https://library.rds.ie/files/11-29.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, written on 15 March 1898 from the Club House Hotel, County Kilkenny. He writes that he is sending the Astro Physics paper to the College for Fitzgerald to read. Preston read…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-3.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 11 June 1896. The paper’s masthead is from his home at Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He writes that he has enclosed a copy of the paper, titled “the more you…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-30.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, written on 6 February 1898. He thanked Fitzgerald for sending him a card which contained information about the Bismuth Spiral. He writes that he has sent the negatives to Philosophy…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-31.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 23 January 1898. Preston wrote from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin, about his scientific experiments. He thanks Fitzgerald for his letter and states that…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-32.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 4 January 1898. Preston wrote from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He describes a successful experiment involving pieces of wire enclosed in and…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-33.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 18 January 1898. Preston wrote from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He tells Fitzpatrick is writing to the Swan Electric Engraving people to arrange for…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-34.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 2 January 1898. Preston wrote from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He thanks Fitzgerald for his letter and reference to a paper by Lorentz [Hendrik…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-35.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald dated 24 November 1897. Preston writes from the Imperial Hotel, Waterford. He thanks Fitzgerald for his suggestions. He writes that he has sent three small plates and a short letter to…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-36.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 22 November 1897. He writes that Zeeman’s theories are relevant to their discussions and cites a passage from last March’s issue of Philosophy magazine, about ion motion and…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-37.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 7 July 1897. Preston writes from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He writes that he is pleased that Dr Stoney is “coming round” in his opinions and…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-38.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 16 February 1897. Preston writes from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He responds to Fitzgerald’s statements about Stoney, who covers the limitations…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-39.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 13 January 1897. Preston writes from Grand Central, Belfast. He “hunted” for Fievez’s paper in the Royal Dublin Society Archives and found it. This theory was criticised by…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-4.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 1 July 1896. The paper’s masthead is from his home at Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. Preston writes that if Fitzgerald agrees to print his paper in Philosophy…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-40.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 9 January 1897. Preston writes from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He describes his recent note for the RS [Royal Society?], which he has expanded by…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-41.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 5 January 1899. Preston writes from Grand Central Hotel, Belfast. Preston writes that he has sent the first proof of his article to Philosophy magazine. He describes the notes he…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-5.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 23 August [probably 1896, since its contents are referenced in GFF 11/6]. The paper’s masthead is from Preston’s home at Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-6.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 3 September 1896. The paper’s masthead is from Preston’s home at Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. Preston and his wife thank Fitzgerald and his wife for sending a…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-7.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to Frederick Thomas Trouton, dated 8 September 1890. The letter is written from 22 Trinity College, Dublin. Preston responds to Trouton’s letter by saying he would be glad to assist him in his work. He would…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-8.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 12 February 1897. The paper’s masthead is from Preston’s home at Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. Preston thanks Fitzgerald for his recent letter. He accepts his…
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https://library.rds.ie/files/11-9.pdf
Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 12 March 1899. The paper’s masthead is from Preston’s home at Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He has recently returned from a tour. He lists the committee…
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Portrait of Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, by Sarah Henrietta Purser
Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, landowner, politician and connoisseur. The subject depicted half length, directed forward, his full-bearded face in frontal profile, wearing formal attire with one gold shirt stud visible and with…
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RDS_treasures_5_Purser_Con Curran.jpg
Constantine Peter Curran, elected to the RDS Council in 1943, Vice-President 1971-72, active promoter of the Society’s arts and music programmes. The subject depicted bust length, in frontal profile, bespectacled and wearing a dark three-piece suit…
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RDS_treasures_184_Raeburn_Charles Giesecke.jpg
Charles Giesecke, Professor of Mineralogy to the Dublin Society. The subject depicted bust length, directed right, his face in three-quarter profile, wearing a brown, tall-collard coat and a white cravat, against a dark background.
