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7th May 1959
showing figures and a horse-drawn carriage
'The Reception in 1770'
On the left are two statues
an alderman's wife reclines on a sofa whilst her lover adds cuckold's horns to her husband's portrait
Irish Architecture Finish:none 7th May 1959'Irish Architecture', 1867. The angler in the doorway asks Hullo, Pat, What are you about now? Pat replies Shure, I'm raisin' me roof a bit, yer honour r!! An early example of an 'Irish' joke. Pat 'raises his roof' by the simple means of lowering his floor. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 1, 1867.
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