#taleoftwochairs — Public Fediverse posts
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Ireland's first dozen presidential inaugurations used the old Viceregal Throne, a leftover from the centuries of British occupation. This was the fornal perch of the #LordLieutenantOfIreland, the British toff who our neighbours sent to rule us on behalf of their King.
Before the first inauguration, in 1937, the chair was repurposed. Crown sawn off the top, presidential emblem stitched on. Rebranded as the #PresidentialChair, it was first used by President #DouglasHyde.
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Ireland's first dozen presidential inaugurations used the old Viceregal Throne, a leftover from the centuries of British occupation. This was the fornal perch of the #LordLieutenantOfIreland, the British toff who our neighbours sent to rule us on behalf of their King.
Before the first inauguration, in 1937, the chair was repurposed. Crown sawn off the top, presidential emblem stitched on. Rebranded as the #PresidentialChair, it was first used by President #DouglasHyde.
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Ireland's first dozen presidential inaugurations used the old Viceregal Throne, a leftover from the centuries of British occupation. This was the fornal perch of the #LordLieutenantOfIreland, the British toff who our neighbours sent to rule us on behalf of their King.
Before the first inauguration, in 1937, the chair was repurposed. Crown sawn off the top, presidential emblem stitched on. Rebranded as the #PresidentialChair, it was first used by President #DouglasHyde.
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Ireland's first dozen presidential inaugurations used the old Viceregal Throne, a leftover from the centuries of British occupation. This was the fornal perch of the #LordLieutenantOfIreland, the British toff who our neighbours sent to rule us on behalf of their King.
Before the first inauguration, in 1937, the chair was repurposed. Crown sawn off the top, presidential emblem stitched on. Rebranded as the #PresidentialChair, it was first used by President #DouglasHyde.
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