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RDS_treasures_10_Ravesteyn_gentleman smiling.jpg
The unidentified subject depicted bust length, directed right in three-quarter profile, gazing front, bearded and slightly smiling, wearing a black doublet embellished with black silk passmenterie and pinked to expose a red chemise beneath, and a…
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RDS_treasures_11_Ravesteyn_Lady with Piccadill.jpeg
The unidentified subject depicted half length, directed left, gazing front, wearing a gold-embroidered black bodice with, white linen, flat-falling collar with a plain, square edge, over a whitework linen piccadill with bobbin lace edging and a gold…
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RDS_treasures_187_Ravesteyn_Gentleman with ruff.jpg
Depicts a gentleman bust leangth, wearing a black doublet and a white ruff.
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RDS_proc_133_1896_1897_members.pdf
List of members of the Society for the year 1897 together with the list of members of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland who became members of the Royal Dublin Society under the amalgamation agreement of March 22, 1888.
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Exhibition video for the Dublin Horse Show exhibition 2022.
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National Heritage Week 2023 Exhibition Video

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The first winners of the Dublin Horse Show 'lepping' competition in 1868.
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The Galway Blazers at the Inter-Hunt Competition at Dublin in 1927.
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Comdt. Ged O’Dwyer on Limerick Lace, for Ireland, winners of the International Jumping Competition in Dublin, 1934.
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Mrs Barrett on Reilly at Dublin in 1933.
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Image 6.tif
Diana Conolly-Carew on Barrymore, The International
Grand Prix of Ireland winners for Ireland, Dublin, 1966.
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Eddie Macken on Boomerang
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Comdt. John Ledingham on Kilbaha, winner of The Nations
Cup at Dublin in 1997.
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Conor Swail on Count Me In, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Ireland, holding the Aga Khan trophy at Dublin in 2022.
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RDS_treasures_439_Richter_Elisabeth Empress of Austria.jpg
Princess Elisabeth (1837-1898), empress consort (1854-1898) of Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916), The subject depicted seated on an Irish hunter named Domino, in side-saddle; wearing a dark riding habit,…
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RDS_treasures_182_Rothwell_Mary Ann Hutton.jpg
Portrait of Dr. Mary Ann Hutton (1862-1953), Gaelic scholar and the first woman elected to the Royal Dublin Society Council in 1929. The subject depicted bust length, in three-quarter profile, directed right; wearing a fitted, light-brown coloured…
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RDS_proc_69_1832_1833_premiums.pdf
List of premiums proposed by the Committee of Agriculture and Planting February 21, 1833.
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RDS_proc_70_1833_1834_premiums.pdf
List of premiums offered by the Royal Dublin Society, for the year 1834. Adjudication of premiums at the first annual exhibition of Irish manufactures, productions, and inventions, May 1834.
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RDS_proc_71_1834_1835_premiums.pdf
List of premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society for the year 1835.
Adjudication of premiums in the Royal Dublin Society's cattle yard, 15th April, 1835.
Adjudication of premiums at the second annual exhibition of Irish manufactures,…
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RDS_proc_67_1830_1831_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 5, 1830, to October 12, 1831.
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RDS_proc_67_1830_1831_misc.pdf
Account of a mineralogical excursion to the counties of Londonderry, Tyronne, and Down, by Sir Charles Lewis Giesecke.
A descriptive catalogue of the mineral substance found in the County of Londonderry.
Report of the professor of botany [Samuel…
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RDS_proc_67_1830_1831_springshow.pdf
Adjudication at the shew of cattle, Royal Dublin Society, 1831
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RDS_proc_67_1830_1831_indexes.pdf
Index to Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 67, from November 5, 1830, to October 12, 1831.
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RDS_proc_68_1831_1832_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 2, 1831, to July 5, 1832.
Estimate of the probable expenses of the Royal Dublin Society from 6th January, 1832, to the 5th January, 1833.
