Nick Maxwell Early twentieth-century Adare, a village in the possession of the earl of Dunraven, was strung out along a road that formed the western boundary of the Adare Manor demesne. It had two prominent churches, neither of which was situated at the nucleus of the village, where the road forked. A fair green stood at that … Read more
In March 1958 an oil company was registered in Dublin with a view to securing exploration rights for the 27,000 square miles of the Irish Republic. The principal shareholders were George Collins, Roger Messman and Charles Rinehart. All three were from America and each held a £1 share in the company, which they called Madonna … Read more
Sentiment is not something that one would normally associate with Henry Ford, who once remarked that ‘History is bunk!’ (Readers of a certain age might recall that this was a question—followed by ‘discuss’—on the 1975 honours history Leaving Cert. paper. Did anyone out there actually attempt it?) Yet it was largely sentiment that determined the … Read more
One of the first companies to take advantage of these new policies was International Mogul Mines of Canada, which expressed interest in the copper reserves of Avoca, Co. Wicklow. The government passed an act in 1956 which gave Mogul, via a subsidiary company named St Patrick’s Copper Mines Ltd, generous terms to develop Avoca. The … Read more
National Print Museum Músaem Náisiúnta Cló Garrison Chapel, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4 +353 (1) 6603770, npmuseum@iol.ie, www.nationalprintmuseum.ie Mon.–Fri. 9am–5pm, Sat. & Sun. 2–5pm Closed bank holiday weekends by Tony Canavan The National Print Museum is located on a very historic site. A British army barracks was built here in the eighteenth century and … Read more