Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Armagh Cattle Show, 1834, a uniface oval silver award medal, unsigned, farm-hand guiding a pair of oxen right, plough in left foreground, back named (Awarded to His Grace the Lord Primate for the Best Bull at the Armagh Cattle Show of 1834), 81 x 56mm. Pierced for suspension, fine, very rare and interesting by association £200-300

John George de la Poer Beresford, PC (Ireland) (1773-1862), b. Kilcolgan, co. Galway; educ. Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, graduated 1793; ordained 1797; Bishop of Cork and Ross 1805; Bishop of Clogher 1819; Archbishop of Dublin 1820; Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, 1822-62; prelate of the Order of St Patrick; chancellor of the University of Dublin, 1851-62