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	Irish Crown Jewels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1903, the jewels were transferred to a safe, which was to be placed in the newly constructed strong room.
		The jewels were discovered missing on 6 July 1907, four days before the State Visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
		The Jewels were placed in a safe in Government Buildings and promptly forgotten about, though the existence of some crown jewels somewhere was rumoured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Crown_Jewels (740 words)

	Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The final new consort's crown in the 20th century was manufactured for Queen Elizabeth, consort of crown King George VI, who along with her husband was crowned in 1937.
		Surmounting the orb is a jewelled Cross representing the Sovereign's role as Defender of the Faith.
		Its jewels are in the shapes of the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, and the shamrock for Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom (1488 words)

	The British crown jewels in the Tower of London
		The famous Tower of London holds the British Crown Jewels belonging to the royal family.
		Crown jewels are valuables that belong to a king or queen.
		The Crown Jewels are on display in an underground vault under the parade ground in front of Waterloo Barracks.
	scsc.essortment.com /britishcrownje_rvfh.htm (730 words)

	The Order of St Patrick
		Known as the 'Irish Crown Jewels', the insignia were stolen from Dublin Castle in 1907 and never recovered.
		The badge was of similar splendour, with its trefoil of emeralds on a ruby cross surrounded by a blue enamel band bearing the motto and date in rose diamonds, which was itself enclosed in an outer circle of large Brazilian diamonds, the whole being surrounded by a harp and loop framed in diamonds.
		However, John offended the Irish chieftains by laughing at their long beards (it was the fashion then in England to be clean-shaven), and they not unnaturally took umbrage and defied the upstart prince.
	www.doyle.com.au /order_st_patrick.htm (2745 words)

	The Crown Jewels - Imperial State Crown - Famous Jewels & Gems Series - 1Earth Jewelry and Appraisals Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Imperial State Crown was originally made for Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838 and was remade for the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
		The Imperial State Crown is 12.4 inches (31.5cm) in height, weighs 0.91kg (over 2lbs) and is set with over 3,000 precious stones including the 317.40 carat Cullinan II Diamond, the Stuart Sapphire, St Edwards Sapphire and the Black Prince's Ruby.
		It was among the Crown Jewels of Charles II.
	www.1earth.com.au /jewelry/crownjewels/crown_jewels03.html (1371 words)

	Sodom And Begorrah Case Of The Crown Jewels, The Courtiers And A Gay Cover-Up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The extraordinary details of the theft, and the facts that the jewels have never been recovered and the culprits never found, have given rise to a rich crop of theories about what really happened.
		One theory is that the King hastily ended inquiries after being informed of a homosexual network based at the castle, which included Frank Shackleton, the disreputable brother of the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, and the Duke of Argyll, the King's brother-in-law, who had a known fondness for Guardsmen.
		The Irish Crown Jewels consisted of a star and a badge encrusted with diamonds, emeralds and rubies.
	www.rense.com /general44/sod.htm (791 words)

	The Mystery of the Stolen Crown Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The jewels disappeared from one one of the most fortified edifices in Britain and Ireland shortly before they were due to be used in a ceremony to mark the state visit of King Edward VII to Ireland for the Irish International Exhibition In Ballsbridge.
		The stolen jewels — the diamond star and badge of the Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick and five gold collars — were valued at roughly £30,000 at the time (approximately £2m in today’s terms) and were worn by the King's chief representative In Ireland, the Lord Lieutenant, on formal occasions.
		The jewels were housed in a safe in the library of the Office of Arms, instead of the adjacent strongroom where the safe should have been kept.
	www.goulding.net /the_mystery_of_the_stolen_crown_jewels.php (3541 words)

	Irish Crown Jewels at Bryson Burke Diamonds
		The theft of the 'Irish Crown Jewels' by a person or persons unknown in 1907 is one of the most famous and puzzling mysteries of Irish history, and a case worthy of the great Sherlock Holmes himself.
		The Jewels were crafted by Rundell, Bridge and Company of London, and consisted of a Star and a Badge composed of rubies, emeralds and Brazilian diamonds, mounted in silver, which were to be worn by the Lord Lieutenant as Grand Master on formal occasions.
		The discovery of the theft of the Jewels caused great concern to government, and indeed King Edward VII was particularly angered, as he was on the point of visiting Ireland and intended to invest a knight of the Order of St Patrick.
	brysonburke.com /royals_ireland.html (2753 words)

