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11 unusual facts about Lord Mayor of Dublin


Baron Athlumney

The Baronetcy, of Somerville in the County of Meath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1748 for James Somerville, who had earlier served as Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Bellingham baronets

The Bellingham Baronetcy, of Dubber in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 18 March 1667 for Daniel Bellingham, Deputy Receiver-General and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Brady baronets

Sir Nicholas Brady, brother of the first Baronet, was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1839 to 1840.

Burton baronets

The Burton Baronetcy, of Pollacton in the County of Carlow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 2 October 1758 for Sir Charles Burton, Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Fownes baronets

It was created on 26 October 1724 for William Fownes, Lord Mayor of Dublin (1708) and member of the Irish House of Commons for Wicklow Borough (1704–1713).

Irish State Coach

The original Irish State Coach was built in 1851 by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.

James baronets

The James Baronetcy, of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 March 1823 for John James, Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1821 to 1822 and 1840 to 1841.

Lord Mayor of Dublin

The office of Mayor of Dublin was created in June 1229 by Henry III.

Pile baronets

The Pile Baronetcy, of Kenilworth House in Rathgar in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 September 1900 for Thomas Devereux Pile, Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1900.

Ribton baronets

It was created on 21 April 1760 for George Ribton, Lord Mayor of Dublin between 1747 and 1748.

Stamer baronets

It was created on 15 December 1809 for William Stamer, Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1809 and 1819.


Bord Gáis

The oldest of the small private companies was the Alliance and Dublin Consumers' Gas Company, which had been founded in the early nineteenth century by Daniel O'Connell, a prominent Irish politician and Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Cyprian Brady

In late 2005, Brady and his brother Royston, a former Lord Mayor of Dublin and unsuccessful candidate for the European Parliament, were both reported to be in contention for a Fianna Fáil nomination in the Dublin Central constituency.

Partitionism

In 2009, Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness used the term in denouncing Lord Mayor of Dublin Eibhlin Byrne who had suggested it was "unpatriotic" for people from the Republic of Ireland to go shopping for cheaper prices in Northern Ireland.

Spire of Dublin

The centrepiece of this regeneration was to be a replacement monument for Nelson's Pillar, the Spire of Dublin, chosen from a large number of submissions in an international competition by a committee chaired by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Joe Doyle.

Timothy Harrington

On Saturday, 7 September 1901, the then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Tim Harrington kicked off at the official ceremony to open Bohemian FC's new home, Dalymount Park.

Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster

The de Burgh lands in Connaught were being held by de Burgh, John de Livet, likely the son of Gilbert de Lyvet, one of the earliest Lord Mayors of Dublin and Marmaduke de Eschales (Scales).