Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Idrone Farming Society, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse, cow, plough and harrow, building at right, other buildings and fields in background, rev. wreath, named (To Edw. Vigors Alcock, Esqr., For the Best Poultry, 1855), 43mm. Extremely fine, obverse most attractively toned, rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Irish Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: T. Millett FPL 2006 (32); J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1026.

Edward Vigors Alcock, barrister, 29 Upper Pembroke street, Dublin; a renowned Irish cricketer, he was secretary of the Dublin-based Phoenix Cricket Club from 1830 to 1852. He was a prime mover in the Carlow Cricket Club, established by 1831, whose grounds were at Bennekerry. Alcock is shown in the 1871 Land Returns as owning 570 acres at Ballynoe, co Carlow