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James Perry (luthier)
James Perry ( ga, Séamus de Poire; ) was an Irish luthier from Dublin, known for making violins, violas and cellos. His workshop was based in Kilkenny and also produced instruments such as guitars, Western concert flute, German flutes, Fife (instrument), fifes and Tenor drum, tenors. Perry is credited with having made over 1000 instruments. He was a brother and apprentice to Dublin luthier, Thomas Perry (luthier), Thomas Perry, and a protégé of the Earl of Ormond (Ireland), Ormonde family of Kilkenny Castle. Early life James Perry was born in Dublin around 1759 to John Perry, a musical instrument maker and landowner from Tinnakill near Raheen, County Laois. James was one of at least three sons that would go on to become successful luthiers. The eldest son, Thomas Perry (luthier), Thomas (born ), started working in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Christchurch Yard in Dublin around the same year James was born and would go on to become one of Ireland's most prolific luthiers. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
