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George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham1753 - 1813, known as The Earl Temple between 1779 and 1784Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1782-1783; instrumental in the enactment of the Renunciation Act of 1783, which supplemented the legislative independence granted to Ireland in 1782; created the Order of St Patrick in 1783, with himself as the first Grand Master (Wikipedia) |
Edward Smyth
1788 |
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The most Noble George Grenville Nugent Temole Marquis of Buckingham &c. &c. &c. First Grand Master of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick — This Statue was made at the Expense of Lord Tyrawly as a Mark of his Esteem for the late Marquis of Buckingham |
A marble statue of "Earl Temple," afterwards Marquess of Buckingham, was done by him for the Huguenot Settlement of New Geneva, Co. Waterford. Its destination was, however, changed, and in 1788 it was about to be erected in Sackville Street; but this intention was not carried out. In 1792 it was exhibited at Ellis's Museum in Mary Street, after which there is no certain account of it. But it was probably the same statue as that in the possession of Lord Tyrawley in 1809, and presented by him to St. Patrick's Cathedral, where it now is. It represents Lord Buckingham in robes as Grand Master of the Order of St. Patrick.
"More than any other building in Ireland, Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral embodies the history and heritage of a nation and its people, from earliest times to the present day."
There are about 200 monuments in St Patrick's Cathedral, comprising everything from the big architectural monuments through brasses, marble statues, marble on the walls, and stained glass. On this website, we include the statues, busts and relief portraits.
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