PERSONAL LIFE FAMILY

Audenville – 16 Iona Road

Royal hibernian academy Annual exhibiton 1916 1917 The tavern fire £ 6. 6. 0 The wayfarer £ 5. 5. 0 The dead rebel £ 15. 0 all the works from the 1916 exhibiton were Destroyed in fire during the easter rising

Royal Hibernian Academy on fire during the 1916 Rising Painting from Mick O'Dea's 1916 Exhibition “The Foggy Dew”

Royal hibernian academy Annual exhibiton 1916 1917 The tavern fire £ 6. 6. 0 The wayfarer £ 5. 5. 0 The dead rebel £ 15. 0 all the works from the 1916 exhibiton were Destroyed in fire during the easter rising

Thanks to Dr. Margarita Cappock of The Hugh Lane Gallery

The election aftermath 20/2/1932

The Grove 2014

Birth – 15 Dolier Street - 1889

Death – The Gem, Howth - 1946

THANKS NLI – permissions to reproduce the cartoons Máire Kennedy for invitation here today Brewster Family – photos, stories, encouragement, attendance here today

apology from Me + Brewsters Just one full day in Dublin

Dedication Dolores Brewster RIP 1929 - 2016