Identifier: irelandinlondon00fahy (find matches)
Title: Ireland in London
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Fahy, Francis A. (Francis Arthur), 1854-1935 O'Donoghue, D. J. (David James), 1866-1917
Subjects: Irish
Publisher: Dublin : Evening Telegraph
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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6trictly true—he was not poor, as the legend gees, but theson of a wealthy knight, Sir William Whittington. S3 Ireland in London. Carews stable Is excellent, but the climate or thedust and smoke of London have given it anappearance of great antiquity. It is interesting to note that the original pro-prietor of the Gresham Hotel in Dublin wasan enfant trouve found on the steps of theRoyal Exchange, and who, taking the name ofSir Thomas Gresham, trie greatest city magnateof that time, rose afterwards to affluence in theIrish capital. On the right of the Exchange is Cornhill,which has some very interesting Irish associa-tions. One ofthe most notedfrequenters ofthe Fleece Tav-ern, which stoodhere, was JamesQuin, the greatcomedian. Itwas in Cornhill,at tho PopesHead Taveri(on the site otthe present P jpes HeadAlley), thatQuin killed hisfellow-country-m a n and brother actor, Bowen—an excellent performer.Though of an exceedingly generous disq osi-tion, Quin could not resist uttering the
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many sarcastic words which frequently cameto hia tongue, and was, as a consequence, em w. UARTHCB.

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