Category: Family

Starlight

“The Starlight 39 is a popular and well-regarded cruising yacht known for its combination of performance and comfort, designed by Stephen Jones and originally built by Sadler Yachts.” (AI)

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Gin Palace

I had two memorable holidays in Hong Kong in the 1980s, staying with my newly wed cousins.

John Bellew, Part II

The army also participated in peacetime Imperial domestic affairs. From the early to mid-1780s, Bellew was in various camps in northern Hungary, the usual station for cavalry units, because of the inexpensive provisions. In 1785-87, he was with the troops in the Trans-Danubian county of Gyor who assisted in conducting Imperial land surveys and kept… Continue reading John Bellew, Part II

The Wild Geese in Austria

While “The Wild Geese” usually refers to Irish Catholics serving in the French service in the 18th century some served in the Austrian service. Captain John Bellew was one and Karen Harvey writes interestingly, I think, about him and other Irishmen serving the Habsburgs in The Journal of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland… Continue reading The Wild Geese in Austria

John Bellew, Part I

John Bellew was a captain in the Imperial cavalry and served with several cuirassier regiments. His letters to his relatives in Ireland, written from 1778 to 1792, span the reigns of three Austrian monarchs, Maria Theresa, Joseph II, and Leopold II, and his billetings and activities reflect Imperial foreign and domestic policy in this time… Continue reading John Bellew, Part I

Millet

You know the name, you know he is a 19th century French artist but like me you may be unfamiliar with his work.

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Evie Hone Stained Glass

Although there are examples of Evie Hone’s pictures in galleries including the National Gallery of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Gallery, and the Tate Gallery, she and Mainie Jellett are not widely known as artists outside Ireland.

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Evie Hone Pictures

Evie Hone’s abstract paintings owe much to her mentor, Albert Gleizes, and I was disappointed not to see this demonstrated in the Jellett/Hone exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland.

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A Sea-change

There has been a sea-change in my lifetime, by which I mean a significant change that has happened gradually.

Unroofed

In the 19th century when Barmeath was crenelated and castellated for ornamentation, a wing was added with rooms for servants, a kitchen, chapel, store rooms etc. There were cellars below. When I was a child it was called The Old Nurseries so I suppose children lived there too.