Water Colour Society of Ireland Blog
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| Industry | Arts |
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| Location | Ireland |
| Introduction | The Society was founded in 1870 in Lismore, Co Waterford and in the following year held its first exhibition in the courthouse there. From 1871 to 1890 further exhibtions were held at various locations but in 1891 they were moved permanently to Dublin. The Society's present title was adopted in 1888. The national collection of the Society was founded in 1993 and is housed in Limerick University, where it is on permanent exhibition. In 2009 The University published an illustrated book of the collection. |