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1913 The Honourable The Irish Society, Tercentenary commemorative study of the illuminated
window in the Londonderry Guildhall
A pen and wash study of the Guildhall Illuminated window by Campbell Bros., Belfast. Attractively
mounted and framed.
15.25 by 4.25in. (38.7 by 10.8cm)
The Honourable The Irish Society, is a consortium of livery companies of the City of London set up in
1613 to colonise County Londonderry during the Plantation of Ulster. It was incorporated by royal charter
of James I and consists of “six and twenty honest and discreet citizens of London” nominated by the
livery companies. In its first decades it rebuilt the city of Derry and town of Coleraine, and for centuries it
owned property and fishing rights near both towns. Some of the society’s profits were used to develop
the economy and infrastructure of the area, while some was returned to the London investors, and some
used for charitable work.
Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£255)
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