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IE LMOD 452
Title
1978 'Showdown on Wood Quay'
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
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Paper, ink. 38.5 x 32 cm
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26/07/2011
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Frontpage of Hibernia Weekly Review 14 December 1978 with ‘Showdown on Wood Quay’ headline.
A site on Wood Quay was acquired by Dublin Corporation for their HQ in the 1970s. Excavations turned up a major viking settlement, but a vocal campaign to stop the construction of the new headquarters was unsuccessful. It was one of the key local battles of the decade.
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Discolouring from age, especially along the left side where it is ripped along the edge.
