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.
| Irish International Exhibition | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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 |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 4 May 1907 |
| Closure | 9 November 1907 |
Summary
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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
The land used for the exhibition became Herbert Park, where remaining artifacts include a bandstand and pond.[8]
Notables
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
References
Sources
- Hely's (1907). Official Souvenir — Irish International Exhibition (PDF). Dublin: Hely's Limited. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2020.
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- Dennehy, William F. Record - The Irish International Exhibition 1907 Hely's Limited, Dublin 1909. 354 pp.