1920 newspaper dated September 20th. One article reads "Another weekend of sensations. Scarcely a weekend passes latterly in Ireland without its crop of sensations. Those this weekend included :- Military surprise civilians on the Dublin mountains. One civilian shot dead, another wounded, and 40 arrested. Policeman shot dead and 2 others wounded in Abbeyfeale. In Galway, four young ladies had their hair cut off, one in the early morning, and the others by way of reprisal during Curfew hours. The burning of a house in Ballyanders and one near Emly; the bombing of a house in Galway and rifle firing there, as well as in Athlone."
Zonder titelSilver Munster and Leinster Bank Money Counter counter with slots for each type of pre-decimalisation coin. The top has the bank’s name and crest in black and gold.
This money counter was for use with pre- decimalisation coins. Th e Munster and Leinster Bank was founded in 1885.
Zonder titelFront and back of a menu from the Hotel Russell’s restaurant from a dinner given by the then Chairman of the ESB, R. F. Browne. Has the signatures of Sean Lemass, Henry Kennedy, T MacMahon, Arthur Cox, Dr Tom Murphy, Erskine Childers John H. Ryan, Brendan O’Cearbhaill, J. P. Digby, R. F. Browne. Has a picture of a fish in a chef’s hat playing the harp to lobsters.
This menu from the Russell Hotel, on the south side of St Stephen’s Green, suggests that politics and business have long been intimate. It was produced for a dinner hosted by R. F. Browne, Chairman of the ESB. The menu reads like a who’s who, with a line-up that includes Erskine Childers (President from 1973 until his death in 1974), Seán Lemass (Taoiseach from 1959-1966), Jack Lynch (Taoiseach in the 1960s and 1970s), Arthur Cox (Legal advisor to the ESB), Dr. Tom Murray (Secretary of the Department of Finance and future chair of the ESB), Henry Kennedy (a Director of the ESB, Bank of Ireland and many other companies), J. P. Digby (Chairman and founder of Pye Ireland and a Director of the ESB), John H. Ryan (a Director of Bank of Ireland), T. MacMahon (Director of the ESB) and Brendan O’Cearbhaill (Director of the ESB). Blue Nun wine was served at the meal.
Zonder titelEmpty brown glass bottle of John Jameson and Son whiskey from Bow Street Distillery Dublin
Zonder titelYellow Mc Gonagles sign with each individual letter.
McGonagle’s was a bar and live-music venue on South Anne Street in the 1970s. Many great bands played there, from U2 and the Stone Roses in their early days to acts like Death (the band after which Death Metal is named) and Sonic Youth. McGonagle’s has since been demolished to make way for a Hackett shop.
Zonder titelCardboard box from Clery's with a picture of the store and the captions 'Ireland's Greatest Department Store' 'Tailoring Department' 'Clery and Co.(1941) Ltd. Dublin'
A box from Clery’s tailoring department in 1941. Clery’s was founded as ‘The New or Palatial Mart’ in 1853, bought over and renamed by M. J. Clery in 1883. The current building – which is modelled on Selfridge’s of London – dates from 1922, the original having been destroyed during the Easter Rising. In 1943, this much-loved department store was taken over by the Guiney family, who also owned the nearby Guiney’s department store.
Zonder titelPrint of Bertie Ahern standing beside newspaper board with headline 'The Most Cunning of Them All' Headline is also on a Northside People newspaper by Graham Knuttel
Graham Knuttel painted gently satirical pictures of all the Taoisigh. This painting references Ahern’s reputation as a man of the people – his famous anorak, that pub in Drumcondra opposite his constituency office. Charlie Haughey’s much quoted description – “The Most Cunning of Them All” – refers to the other side of Ahern’s reputation.
Zonder titelPrint of John Bruton in a shoe shop holding out a hand to child trying on shoes with their mother with 'Back to School' and 'Sale' by Graham Knuttel.
Zonder titelBlack rotary telephone.
Zonder titelBrightly coloured general knowledge board game 'The Great Marvello' with a black and white picture of Éamon Andrews. Contains 4 reversible quiz sheets and a plastic Marvello figure.
In this ‘magic robot’ game, a figurine tries to rotate to the correct answer. (Magnets, dear boy.) The game’s impresario, Eamonn Andrews, went to school in Synge Street CBS, just south of here. Andrews is best remembered as presenter of This Is Your Life, which he fronted for nearly 30 years until his death in 1987.
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