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London Times, Thursday, Aug 18, 1814

The Grand Jubilee was celebrated at Dublin by the procession of the Corporation, Charity-schools, and Lord lieutenant to divine service, at St. Patrick's cathedral; after which there was a good dinner at the Castle; and in the evening the Vice-regal party went to Stephen's Green to see "the grand display of fire-works". The Theatre was opened an hour and a half sooner than usual, and the boxes were "free to the ladies."

Edit: not sure if this is the same dinner. On the 17th, the Bury Advertiser says that Jubilee (the procession to the cathedral etc) is due to take place. So the 17th not the 13th.

Looks like the Bury Advertiser was misleading. The lengthy account of the festivities in The Morning Post, Wednesday, August 17, 1814 confirms that it was the 13th.

His Excellency returned to the Castle, and gave a grand dinner. at half-past six, to the principal Nobility and Gentry of the city and its vicinity.

I also noticed that this was shoehorned into the celebrations:

Some time after the service at St. Patrick's had ended, the LORD LIEUTENANT and his suite, attended by the LORD MAYOR, Sheriffs, and a vast multitude, repaired to Sackville-street, where the ceremony of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new Post-office took place.

Hmmm. Still not sure. The Morning Post article is dates the 13th, and refers to the previous day, and the Wikipedia article on the Post Office says the foundation stone was laid on the 12th.

John Spooner From the Freeman's Journal on Tuesday, 2 August 1814, a notice urging Persons to book early for the Dinner and the Ball, "particularly the Dinner, as the number is limited". It cost £2 5s 6d for the Dinner; the Ball cost £1 5s for Gentlemen and £1 for Ladies; and Entrance to the Green was 3s 4d...

John Spooner I'm starting to think there were a few Jublilee Dinners in Dublin on that Saturday 13th August. However the Lord Mayor attended the one at the Rotunda according to the Freeman's Journal, while the Lord Lieutenant "was not present". As our ticket here is "Under the Patronage and Direction of the Corporation of the City of Dublin, a Dinner at the Rotunda attended by the Lord Mayor of Dublin looks like a better bet?? Meanwhile, up at Stephen's Green (and showing that even 200 years ago, Dublin Corporation were taking stick for "street furniture" decisions:

The Paving Corporation practised a curious piece of economy on Friday night. They took away all the lamps from Stephen's Green, to obviate even the chance of losing one by an unlucky explosion! The entire square was, of course, in utter darkness after eleven o'clock, though thousands of people straggled about until near sun-rise. There were, in consequence, some occasional immersions into the dyke, pocket-pickings, and encounterings of unruly horses and more unruly riders, but we have not heard of any lives lives being lost. Demi-smotherings, wet-clothes, and broken limbs are of course objects of little consideration, but how would the account stand if the lives of any of the King's subjects had been lost. At one side of the book we should have written, with all clerical formality - "lost three lives" - at the other, "saved three lamps!"

Plus and lastly, I found this on the G.P.O. re Foundation Stone, in The new Picture of Dublin: or Stranger's Guide through the Irish Metropolis...:

... This superb edifice is built of mountain granite, except the portico, which is of Portland stone. The expense was something more than £50,000. The first stone of this magnificent edifice was laid by his Excellency Earl Whitworth, on the 12th of August, 1815.

S N A P !!
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There is a comment from benstaunton 12 years ago - "This is my great grand father. He was from Kilkenny and came from a family who had several members involved in founding the socialist movement in Ireland. He was a friend and close associate of James Connolly."

'Thomas J. Lyng' is second from right standing ...

Irish Socialist Republican Group in Phoenix Park, May 1901. Seated, Left to right: John Arnall, E W Stewart, Thomas Brady, James Connolly, John J Lyng, William O’Brien, and John Carolan. Standing, left to right: W J Bradshaw, John Brannigan, J Goff, Mark Deering, Murtha J Lyng, Daniel O’Brien, Thomas J Lyng and James Bishop.

See - 1913committee.ie/blog/?p=586

Slum landlords, milk adulterators and food fakers could sleep easy. Irish Independent - Friday 21 February 1913:

NORTH CITY WARD ELECTION.
The election for Councillor, In the room of the late Mr. R. J. Union, to represest North City Ward in the Dublin Corporation took place yesterday, the result being declared last night as follows:

James Gately - 475
Joe O'Donerty (U.I.L.) - 434
Thos. J. Lyng (I.L.P.) - 54
Patrick M'Grene - 47

There were 11 spoiled votes. Mr. C. S. Campbell acted as Deputy Returning Officer and Mr. Gately, in moving a vote of thanks to him, said a Socialist had been started to split the vote.

So Mr Lyng was unsuccessful, unless his sole object in standing was to split the vote as Mr Gately suggested.

Printed at The City Printing Works, 13 Stafford Street. Now known as Wolfe Tone street, the Printing Works are marked on the 25", opposite what is now Wolfe Tone Square. Now a glass office block.

An "Agnostic Hatter's Assistant" - www.myheritage.com/research/record-10198-2289793/thomas-j...

'Sorrow Acre' band members Vic, Connor, Jez, and Jaedi -
Via - www.irishrock.org/irodb/bands/zzhelp6070.html#sorrowacre

I see Sat 9th November on one poster. (edited) Could the Yes gag be a reference to the EEC referendum? It was opposed by Labour (Dr. Noel Browne was a Labour TD at the time). Maybe not - that date was a Sat in 1968 and then 1974.

There are several doorways a bit like this one on Hume street, but I don't see an exact match, I suspect this building has been rebuilt since.

There were two referenda on 16th October 1968, both rejected, concerning FPTP voting and constituencies.

Emmet Spiceland at wikipedia. Were active in 1968...