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About The Irish Georgian Society. The Irish Georgian Society was originally founded in 1958 by the Hon. Desmond Guinness and Mariga Guinness for the protection of buildings of architectural merit in Ireland. Many fine houses have been saved through their enthusiasm and commitment, and the dedication of members and supporters over the past six ...
21 de ago. de 2020 · Desmond and Mariga Guinness became so appalled at how much of Ireland’s Georgian heritage was falling down or being knocked down for development that they decided to revive the Irish Georgian ...
5 de mai. de 2014 · Marvellous Mariga. May by theirishaesthete. Derek Hill’s portrait of Mariga which perfectly captures her shyness sometimes misconstrued as hauteur. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the death on May 8th 1989 of Mariga Guinness at the age of only 56. It seems an opportune moment to celebrate her life, especially since an entire ...
7 de mai. de 2019 · Jean Massereene; Hazel Lavery; Enid, the Countess of Kenmare; and Mariga Guinness. During the first part of the 20th century four of the 10 women featured in my book, She Who Dares: Ten ...
24 de ago. de 2020 · Undaunted, Desmond and Mariga Guinness embarked on the task of creating an organisation which would champion the cause close to their hearts, ‘the preservation of what is left of Georgian architecture in Ireland’. They possessed the advantages of determination and energy, as well as youthful idealism.
Desmond Walter Guinness (8 September 1931 – 20 August 2020) was an Anglo-Irish author of Georgian art and architecture, a conservationist and the co-founder of the Irish Georgian Society. He was the second son of the author and brewer Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne , and his then wife Diana Mitford (later Lady Mosley).
27 de nov. de 2008 · Nov. 26, 2008. LEIXLIP, Ireland. WHEN Desmond and Mariga Guinness first lived here in the 1950s, they were unlikely champions of Irish architecture. Mrs. Guinness, the daughter of a German prince ...
