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The Jewels of the Order of St Patrick, commonly called the Irish Crown Jewels, were the heavily jewelled badge and star created in 1831 for the Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick, an order of knighthood established in 1783 by George III to be an Irish equivalent of the English Order of the Garter and the Scottish Order of the Thistle.
Richard William Howard Gorges (c1876-1944) came from an Irish family of Norman descent. He served in the Boer War and was later implicated in the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels. He was never prosecuted for this offence, but was later found guilty of shooting a policeman and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The Irish Crown Jewels. This image was published by the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police twice a week after the theft of the jewels was discovered. Vicars' career was very distinguished until 1907 when it was hit by the scandal of the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels.
Now, like the Irish Crown Jewels, which went missing from a Dublin castle in 1907 never resurface again, two of the smaller cannons have vanished without a trace from inside the locked museum’s ...
William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1902–1905) wearing the Irish Crown Jewels as ex officio Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick. The British monarch is the Sovereign of the Order of St Patrick. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the monarch's representative in Ireland, served as the Grand Master. [14]
These priceless objects date back hundreds of years and most are never used except for during this ancient ceremony.
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Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. [1] Described in an American source as a "noted bravo and desperado," [ 2 ] he was also known for his attempt to kidnap and, later, to kill, his enemy James ...