Return of new by-laws and alterations of by-laws or…
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RDS_proc_68_1831_1832_indexes.pdf
Index to Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 68, from November 2, 1831, to July 5, 1832.
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RDS_proc_68_1831_1832_misc.pdf
A memorial from the several professors of the society.
A memorial from Mr. James Lynch, lecturer in experimental philosophy.
List of the minerals collected near and a the mines of the county of Wicklow, by Sir Charles Lewis Giesecke.
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RDS_proc_68_1831_1832_premiums.pdf
Report form the Committee of agriculture and planting. Premiums for management of landed property in Ireland, for improving conditions of the labouring poor, for rearing poultry and for converting peat into fuel by compression.
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RDS_proc_68_1831_1832_springshow.pdf
Adjudication at the Shew of cattle, Royal Dublin Society, 1832.
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RDS_proc_69_1832_1833_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 1, 1832, to July 11, 1833.
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RDS_proc_69_1832_1833_indexes.pdf

Index to Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 69, from November 1, 1832, to July 11, 1833.
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RDS_proc_69_1832_1833_misc.pdf
Return of books purchased for and presented to the Library, Frederick Cradock, librarian.
Letter from Edmund Davy, Esq., professor of chemistry.
Copy of a correspondence between the Corporation of Tallow Chandlers, soap boilers and wax-light…
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RDS_proc_69_1832_1833_springshow.pdf
Adjudication of premiums, Cattle Shew, 1833. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, &c., to take place on the Society's premises on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 26th, and 28th of March, 1833.
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RDS_proc_70_1833_1834_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 7, 1833, to July 10, 1834
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RDS_proc_70_1833_1834_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 70, from November 7, 1833, to July 10, 1834.
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RDS_proc_70_1833_1834_misc.pdf
Essay on the management of landed property in Ireland, signed by William Blacker. Armagh, June, 1833.
Return of the books purchased for and presented to the library of the Royal Dublin Society, since former return, July, 1833. Signed by John Patten,…
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RDS_proc_70_1833_1834_springshow.pdf
Adjudication of premiums in The Royal Dublin Society's cattle yard, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, &c. Spring Show Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 15th, 16th, and 17th of April, 1834.
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RDS_proc_71_1834_1835_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 6, 1834, to August 9, 1835
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RDS_proc_71_1834_1835_springshow.pdf
Cattle shew 1835. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, &c. to take place on the Society's premises on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 14th, 15th, and 16th, of April, 1835.
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RDS_proc_71_1834_1835_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 71, from November 6, 1834, to August 9, 1835.
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RDS_proc_71_1834_1835_misc.pdf
Address to the committee of botany by N. Nevin in relation to his journey to England and Scotland to visit their celebrated botanical gardens and letter with the result of experiments on the cultivation of the potato.
Letter from Doctor Scouler, to…
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RDS_proc_72_1835_1836_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 5, 1835, to June 30, 1836.
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RDS_proc_72_1835_1836_indexes.pdf
Index to Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 72, from November 5, 1835, to June 30, 1836.
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RDS_proc_72_1835_1836_misc.pdf
Letter to the Committee of Botany from Mr Ninian Niven, curator of Botanic Garden.
Evening scientific meetings of the Royal Dublin Society.
Talk on culture and management of the flax crops by Leland Crosthwait.
Return of books and maps purchased…
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RDS_proc_72_1835_1836_spring show.pdf
Cattle shew, 1836. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, &c. to take place on the Society's premises in spring 1836.
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RDS_proc_73_1836_1837_misc.pdf
Evening scientific meetings of the Royal Dublin Society.
Return of books and maps purchased for and presented to the Library.
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RDS_proc_73_1836_1837_indexes.pdf
Index to proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, volume 73, from November 3, 1836, to July 6, 1837.
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RDS_proc_73_1836_1837_springshow.pdf
Cattle shew, 1837. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, &c., to take place on the Society's premises, March 1837.
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RDS_proc_74_1837_1838_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 2, 1837, to July 5, 1838.
