#russborough house

[theirishaesthete]

A Room Reborn

Over the past few decades, visitors to Russborough, County Wicklow have become familiar with the house’s drawing room being painted with honey-toned walls and plasterwork picked out in white. However, research in recent years has shown that this scheme only dates from the mid-20th century and that before then the room was decorated in an altogether more florid manner. Surviving photographs from…

[oceancentury]

One of a pair of gilded wood and gesso mirrors made circa 1750 for the dining room at Russborough House. Commissioned by the 1st Earl of Milltown, these mirrors were made by an unknown Irish maker. National Gallery of Ireland Collection.

[seepy-sucker]

BE ENTHRALLED

Her name is Heiress Bridget Rose Dugdale and to this day she is the first and only female art heistman to ever plan, execute, and take responsibility for her crimes. She stole over twenty works at various times, which would have already given her a name in criminality had she not been a woman.

Her most remembered heist is when she stole a work by the artist Vermeer from the Russborough House in 1970, when she was around thirty. She played an important role in Northern Ireland getting out of British rule and grew up during the Blitz (so a blitz baby by her birthday) She had a role in a multitude of movements against the reinstatement of many child labor, woman labor, gender and social laws and constructs. She grew up around British soldiers, her father being a Colonel, but that was tossed out the window when she ended up backing the IRA with the hundreds of other women. Women were arrested left and right for the murder of Brit soldiers and the bombing of many cities where they would push 150 pound bombs in baby carriages.

She was a criminal not because of the influence of her partner or her parents money but because of her own beliefs and she pushed them as far as she could and stood firmly by them. When she was inevitably caught and put on trial she didn't give any of her workman's names away (who were more like men who lifted art because she wasn't strong enough) and took great pride in her crimes, when she was released she didn't at all hide the fact that she was an art heistman and she wore those crimes like a badge of honour.

She also happened to be in a publicated domestic ménage à trois with a married man where she provided financial support to him and his wife!

More on how she was raised is that she grew up in an extremely posh family where her mother was strict about etiquette versus what was popular, they didn't interact with the poorer community at all because her mom didn't want her family to be seen as dirty.

Rose originally was raised to be a debutante and was presented as one before the Queen for a year before she got and held a spot in Oxford University! She studied the current world events and what was happening which fueled very heavily into her protests and her heist. People said she was influenced by her partner, activist Walter Heaton, because her desires and beliefs were first totally individual while she was with him, and people used that to try and explain why an Heiress would go to such lengths.

Many people compare to a woman named Patty Hearst. Hearst's childhood was scarily similar to Rose's but her reason for being included in the heist industry is wildly different. Hearst was kidnapped and seduced into acting as a decoy for the Symbionese Liberation Army (also known as the SLA) at the age of 20! Whereas Rose was 30, as mentioned before, graduated with her PhD and again, planned, executed and took responsibility for her crimes. Hearst, after getting out of jail, rebuked that it was of her own free will and begged for mercy in front of the media while Rose refused to give interviews to most people. She took a few but she owned up to her heists and usually smiled when reminiscing on them!

[shaneserrano]

Week two in the can with Heresy Films (at Russborough House and Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqbJnYuMzLF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ramascreen]

New Poster For BALTIMORE Starring Imogen Poots | To Premiere at Telluride 9/1

Check out this new poster for BALTIMORE A Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor Film. WORLD PREMIERE AT TELLURIDE Synopsis: BALTIMORE is based on actual events that took place on April 26,1974 when Rose Dugdale and three comrades carried out an armed raid on Russborough House, Wicklow, in which 19 masterpieces were stolen, in an effort to support the IRA’s armed struggle. The film plays out over the…

[squarefootshow]

"Sharon Devlin (@sharondevlin_art) is an established, professional Irish artist. Her work has been commissioned by The Citywest Hotel Dublin (where 9 pieces are in their permanent collection and are on display in their public areas), The Harcourt Inn Dublin (who acquired 5 pieces of her work), and many private national and international collections. Her work has been exhibited in Rua Red Arts Gallery, Tallaght Community Arts Gallery, Straffan Antiques and Design Centre, The Connolly Centre, and many group shows at Russborough House Wicklow. With this, her new commercial website, Sharon talks of bringing her art out to ""fresh new pastures of promise where the air will be kind and blushed with beginning"" - quoting the great John O'Donohue. She is also looking forward to working with some of Ireland's and Europe's large businesses, hotels and organizations, assisting them with expanding their rich cultural offering to their clients and customers. Sharon uses a range of media in her work. For richer, deeper and impactful pieces, she works with oils or acrylics. For more gentle and subtle pieces, she works with watercolours. Sharon also works with mixed media in some of her sculptural pieces. She is inspired by story, folklore, Irish history and the beautiful landscapes and seascapes of Ireland." See more at: www.sharondevlin.ie https://instagr.am/p/CuhPhUDoZhi/

