This afternoon
Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave at the opening of the Alfie Byrne Exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin, Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
Alfie Byrne was the most popular Dublin-born politician of the 20th Century and elected Lord Mayor a never-to-be-beaten 10 times. He has also never been the subject of a biography or an exhibition in his hometown.
Until now.
From left: Alfie Byrne’s son Paddy, great grandson Alfie, and Liam Cosgrave
Alfie’s archive will now go on permanent display in the Little Museum of Dublin.
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
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Looking forward to the day when there will be a Catherine Murphy exhibit in the Lill Museum.
Maybe even a Broadsheet one?
Cosgrave must be the most expensive pensioner on the planet
….sure hasn’t he a son to support…
How come he didn’t take the rest of the family along, as well as the
pension, he has a prime piece of real estate along the Schollardtown Rd.
he choose his ancestors well.
+1
Lookin’ well tho!
The Flanagan’s gene’s haven’t gone away you know:
There’s a bleedin road named after him. What more does he want?
Looks like another world class exhibition from Trev ‘ n ‘ the gang. Between the job-bridge staff, the free rent and marketing from Bord Failte and the no-money-spent ‘exhibitions’ of 4 photos, a milk bottle and a 50p piece Trev ‘The Dubliner’ White must be making out like a bandit from the entrance fee he charges bemused tourists.
Not to mention that Alfie Byrne is a character in the story James Joyce wrote for his grandson, The Cat and the Devil.
…the shaking hand of Dublin….very apt for the day thats in it…the original brown envelope
Really? Care to elaborate?