Sidelines

By Tony Canavan The general election can’t be too far off, as it looks like Fine Gael is selling off its heirlooms to help pay for it. Recently an original ‘Fine Gael Blueshirt’ from the 1930s was sold at auction in Dublin for €1,400. It was described in Whyte’s catalogue as a ‘blue cotton military-style … Read more

200th anniversary of Frederic William Burton, 1816–1900

‘HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY, AND LOVED HIS KIND’—THOMAS DAVIES By Marie Bourke Although 2016 marks an important year for significant Irish commemorative events, do not miss the anniversary in April of Frederic William Burton, the leading nineteenth-century artist, antiquarian and director (see HI 20.5, Sept./Oct. 2012, pp 34–7). Born on 8 April 1816, Frederic Burton … Read more