Search Results for 'Augusta'
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‘Ashamed, as one often is, of Dublin’
In the closing weeks of the summer of 1913, there was intense activity at Coole Park, the heart of the Celtic Literary Revival. The considerable energies of both Lady Gregory and WB Yeats were fully committed to supporting Gregory’s nephew Hugh Lane, and his quest to establish a municipal gallery of modern art in Dublin.
‘A moment’s memory to that laurelled head’
Sir William Gregory, a wealthy widower was 60, 35 years older than Augusta, when he first met her. It was at a cricket match at her home at Roxborough in the summer of 1877, to which he was invited. He was late, and sat at the only vacant place left at the table, beside Augusta. ‘Augusta wore a fashionable dress bought at Bon Marché in Paris, and a black and white straw hat decorated with corn ears and poppies. The usually plain, quiet, girl was noticeable and pretty.’ By the end of the day Sir William was smitten.
Top labels and designers at the Fashion Shop
The Fashion Shop located on Pearse Street, Ballina, has been in business for more than 50 years. Through two generations the business has grown and is now stocking some of the best Irish labels including Lady Augusta, Libra, and Avalon. Proprietor Ann Broderick took over the business from her mother and is running it with her sister-in-law Noreen Lewis.