	The British Crown Jewels - Famous Jewels & Gems Series - 1Earth Jewelry Jewellery and Appraisals Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Cullinan II is at the front of the Imperial Crown; St Edwards's Sapphire sits in the cross on top of the crown; the Stuart Sapphire highlights the reverse and the Black Prince's Ruby (a red spinel) is at front above the Cullinan II Diamond.
		The Imperial State Crown was originally made for Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838 and was remade for George VI in 1937.
		The Crown Jewels of England were removed from the Abbey Church of Westminster to White Tower in the Tower of London after a robbery attempt in 1303.
	www.1earth.com.au /jewelry/crownjewels/british.html (907 words)

	The Irish Crown Jewels - Famous Jewels & Gems Series - 1Earth Jewelry and Appraisals Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Irish Crown Jewels were the insignia of the Order, and consisted of two items: a star, and a badge, each composed of rubies, emeralds and Brazilian diamonds.
		The Irish Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was distinct from the British officer of the same name; the latter continues to serve as Usher to the Order of the Garter and as Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords.
		We must conclude therefore that the mystery of the Irish Crown Jewels remains unresolved, but will continue to be the basis of more or less sensationalised media reports, books and television programmes with the approach of the centenary of the theft in 2007.
	www.1earth.com.au /jewelry/crownjewels/irish.html (6024 words)

	General Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		This is a new edition of the brilliant story of their adventure in a small, open boat in the North Atlantic, being visited by inquisitive whales, reaching mist-shrouded landfalls, and receiving a welcome from seafaring folk wherever the crew touched land.
		Drawing on a vast knowledge of Irish history and lore, this popular author provides charming anecdotes, folk tales, and modern tales in a story in which history and myth intersect, and whose origin has been passionately debated.
		The jewels are never recovered and their whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
	www.irishbook.com /cat266.htm (2171 words)

	Knights of St Patrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The collar was of gold consisting of roses and harps tied together with knots of gold and in the centre was a jewelled crown surmounting a harp of gold from which hung the badge.
		The insignia of the Grand Master became known as the Irish Crown Jewels.
		Three new Knights were to be installed but about two weeks before the occasion the Crown Jewels and five collar, one with badge attached, were stolen from the safe in the Office of Public Arms in Dublin Castle, causing the cancellation of the service.
	www.stpatrickscathedral.ie /History_08_knights.htm (626 words)

	The Monarchy Today > The Queen's role > Sovereign as Fountain of Honour > Order of St. Patrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In the centre is a green enamelled shamrock, each leaf with a diamond five-arched crown, set on a red enamelled cross of St Patrick.
		The Order of St Patrick was founded in 1783, to reward those in high office in Ireland and Irish peers on whose support the government of the day depended.
		The insignia were made from 394 stones taken in part from some of Queen Charlotte's jewellery and from one of the Order of the Bath Badges which had belonged to her husband George III.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page492.asp (301 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen from the building to the right.
		Famously, the Irish Crown Jewels were stolen from the Castle in 1907.
		It served for some years as temporary Courts of Justice (the Four Courts, the home of the Irish courts system had been destroyed in 1922.) Once the courts moved out, Dublin Castle was used for state ceremonial.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Dublin_Castle (475 words)

	Saint Patrick's Hall :: Dublin Castle Ireland Pictures
		The Irish Crown Jewels were the insignia of the Knights of the Order of Saint Patrick until they were stolen under suspicious circumstances in 1907.
		The Jewels have never been recovered and the full account of their disappearance from within the Castle remains a mystery to this day.
		In November 2003 a television documentary program, The Strange Case of the Irish Crown Jewels, was aired on Irish television - RTE.
	www.irelandposters.com /Dublin_City (241 words)

