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Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease for the brewery at St. Jame's Gate. The rent was £45 per year for the establishment. The brewery was rundown and had been on the market for ten years. It covered four acres of land and had its own water…

Arthur Guinness was born in 1725 in Celbridge, Kildare. His God father was Arthur Price the Archbishop of Cashel, who subsequently Arthur Guinness was named for. When the Archbishop died in 1752 he left Arthur and his father £100 each. With this…

Dublin was a major city and strategic landmark that was extremely important for the Silken Rebellion's success. Thomas Fitzgerald laid siege to the castle, but failed when the citizens of Dublin all of the sudden gained a sense of loyalty to the king…

This proclamation of martial law was posted closely following the events of the bloody Easter Rising of 1916. This order was issued from the Castle of Dublin, the basic headquarters of the British presence in Ireland. This proclamation is a strong…

This is a water color and gouache on paper piece of Thomas Fitzgerald, or "Silken Tom". Thomas Fitzgerald was the 10th Earl of Kildare who became head of the Kildare Dynasty after his father died in England. Thomas was appointed the head of the house…