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RDS_proc_74_1837_1838_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 2, 1837, to July 5, 1838.
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RDS_proc_74_1837_1838_misc.pdf
Evening scientific meetings of the Royal Dublin Society.
Syllabus of a course of lectures on manufactures, to be delivered in the theatre of The Royal Dublin Society by Robert Kane, M.D., M.R.I.A.
Account for commissioners of audit, from 31st…
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RDS_proc_74_1837_1838_premiums.pdf
Adjudication of premiums at the third exhibition of Irish manufactures, produce, and invention, at The Royal Dublin Society's house, May, 1838.
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RDS_proc_74_1837_1838_springshow.pdf
Cattle shew, 1838. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society for the exhibition of live stock, horses, &c., April 1838.
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RDS_proc_75_1838_1839_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 1, 1838, to June 27, 1839.
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RDS_proc_75_1838_1839_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 1, 1838, to June 27, 1839.
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RDS_proc_75_1838_1839_misc.pdf
Evening scientific meeting.
Brief report of the general state of the Royal Dublin Society's Botanic Garden, and collections therein, in December, 1838.
Return of books and maps to the library.
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RDS_proc_75_1838_1839_premiums.pdf
Adjudication of premiums at the Autumn shew of breeding stock, for competition and for sale or hire, in the Royal Dublin Society's cattle yard.
Premiums offered for the exhibition of live stock, horses, agricultural produce, etc.
Premiums of the…
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RDS_proc_75_1838_1839_springshow.pdf
Spring cattle shew, 1839.
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RDS_proc_76_1839_1840_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society from July 4, 1839, to July 9, 1840.
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RDS_proc_76_1839_1840_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin society, from November 7, 1839, to July 30, 1840.
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RDS_proc_76_1839_1840_misc.pdf
Account of the mode of preserving potatos in their natural state, for ten months or more from the time of taking them up. Signed by John MacCormick, Land steward to the Earl of Charlemont, Marino.
Annual report of the general state of The Royal…
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RDS_proc_76_1839_1840_premiums.pdf
Adjudication of premiums at the Autumn shew of breeding stock, for competition, and for sale or hire, in the Royal Dublin Society's cattle yard, on the 24th and 25th September, 1839.
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RDS_proc_76_1839_1840_springshow.pdf
Spring cattle shew, 1840. Premiums for the exhibition of live stock, horses, agricultural produce, etc.
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RDS_proc_77_1840_1841_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 5, 1840, to June 24, 1841.
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RDS_proc_77_1840_1841_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society from November 5, 1840, to June 24, 1841
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RDS_proc_77_1840_1841_misc.pdf
Annual report of the general state of The Royal Dublin Society's Botanic Garden, and collections therein, in November 1840. Signed by D. Moore, curator.
Report from Doctor Litton, professor of Botany, on the state of the Botanic Garden.
Return of…
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RDS_proc_77_1840_1841_springshow.pdf
Spring cattle shew, 1841. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, agricultural produce, etc.
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RDS_proc_78_1841_1842_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 4, 1841, to June 20, 1842.
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RDS_proc_78_1841_1842_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society from November 4, 1841, to June 30, 1842.
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RDS_proc_78_1841_1842_premiums.pdf
Schedule of premiums proposed by the Committee of Agriculture and adopted by The Royal Dublin Society for the ensuing year.
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RDS_proc_78_1841_1842_springshow.pdf
Spring cattle shew, 1842. Premiums offered by The Royal Dublin Society, for the exhibition of live stock, horses, agricultural produce, etc.
Schedule of premiums proposed by the Committee of Agriculture and adopted by the Royal Dublin society.
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RDS_proc_79_1842_1843_admin.pdf
Proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society, from November 4, 1842, to June 29, 1843
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RDS_proc_79_1842_1843_indexes.pdf
Index to the proceedings of The Royal Dublin Society from November 3, 1842, to June 29, 1843
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