	Irish News - Irish Independent Online - Sunday Independent , Irish newspapers, News Ireland
		Stealing Of The Irish Crown Jewels; An Unsolved Crime By Myles Dungan Town House.
		14.99 Tom O'Dea The Irish crown jewels were donated in 1831 by William IV to The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick.
		THE depth of the unionist backlash against the Good Friday Agreement, culminating in the strong vote for the Democratic Unionist Party and the dissidents in the Ulster Unionist Party, was sown and developed by the British and Irish governments and the way they supervised the implementation of the accord.
	www.unison.ie /irish_independent/index.php3?ca=36&issue_id=10104 (612 words)

	Trafford Publishing: The Goliath Stone
		He is told that in 1907 the Irish crown jewels (the property of the English crown) had been stolen from Dublin castle.
		While being briefed in London he meets the lovely Anna-Marie DeCourville and has an affair with her, unaware that she is trying to steal one of the Irish jewels known as the Goliath Stone.
		Facts: The recovery of the crown jewels did happen but the gold bullion was never returned to Rumania and the Soviets denied all knowledge of it.
	www.trafford.com /robots/04-0809.html (1253 words)

	Rose Farm
		Early in this century, a major crime was committed in Dublin, to wit the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels.
		These Jewels were never recovered, neither was the thief or thieves ever apprehended, but although it could never be proved, the finger of suspicion pointed to the Keeper or Assistant Keeper of the Jewels named Frank Shackleton, who was the brother of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
		The suspicion he, Frank Shackleton was under must have been widespread, because the village knew of his association with the Crown Jewels and inevitably of course, rumours began to circulate.
	home.freeuk.net /ruishton/gallery/housing/rosefarm.htm (240 words)

	Irish Film Insitute»»Film Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		It was the most mysterious jewel robbery of the early 20th century
		Now the symbols were gone, but as King Edward VII personally oversaw a meticulous investigation into the robbery, an even greater scandal threatened to emerge which would have rocked the Royal Family and the whole Empire to the core.
		The theft caused uproar — the murders, the hoaxes and the cast of extraordinary characters drawn into one of the most intriguing jewel heists of the centuryone hundred years later and the fate of the Irish Crown Jewels is still unknown.
	www.fii.ie /cinema/dispfilm.asp?filmID=3803 (178 words)

	The Crown Jewels
		Toyes and Trifles: Anna Keay describes how the Crown Jewels were dispersed and destroyed in 1649, and then reconstructed in 1661.(England)
		Crown's jewels Edward Simpkins investigates how an Aim-listed company discovered $660m in a Brazilian bank account - and its connection with Lambert Financial, a nominee for 2,000 Israeli emigr pens
		Crown Jewel Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement released; patenting process makes major advance.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0106781.html (335 words)

	TPT - Twin Cities Public Television (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		A priceless collection of diamonds and rubies known as The Irish Crown Jewels are at the center of one of the most mysterious and sensational robberies of the early 20th century.
		On the eve of King Edward's royal visit to Ireland in 1907, the Irish Crown Jewels were stolen from Dublin Castle, Britain's most impregnable Irish stronghold.
		The priceless gems, known as the regalia of the Order of St. Patrick, were a symbol of the unity between the British Crown and the loyal landed gentry in Ireland.
	www.ktca.org /support/prog_pick.html (607 words)

	3rd Ernest Shackleton Autumn School 23rd - 27th October 2003 - Athy Heritage Centre - Kildare - Ireland
		His forthcoming publication is The Stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels.
		The book traces the alleged involvement of Frank Shackleton (Ernest's brother) in the theft of the Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle in 1907.
		As a member of the crew of Northabout, he was involved in the first Irish navigation of the Northwest Passage.
	kildare.ie /hospitality/historyandheritage/AthyHeritage/Shackleton/2003/contributors.htm (718 words)

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		When Edward VII visited Ireland in July 1907 the Crown Jewels were missing from Dublin Castle.
		Investigation by Scotland Yard suggested the thief was on the staff of Sir Arthur Vicars, custodian of the jewels.
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	Dublin Castle Ireland Picture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		During the conflagration buildings and adjoining walls were blown up to prevent the fire from reaching the State records and gunpowder towers.
		The castle was the seat of British colonial administration and the repository of the Irish crown jewels.
		It was formally handed over to the new Irish Republic's administration in December 1921 with the signing of the Anglo - Irish treaty of that year ending British rule of Ireland.
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