Calendar
Collection object
1986.0305
H. 44.3 W. 31.3
Calendar, Limerick Printed, for 1986. Front page: "Old/ Limerick" over arms of city; "With Compliments/ The Treaty Press/ Quality Printers/ Barrington's Mall/ Limerick/ &/ Limerick Civic Trust/ Improvement of out Environment/ by Positive Action/ Tait Business Centre,/ Limerick/ Acknowledgements to the Curator Limerick City Museum/ Photography by Photo 99/ [Treaty Stone loge] The Treaty Press, Limerick/ Printed on Wiggins Teape Paper". Six pages, each with two months to a page; at top of each page is either a single photo or a pair illustrating the theme of Old Limerick, with short explanation under each. Printed throughout in black and white except that each time "The Treaty Press occurs it is in orange and "Limerick Civic Trust" is in green. Name of both with respective logos of Treaty Stone and City Arms with potted plant in front at base of each page. 2 Photos on Jan/ Feb page; picture of sail boat on Shannon "Alzina"/ "Wooden smack built in Jersey 1896 of 20 tons net, It was bought in the early 1920's by John Davis of Labbasheeda who is seen here at the helm. He traded under sail only between Labbasheeda and Limerick up to 1952" and to right another sailboat left aground by tide, "Edgar"/ "Ketch built in Devon in 1905 of 42 tons net. It was brought to Limerick by Goodbody's about the same time as "Alzina" and was sold in 1934 to Wm Meskell. Trading was mainly between Limerick and Askeaton where this photograph was taken in 1951". March April; reproduction of painting of hospital "Barrington's Hospital and the Monte de Piete"/ "Until this water colour was discovered it was not known who the architect of barrington's Hospital was. Even now we have been unable to find out anything of the architect W. O'Hara, though his design for the Monte de Piete shows him to have been a more competent one/ etc. etc." May June; Smith O'Brien's Chair" and "Mayoral Chair" both in Museum July August "The Nail" reproduction of painting of the exchange at left and photo of nail at right; September October, not captioned; view of St. Mary's Cathedral to left and reproduction of Thomas J. Westropp's drawings of the misericords at right. November/ December to left "Patrick Sarsfield/ Defender of Limerick : From a Contemporary Painting to right copy of title page of "First Printing of the Treaty of Limerick". On some pages by side of photos, reading up, "Research by Joe MacMahon". Pages and title page held together with metal strip, with metal eye for hanging at centre; paper punched through at centre top
Treaty Press (printer)