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Falling in love with Jackie Kennedy Onassis all over again

Falling in love with Jackie Kennedy Onassis all over again

Letters from Jacqueline Kennedy to a Dublin priest were a secret for 50 years, until Michael Parsons wrote about them in ‘The Irish Times’ this week

Sat May 17 2014 - 01:00
International art market bubble?

International art market bubble?

Sat May 17 2014 - 00:00
Jackie writes about her European travels with her sister

Jackie writes about her European travels with her sister

Bouviers went to ‘about 10 bullfights and caused a minor riot at the first one’

Thu May 15 2014 - 01:05
JFK was carrying ‘With love - Dublin’ pillbox on day he was assassinated

JFK was carrying ‘With love - Dublin’ pillbox on day he was assassinated

Jackie Kennedy tells priest: ‘You took me to the little shop where I bought him a tiny silver pillbox’

Thu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Francis Bacon triptych painting sells for $80.8m in New York

Francis Bacon triptych painting sells for $80.8m in New York

The Dublin-born artist’s piece ‘Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards’ dates from 1984

Wed May 14 2014 - 08:43
Jackie’s 1950s visits to Ireland recalled in letters to Dublin priest

Jackie’s 1950s visits to Ireland recalled in letters to Dublin priest

Jackie Lee Bouvier knew and loved Ireland before she ever met JFK , letters to Fr Leonard reveal

Wed May 14 2014 - 06:09
Jackie Kennedy celebrates transition from bride to ‘matron’ in Fr Leonard letters

Jackie Kennedy celebrates transition from bride to ‘matron’ in Fr Leonard letters

A year after her marriage, she began to write to Fr Leonard in Ireland

Wed May 14 2014 - 06:00
‘We were really both miserable at leaving Ireland’

‘We were really both miserable at leaving Ireland’

‘You gave us such a lovely time in Ireland – I can’t really describe what I want to say – but all the other places I’ve travelled to have become a blur’

Wed May 14 2014 - 06:00
‘He’s like my father in a way - loves the chase and is bored with the conquest’

‘He’s like my father in a way - loves the chase and is bored with the conquest’

MEETING JFK: As Jackie Bouvier fell in love with JFK, her letters to Fr Joseph Leonard reveal misgivings about marriage

Tue May 13 2014 - 20:00
‘God will have a bit of explaining to do to me if I ever see Him’

‘God will have a bit of explaining to do to me if I ever see Him’

THE ASSASSINATION: In her letters to Irish priest Fr Joseph Leonard, Jackie Kennedy revealed her torment after her husband’s killing

Tue May 13 2014 - 14:49
Letters to priest provide rare insight into life of Jackie Kennedy

Letters to priest provide rare insight into life of Jackie Kennedy

A 14-year correspondence with Fr Joseph Leonard reveal thoughts about marriage to President John F Kennedy and reaction to his assassination

Tue May 13 2014 - 07:16
Letters from Jackie: The unlikely friendship between an American student and an Irish priest

Letters from Jackie: The unlikely friendship between an American student and an Irish priest

The friendship that flowered between Jackie Kennedy and Fr Joseph Leonard nurtured a long and close correspondence

Tue May 13 2014 - 06:46
‘I know I will marry this boy, I don’t have to think and wonder’

‘I know I will marry this boy, I don’t have to think and wonder’

FIRST ENGAGEMENT: After a brief engagement to a NY stockbroker, Jackie said the next time would have a happy ending

Tue May 13 2014 - 06:02
Who was Fr Joseph Leonard?

Who was Fr Joseph Leonard?

Tue May 13 2014 - 06:00
Letters cache sale a coup for Laois auction house

Letters cache sale a coup for Laois auction house

Auction in Durrow on June 10th

Tue May 13 2014 - 06:00
Who was Jackie Kennedy?

Who was Jackie Kennedy?

Tue May 13 2014 - 06:00
‘Sadness shared brings married people closer together’

‘Sadness shared brings married people closer together’

GRIEF & FAITH: After the deaths of her husband and two of her children, Jacqueline Kennedy’s faith was tested

Tue May 13 2014 - 06:00
Bacon triptych poised to make $100m in New York auction

Bacon triptych poised to make $100m in New York auction

Painting depicts John Edwards, who received Lord Mayor’s award for services to Dublin after donating contents of the artist’s studio to city’s Hugh Lane Gallery

Mon May 12 2014 - 01:00
National Antiques Week launched

National Antiques Week launched

Sat May 10 2014 - 02:00
Monet owned by mystery copper heiress sold for $27m in New York

