Irish International Exhibition

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Irish International Exhibition
Pavilion and bandstand in Herbert Park, Dublin 4
Overview
BIE -class Unrecognized exposition
Name Irish International Exhibition
Area 52 acres
Visitors 2.75 million
Location
Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
City Dublin
Venue Herbert Park
Coordinates 53°19′37″N 6°14′06″W  /  53.3268619°N 6.2349343°W  / 53.3268619; -6.2349343
Timeline
Opening 4 May 1907
Closure 9 November 1907

The Irish International Exhibition (sometimes Dublin International ) was a world's fair held in Dublin in 1907, when all of Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom .

Summary [ edit ]

People waiting to board a train at Limerick Station to the Exhibition
Pottery exhibit at the Exhibition

The decision to hold the exhibition was taken at the Irish Industrial Conference in April 1903, [1] and inspired by a small exhibition in Cork (the Cork International Exhibition ) 5 years earlier. [2] The 1907 exhibition was intended to improve the trade of Irish goods. [3] The leading force behind the project was William Martin Murphy , a businessman and owner of the Irish Independent , Clerys department store (Clery & Co.), the Dublin United Transport Company and several other Irish and overseas ventures. Other organisers included the Irish journalist William Francis Dennehy .

The exposition ran from 4 May to 9 November 1907, [4] received 2.75 million visitors [5] covered 52 acres [4] and made a loss of about ￡100 000 sterling, although this was underwritten by guarantors. [3]

As well as contributions from countries including Canada , France and New Zealand there were displays of motor cars, electric and gas lighting and machinery; [6] fine art displays including work by Eva Henrietta Hamilton ; funfair amusements; [6] a display depicting life in British Somaliland , the 'Somali village', was the exhibition's most popular attraction. [5] [7]

Legacy [ edit ]

The land used for the exhibition became Herbert Park , where remaining artifacts include a bandstand and pond. [8]

Notables [ edit ]

There was a separation of Irish and British pavilions at a time when desire for Home Rule for Ireland was becoming more vocal, and some years before a declaration of independence and the eventual secession of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Papers Past — New Zealand Tablet — 9 April 1903 — Irish News" . Retrieved 5 February 2011 .
  2. ^ "CORK INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - 1902" . Archived from the original on 5 February 2011 . Retrieved 20 November 2011 .
  3. ^ a b Pelle, Kimberley D (2008). "Dublin 1907". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions . McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 190. ISBN   978-0-7864-3416-9 .
  4. ^ a b Pelle, Kimberley D (2008). "Dublin 1907". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions . McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 191. ISBN   978-0-7864-3416-9 . ,
  5. ^ a b Pelle, Kimberley D (2008). "Dublin 1907". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions . McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 192. ISBN   978-0-7864-3416-9 .
  6. ^ a b "DUBLIN - 1907" . Archived from the original on 20 February 2019 . Retrieved 20 November 2011 .
  7. ^ Hely's (1907) .
  8. ^ "Upper Leeson Street Area Residents Association, Dublin - Ireland" . Archived from the original on 7 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 February 2011 .

Sources [ edit ]

  • Dennehy, William F. Record - The Irish International Exhibition 1907 Hely's Limited, Dublin 1909. 354 pp.
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