[petnews2day]

Early Bird tickets on sale for Kaleidoscope Festival at Russborough

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Early Bird tickets on sale for Kaleidoscope Festival at Russborough

THE organisers of Ireland’s leading family-focused music and arts festival Kaleidoscope are thrilled to announce they’re bringing the three-day carnival of colour back to the historical grounds of Russborough House, Blessington from June 30 to June 3. t has also been announced that the first headliner of the weekend will be Gavin James. Exclusive Access […]

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[cameron1954]

Russborough House in County Wicklow, Ireland. Wonderful!

[theladyintweed]

Russborough House, Ireland

Photo by me

[bigtickhk]

The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. Amore https://amzn.to/2UyDLUv

[wikidaily]

Earl of Milltown, in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 10 May 1763 for the Irish politician Joseph Leeson, 1st Viscount Russborough. He had already been created Baron Russborough, of Russborough in the County of Wicklow, on 5 May 1756, and Viscount Russborough, of Russellstown in the County of Wicklow, on 8 September 1760, also in the Peerage of Ireland. His eldest son, the second Earl, represented Thomastown in the Irish House of Commons. The sixth Earl was elected an Irish Representative Peer in 1881 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow. The titles became dormant on the death of the seventh Earl in 1891. Two unsuccessful attempts were made to claim the title, in 1891 and in 1905. The title is considered dormant rather than extinct, as it is thought that there may still be living male descendants of the youngest son of the 1st Earl. The family seat, commissioned by the first Earl, was Russborough House in Ireland.

[shaneserrano]

A great first week spent with Heresy Films working on their latest project, with director Eric Fraad. (at Russborough House and Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNgC1YMgn9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thecleverness]

Rick Perlstein once described the end of the 1960s counterculture as “a blaze of numbskull adventurism and Maoist masquerade” that flickered out by 1970. It seems no one told Rose Dugdale, the star of Anthony M. Amore’s “The Woman Who Stole Vermeer,” who in 1974 elevated numbskull Maoist adventurism to an art form — literally — by making off with the Dutch master’s painting “Lady Writing a Letter With Her Maid” from Russborough House, the Palladian showcase of Sir Alfred and Lady Beit just south of Dublin.

How Rose Dugdale Went From British Debutante to I.R.A. ‘Freedom Fighter’ 

[visitblessington]

Greenway

The Greenway is a trail that links the historic town of Blessington to the Palladian mansion at Russborough House.  This is an opportunity to rejuvenate the senses, explore the beautify landscapes of Blessington and immerse yourself in nature. A must do for any and all outdoor enthusiasts.

The trail begins in Blessington and leads along the shores of Blessington Lakes and goes through areas of natural forestry and woodlands. It then crosses an ancient medieval Ringfort, uses the footpath along the N81 before turning back into the forest at Burgage Moyle lane. It then crosses the Valleymount Road (R758) and makes its way to Russellstown Bay adjacent to Russborough House. This trail allows you to appreciate the beautiful scenery and wildlife on offer in the area.

This immersive experience can be accessed by any number of means it can be walked, ran, or cycled which is facilitated by bike hires within the area if needed.

The Blessington Greenway is being developed further into the Wicklow Greenway and in the future will be the first official E-Greenway in Ireland too!

The trail approximately takes 1.5 hours to complete the total 6.5kms and is suitable for anyone to enjoy!

[caitiward]

Today, @celtandkiwi, Wendy and I visited @russborough House, and after the Birds of Prey tour they surprised us with owls we could hold. So, this is Chile, an Australian boobook owl (yes, I was beside myself with excitement) and she was just lovely! The grounds there are incredible and the gardens are breathtaking. I could spend forever in them and never tire. Overall, today was an absolutely bonzer day and I feel like one lucky ducky 😊😊😊. #Russborough #Ireland https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3y2V3JYBo/?igshid=1kczscsla0rjs

[blessington-lakes-garden-centre]

Snowdrops are up! In store from next week! #snowdrops #galanthus #bulbs #flowers #flowerbulbs #westwicklow #horticulture (at Russborough House and Parklands) https://www.instagram.com/p/B76O1L2prb5/?igshid=y7dvgbd1upec