The Foot Guards Not many people notice these railings on Brook Street, Mayfair. I think they even eluded Norman Murphy’s observant eye.
The Knights Templar and Ireland This ivory medal belonged to Lord Macnaghten, President of the Benevolent Society of St Patrick in 1888. His descendants, Charles and Jane Macnaghten, presented it to today’s President, Judge Patrick Clyne.
The Hireling “Trop de perversité règne au siècle où nous sommes, Et je veux me tirer du commerce des hommes.” (Molière)
The Littlehampton Bequest When the National Gallery of Ireland opened in 1864 it had 112 paintings, today there are about 14,000.