January 05
Sun 2pm National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street. Tour: Power, prayer and pattens—women in medieval Ireland (not wheelchair accessible).
Nick Maxwell
Events
JANUARY 05 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Ave. Townships of south Dublin, Seamas Ó Maitiu. Adm. €4/students €2. 10 Tues 7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square. History of the Garda Síochána, Gerry Lovett. 10 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. From horses to horsepower, … Read more
Fanny Lover (1834–c. 1915–20)
Samuel Lover had two daughters, both born in Dublin; his first wife, Lucy Berrel, and first-born, Margaret, predeceased him. His second daughter, Frances, spoke several languages and was said to be ‘very musical, a fine pianist and very much her father’s daughter’. Her second husband was a medical doctor and they had a son, Wilhelm … Read more
Was Victor Herbert Irish?
ALTHOUGH HE NEVER SET FOOT IN IRELAND, HE CONFIDENTLY PROCLAIMED HIS ETHNICITY By Marion R. Casey ‘No, he is not an Irishman. He was born in Ireland; but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse’ —Daniel O’Connell (referring to the duke of Wellington), Mullaghmast, 1843. Long ago O’Connell put his … Read more
Samuel Lover (1797–1868)
Dublin was home to Samuel Lover until 1835, when he moved to London for better commissions for his miniature portraits. In 1846–7 he toured the United States with ‘Irish Evenings’ that featured humorous songs of his own composition set to old Irish melodies. As late as 1916, Lover’s ‘The Low-backed Car’, ‘The Bowld Sojer Boy’, … Read more