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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Irish Village (p. 74)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Irish Village (p. 74)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Irish Village (p. 74)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 74 – THE IRISH VILLAGE THE IRISH VILLAGE.—There were two Irish villages in the Midway Plaisance, each possessing many attractions. The one here shown is that in which the Countess of Aberdeen was interested and in which she had a cottage. The village was one of the first of prominent features at the left upon entering Midway from the grounds proper, and comprised the exhibit of the Irish Industrial [...]

By Randy|2019-01-23T05:38:15-06:00January 23rd, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone, Irish Village (Blarney Castle), Lady Aberdeen, Muckrass Abbey, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

An Irish Serenade for President Cleveland

Continuing our celebration this week of both St. Patrick’s Day and the anniversary of President Grover Cleveland’s birth, we present this annotated report from the May 2, 1893, edition of the San Sabo (TX) News. The article describes how a group of Irish women from the Midway serenaded President Cleveland as he departed Chicago after the Opening Ceremony of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. _________________________________________________________________________ OFF TO WASHINGTON Photograph of Grover Cleveland. [Image from Dedicatory and Opening Ceremonies [...]

By Scott|2018-03-18T10:19:10-05:00March 19th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Grover Cleveland, Illinois Central Railroad, Irish Village (Blarney Castle), Lady Aberdeen, Lord Aberdeen, Midway Plaisance, Opening Day, Walter Gresham|0 Comments

Lady Aberdeen on Ireland at the 1893 World’s Fair

"Types of the Fair" [Adapted from a drawing in Current Literature June 1893.] Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, became viceregal consort of Canada in 1893 when her husband John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon (Lord Aberdeen) was appointed governor general. She was the former viceroy of Ireland and founder of the Irish Industries Association. In her essay about Ireland, published in the July 1893 issue of the North American Review, Lady Aberdeen sets out to describe the contributions of [...]

By Scott|2018-03-16T17:04:12-05:00March 17th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Blarney Castle, Irish Village (Blarney Castle), Lady Aberdeen, Midway Plaisance|0 Comments