A shamrock brooch.
It is that time of year again and for the first time this year Hibernian Antique Fairs will hit town from the annual Rose of Tralee festival. The first Rose of Tralee Antiques Art & Vintage Fair takes place at The Earl of Desmond Hotel on August 20 and 21. Opening times are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 20 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 21. There will be 40 antique shops, dealers, gallery’s and vintage dealers from around Ireland in attendance. Among them will be Treasures Irish Art Athlone (IADA), Marie Curran Jewellery Dublin (IADA), Greene’s Antique Furniture Drogheda (IADA), Billy Harnett Furniture Co.Limerick, Robert Delahunty Fine Art, Clonakilty, Co.Cork, Tara Crystal Chandeliers, Co.Waterford, Richard Walshe Coins & Banknotes Co.Galway, EIly Henry, Vintage Fashion, Co.Waterford and Sheila Poots, China & Porcelain Belfast.