Bank of Ireland. Dublin. Co. Dublin, Ireland
The Bank of Ireland officially known as the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland is a commercial bank operation in Ireland which is one of the Big Four in both parts of the island This building was completed in 1729 during Dublin s Georgian heyday It was home to the Irish parliament and it was from here that Henry Grattan whose statue stands outside declared Ireland is now a nation a defiant assertion of independence by the 18th century Anglo Irish Ascendancy Grattan s Parliament was short lived however and eventually forced to vote itself out of existence to endorse the Act of Union with Great Britain in 1801 The building became a bank in 1803 and you can now tour its Georgian splendour with guides in period costume If you re having a hard time getting your head around the intricacies of Irish history this is a good place to start Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland today Bank of Ireland is number two to Allied Irish Banks The Bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history At the core of the modern day group is the old Bank of Ireland the ancient institution established by Royal Charter in 1783 Digitally restored Art 1890 1900 Photochrom or Photochrome is used to create a color print from a black and white photo negative using between four and fourteen lithograph stones made from rocklike substances to colorize the print with several different inks
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