“Brilliant Star, Brilliant badge, Gold Badge, ORDER OF ST PATRICK, for the use of The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.”
By William Derham, Curator of ‘Splendour & Scandal: The Office of Arms at Dublin Castle’. So reads the engraved lettering on the oval brass plate of an otherwise nondescript mahogany and brass-bound box. It is no bigger than a biscuit tin, and to some...
100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life: Objects in Focus
Countess de Markievicz’s Despatch Bag Audio-description of Countess Markievicz’s Despatch Bag. Commentary by the curator Sinéad McCoole. Commentary by curator Sinéad McCoole interpreted in Irish Sign Language I had no idea that she belonged to “the...
The Clock Tower Building & The State Stables
By Dr Aidan O’Boyle, Guide & Information Officer The Clock Tower Building, now the Chester Beatty Library. The Clock Tower Building is located directly behind the State Apartments, it is bounded to the east by the Castle Gardens and to the west by the Ship Street...