Portraits Society was not sufficiently rich and settled until well into the 18th century for the sort of decorative art which existed in England. ...
St John’s Crucifixion Plaque St John’s Crucifixion Plaque dates from the late 7th century and is an example of monastic art of the period. It is very different in ...
Artists Some well known artists of the period.
Thomas Bate painted on glass and his portrait of Lord Coningsby is in the Ulster Museum, ...
Illuminated Manuscripts From the 8th century, the influence of Irish missionary activity into Scotland and England was reflected in Irish illuminated ...
The Dublin Society In 1731 Thomas Prior set up the Dublin Society to “improve husbandry, manufacture and the useful arts and sciences”. By 1740 schemes to ...
Architecture Sir William Robinson designed the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham for disabled soldiers. This was the brainchild of the Duke of Ormonde who ...
Book of Kells The most magnificent example of Irish illuminated manuscripts is undoubtedly the Book of Kells. This was produced in the second half of ...
Viking Art The Vikings are better known for their destructive attacks than for their art. For many years after the arrival of the Vikings there was ...
Henry Cooke’s Statue In 1876 the statue of Henry Cooke was unveiled in Belfast. Cooke’s sculptor was Samuel Ferres Lynn and he had learned his craft in ...
William John McKinstry The last of the four issues of Ulad, the Ulster literary magazine, appeared in September 1905. It contained this sketch the William ...
