The Kilkenny Cats or Old and Young Ireland coming to the scratch Punch 1846-08-08 v11 p57, Richard Doyle, 8 August 1846

A caricature of "old ireland" (daniel o'connell, right) and "young ireland" (william smith o'brien, left) fighting like kilkenny cats. [1] published in punch 8 august 1846 (vol. 11 no. 265 p. 57). Image by richard doyle, text by horace mayhew. [2] caption the kilkenny cats; or, old and young ireland "coming to the scratch. " subtext   "oh, leave them alone,   they'll fight to the bone, and leave naught but their tails behind 'em. " references ↑ punch vol. 11 introduction p. Vii notes 57 ↑ artists and "suggestors": the punch cartoons 1843-1848 john bush jones and priscilla shaw victorian periodicals newsletter vol. 11, no. 1 (johns hopkins university press: march 1978), p. 10. Date: 8 August 1846.