Hibernia (personification)
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Hibernia is a national personification of Ireland. She appeared in numerous cartoons and drawings, in particular, during the nineteenth century.
"Britannia protecting her sister Hibernia from the anarchy of Irish nationalism" – Punch, 1881
Ériu
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In Irish mythology, Ériu, daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron goddess of Ireland.
Hibernia (personification)
…Hibernia. However, possibly because of the pro-union publications' adoption of the "helpless" image of Hibernia, nationalist publications would later use Erin and Kathleen Ni Houlihan as personifications of Irish nationhood. However, Irish Nationalists did continue to use the terms "Hibernia" and "Hibernian…
″The Harp of Erin″ painting by Thomas Buchanan Read