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The Irish House of Lords, known formally as The Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled, was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until the end of
The House of Lords entrance to the Parliament House (east view). The entrance, which was part of an extension to the original building, was designed by renowned architect James Gandon by 1789.
A sectional engraving of the House of Lords chamber (by Peter Mazell 1767 based on the drawing by Rowland Omer)
The Woolsack was used by the Lord Chancellor when chairing the house
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1789 to 1802. He remains a deep
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
