Waterford Standard 1 October 1938
Auction
at The Island
‘The
auction of household and outdoor effects which Mr John D Palmer, Auctioneer, is
conducting next Tuesday is creating wide interest, and a most successful sale
is assured at The Island [castle], Waterford. The goods will be on view on
Monday next only, from 12 noon to 3p.m…Amongst the lots for sale are many
choice antique pieces, including a beautiful Chippendale settee with silk
tapestry; Chippendale chest of drawers on fretted brackets; William and Mary
chest of drawers; miniature bow front sideboard; French hand-painted side
table; mahogany tallboy, and many equally attractive pieces. The lots include
Indian carpets in various sizes; Turkish and Persian rugs…excellent
Chesterfield and two divan armchairs; plated ware, table linen, bed linen,
‘Beautyrest’ mattresses, bedroom suites, toys, Mecanno outfits, model boats,
model railway with engines, hunting kit, nursery furniture, enamelled
‘Frigidaire’ and 12 h.p. Armstrong Siddley Saloon car. A charge of one shilling
will be made for admission’.
In
1895 the owner Gerald Purcell Fitzgerald, J.P. & D.L. (1833-1879)
commissioned William Henry Romaine Walker (1854-1940) assisted by Albert Murray
(1849-1924) to rebuild a plain house containing the remains of a medieval
towerhouse. It was one of the last great houses to be built in Ireland on this
scale.
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| The Island Castle -Waterford - Circa 1915 |