Medals and Medallists connected with Ireland. 19 



commemorate the successful battle fought by the Limerick militia under Colonel 

 Vereker, against General Humbert and the French, at Coloony, near Sligo. 

 Another medal of this year, of beautiful workmanship, and executed by Hancock 

 in England, commemorates the. decisive victory obtained by Sir I. Borlase Warren 

 over the French fleet off the coast of Donegal, on the 12th of October, 1798. 



The visit of George IV. to his Irish dominions naturally called forth the 

 emulative talents of various artists, both in this and the sister kingdom. On this 

 occasion a medal was published by Mossop. Obverse, georgivs iv d . g . brit . 

 ET HiBERNi^ REX F • D. The king's head laureated to the left. Reverse, advenit 

 REX CONCORDAT civiTAS. Hibcmia standing with a cornucopia in her right hand, 

 and an Irish harp in her left ; at her feet, on the right, a child with a lighted 

 torch, setting fire to a pile of armour and military weapons ; on her right a square 

 altar, with a small flame arising from its top ; in the exergue the arms of the city 

 of Dublin, with the city mace, sword, and cap, mdcccxxi. The die of the 

 reverse of this medal was broken after a few impressions were struck off, and the 

 artist speedily executed another, which differs a little from the one just described, 

 having in the exergue, xii , aug : mdcccxxi. 



Connected with his Majesty's visit, another medal was executed by Isaac 

 Parkes, an artist still living, to commemorate the Installation held at St. Patrick's 

 Cathedral. Obverse, georgius mi . D : G : britanniarum rex -fid: king's 

 head laureated to the left, encircled by the collar of the order of St. Patrick. 

 Reverse, south-east view of St. Patrick's cathedral ; in the, exergue, royal 



installation - AT S^ PATRICK' DUBLIN - AUGUST XXVIII - MDCCCXXI. The vicW 



of the cathedral is very correct, and executed with ability. 



There is a medal connected with this period, which, though executed in 

 England, as it purports to be struck on Irish metal, it may be fitting to allude to. 

 Obverse, georgius iiii d : g : britanniarum rex f : d : Bust to the left, with a 

 laurel crown. Reverse, Hibernia with a harp, and a wolf dog at her feet, 

 receiving the king, who is just landed from a boat bearing the royal standard. 

 Howth, and some of the most conspicuous buildings of the city in the back 

 ground. In the exergue, in commemoration op his majestys - most gra- 

 cious visit to IRELAND - 1821. w • HAMY DiREX. There is engraved on the 

 edge, IRISH COPPER from the mines in the county of wicklow. This is a 

 work got up by Hamy and Mann, silversmiths in Dublin. The bust was exe- 



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