Monet owned by mystery copper heiress sold for $27m in New York

Sat May 10 2014 - 02:00
Auctions

Auctions

Sat May 10 2014 - 02:00
Irish art sails away to London auction

Irish art sails away to London auction

Yeats, Henry and Dillon: ‘Sea’ is main theme in Bonhams Irish art sale

Sat May 10 2014 - 00:00
Westport House sculpture to be sold in London auction

Westport House sculpture to be sold in London auction

Sale of French ‘masterpiece’ Boulonnaise allaitant to raise money for upkeep of stately home

Tue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Auction Results

Auction Results

Sat May 03 2014 - 00:00
Bank Holiday art auction in Rosslare

Bank Holiday art auction in Rosslare

Sat May 03 2014 - 00:00
Contents of Deepwell in Adam’s sale

Contents of Deepwell in Adam’s sale

The new owners of the €8m house bought the furniture but smaller items are now up for for auction

Sat May 03 2014 - 00:00
Orpen portrait is top lot in London Irish art auction

Orpen portrait is top lot in London Irish art auction

Dublin preview of Sotheby’s auction

Sat May 03 2014 - 00:00
The Irish Dames of Ypres

The Irish Dames of Ypres

An Irishman’s Diary about the enforced movements of a group of Irish nuns

Tue Apr 29 2014 - 07:44
Top lot at Sheppard’s: a pair of French cabinets, expected to sell for €180,000

Top lot at Sheppard’s: a pair of French cabinets, expected to sell for €180,000

Three-day sale with 1,800 lots in Laois auction house

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Auctions and Fairs

Auctions and Fairs

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Yeats watercolour comes to market

Yeats watercolour comes to market

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Another Irish auctioneer goes online

Another Irish auctioneer goes online

Temple Bar auctioneer looks for far-flung buyers

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
1916 Proclamation in ‘negative equity’

1916 Proclamation in ‘negative equity’

Easter Rising poster suffers huge price drop – down from €240,000 to €90,000

Sat Apr 19 2014 - 00:00
Reopening ‘The Ripper’ case?

Reopening ‘The Ripper’ case?

Sat Apr 19 2014 - 00:00
A ‘real’ egg for Easter – €148,000

A ‘real’ egg for Easter – €148,000

Sat Apr 19 2014 - 00:00
Auctions and fairs

Auctions and fairs

Sat Apr 19 2014 - 00:00
800 years of Irish history

800 years of Irish history

Adam’s auction includes a copy of the 1916 Proclamation and a rare photo from 1921

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 02:00
Mid-century modern comes of age

Mid-century modern comes of age

Starck, Foster, Gray – 20th-century design classics in Dublin auction tomorrow

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 02:00
Rare books in demand

Rare books in demand

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 02:00
Ireland’s hidden colours

Ireland’s hidden colours

An Irishman’s Diary about the old Irish regiments in the British army

Tue Apr 08 2014 - 02:00
The king’s son but not his heir

The king’s son but not his heir

Sat Apr 05 2014 - 02:00
Art and antiques market springs to life

Art and antiques market springs to life

Strong first quarter ends with auction at Mealy’s described as ‘the best in ages’

Sat Apr 05 2014 - 02:00
The last ‘Irishman’ to win Wimbledon

The last ‘Irishman’ to win Wimbledon

Sat Apr 05 2014 - 02:00
Greek opulence in the Slieve Bloom mountains for €5.5m

Greek opulence in the Slieve Bloom mountains for €5.5m

This early Georgian mansion has been decorated in the most lavish style, all its period features lovingly retained, and sits on a magnificent 100-acre estate

Thu Apr 03 2014 - 00:00
Spring art auctions in Dublin

Spring art auctions in Dublin

Sat Mar 29 2014 - 02:00
Two volumes of Wendy Walsh’s ‘Florilegium’ for auction

Two volumes of Wendy Walsh’s ‘Florilegium’ for auction

Sat Mar 29 2014 - 02:00
Art for Mother’s Day

Art for Mother’s Day

‘Whistler’s Mother’ inspires Dublin exhibition of paintings

Sat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Jack Moyney - the Irish first World War hero who joined up “for the heck of it”

Jack Moyney - the Irish first World War hero who joined up “for the heck of it”

Michael Parsons on one of a select few Irishmen in the first World War to win the Victoria Cross

Tue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Auctions and Fairs

Auctions and Fairs

Christy Brown archive to be kept in Ireland

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 02:00
Victorian claret jug in Avoca silver sale

Victorian claret jug in Avoca silver sale

Heirlooms of family who founded Avoca Handweavers in Mealy’s auction

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 02:00
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