Bridget O'Donnell by Mark Kennedy 🇮🇪 outside O'Connells ☘️ formerly The Thirsty Scholar
You may not recognise the name Bridget O’Donnell, but she is one of the most recognisable women in Irish history. www.theirishnation.com/bridget-odonnell
In December 1849 her image (re-presented in the mosaic here) appeared in The Illustrated London News. Over the following decades she became the face of the Great Famine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
Mosaic based on public domain work from the Illustrated London News, 1849-12-22 w.wiki/9NER
Bridget O'Donnell by Mark Kennedy 🇮🇪 outside O'Connells ☘️ formerly The Thirsty Scholar
You may not recognise the name Bridget O’Donnell, but she is one of the most recognisable women in Irish history. www.theirishnation.com/bridget-odonnell
In December 1849 her image (re-presented in the mosaic here) appeared in The Illustrated London News. Over the following decades she became the face of the Great Famine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
Mosaic based on public domain work from the Illustrated London News, 1849-12-22 w.wiki/9NER