by Audrey McGinley, NLI Conservation Intern At the start of my conservation internship I was involved with the return of a loan from the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition Jack of all Trades: Yeats’s Punch Cartoons and Illustrations by Irish Painters. This loan included 10 prints and drawings, and 6 bound volumes from our NLI […]
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by Giada Gelli, Preservation Assistant As the cleaning of the Thom Collection drew to an end yesterday, we thought it fair to take a moment to talk about its beauty and richness. This stunning collection of some 3,900 volumes was the personal library of Alexander Thom (1801-79) – Thom’s Directories anyone? – and was donated […]
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William Allingham
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7905/33499277288_a7f86b59d6.jpg ""Changing signal, Howth, Co. Dublin" is actually Broadstone")
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7904/47366596881_b004337987.jpg ""Head Office, Cable Station, Waterville, Co. Kerry" is really Valentia")
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7837/33340776618_01090cc8d1.jpg ""Wellington from F's room. Fishing"")