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Boyle Collection

Boyle, a name that echoes through history and landscapes

Background imageBoyle Collection: The education of British Youth: Stonyhurst College

The education of British Youth: Stonyhurst College
As part of their series on the education of British Youth, the Illustrated London News ran a feature on Stonyhurst College, Lancashire

Background imageBoyle Collection: Lough Key showing Castle Island near Boyle, Co Roscommon

Lough Key showing Castle Island near Boyle, Co Roscommon
Lough Key showing Castle Island near Boyle, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland by P O Toole

Background imageBoyle Collection: Gaelic Chieftain By Maurice Harron, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland; Sculpture Overlooking The

Gaelic Chieftain By Maurice Harron, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland; Sculpture Overlooking The Battlefield At Curlew Pass

Background imageBoyle Collection: Thumbkinetta (Boyle 2)

Thumbkinetta (Boyle 2)
Thumbkinetta (Tommelise) rides on a swallows back

Background imageBoyle Collection: Patrick Boyle

Patrick Boyle

Background imageBoyle Collection: Edward Boyle and Anthony Crosland, Eastbourne

Edward Boyle and Anthony Crosland, Eastbourne
Edward Boyle (1923-1981), Conservative MP, and Anthony Crosland (1918-1977), Labour MP, at Eastbourne. They wrote a book together, The Politics of Education, published in 1971. Date: 1975

Background imageBoyle Collection: Lough Key, Forest Park, near Boyle, County Roscommon

Lough Key, Forest Park, near Boyle, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Background imageBoyle Collection: Burlington House, Piccadilly, early 18th century, (1908). Artist: Johannes Kip

Burlington House, Piccadilly, early 18th century, (1908). Artist: Johannes Kip
Burlington House, Piccadilly, early 18th century, (1908). The buildings today house the Royal Academy of Arts. A print from The Private Palaces of London by E Beresford Chancellor, (Kegan Paul)

Background imageBoyle Collection: East Window and Nave, Boyle Abbey, Co Roscommon

East Window and Nave, Boyle Abbey, Co Roscommon - a view inside the derelict abbey. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Roscommon). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBoyle Collection: Castleisland Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland

Castleisland Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland

Background imageBoyle Collection: Beauty / Beast (Boyle 2)

Beauty / Beast (Boyle 2)
Beauty discovers that love is the magic that makes all things fair - her love transforms the Beast into a handsome lover

Background imageBoyle Collection: Little Brown Owl / Boyle

Little Brown Owl / Boyle
THE LITTLE BROWN OWL sits up in the tree, and if you look well his big eyes you may see !

Background imageBoyle Collection: Boyle, Lough Key, Co Roscommon, Ireland; Sunset Over Lough Key

Boyle, Lough Key, Co Roscommon, Ireland; Sunset Over Lough Key

Background imageBoyle Collection: Robert Boyle, 1677 (etching)

Robert Boyle, 1677 (etching)
CUL4864849 Robert Boyle, 1677 (etching) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); (add.info.: BOYLE, Robert (1627-1691). English scientist

Background imageBoyle Collection: Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin

Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712)
541673 Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist.; (add.info.: Papin is pointing to Boyle's air pump)

Background imageBoyle Collection: Lough Key and Island, Boyle, County Roscommon

Lough Key and Island, Boyle, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland

Background imageBoyle Collection: Boyle - Lord Boyle

Boyle - Lord Boyle

Background imageBoyle Collection: Boyle Abbey, Roscommon, Ireland, Victorian period

Boyle Abbey, Roscommon, Ireland, Victorian period

Background imageBoyle Collection: Richard (Dickie) Hill Boyle

Richard (Dickie) Hill Boyle

Background imageBoyle Collection: Grouse hunting

Grouse hunting
Hon. James Boyle and his sister Lady Hersey Boyle, children of Lord Glasgow, grouse hunting on his Knockendon Moor. Date: 1939

Background imageBoyle Collection: GREEN GRAVEL / BOYLE

GREEN GRAVEL / BOYLE
Green gravel, green gravel, the grass is so green, the fairest young maiden that ever was seen... Oh Mary, oh Mary, your true love is dead

Background imageBoyle Collection: Return from the Hunt, by 1908. Creator: John J. Boyle

Return from the Hunt, by 1908. Creator: John J. Boyle
Return from the Hunt, by 1908

Background imageBoyle Collection: Portrait of Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, 1835 (litho)

Portrait of Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, 1835 (litho)
4070957 Portrait of Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, 1835 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBoyle Collection: The New Street (Regent Street) looking toward

The New Street (Regent Street) looking toward the Quadrant, designed by John Nash, London. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1822

Background imageBoyle Collection: The Hermitage, Frogmore, Windsor

The Hermitage, Frogmore, Windsor. Thatched cottage folly designed by Princess Elizabeth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of

Background imageBoyle Collection: Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884

Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884
STC306605 Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884, photographs from The Times (photogravure) by English Photographer

Background imageBoyle Collection: Portrait medallion of Robert William Boyle

Portrait medallion of Robert William Boyle. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London

Background imageBoyle Collection: Portrait medallions of Joseph Priestley (L)

Portrait medallions of Joseph Priestley (L) and Robert William Boyle (R). Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imageBoyle Collection: The Australian Cricketing Team, Notes at the Final Match at the Crystal Palace (engraving)

The Australian Cricketing Team, Notes at the Final Match at the Crystal Palace (engraving)
1060280 The Australian Cricketing Team, Notes at the Final Match at the Crystal Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Australian Cricketing Team)

Background imageBoyle Collection: Irish Literary Society

Irish Literary Society
Celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Irish Literary Society, London, and the National Literary Society of Ireland at Dublin, 1913. Left to right, front row, includes Agnes O Farrell, A.P

Background imageBoyle Collection: R H Boyle, Everton Football player

R H Boyle, Everton Football player. 1890s

Background imageBoyle Collection: Burlington House, Piccadilly, from Vitruvius Britannicus or The British

Burlington House, Piccadilly, from Vitruvius Britannicus or The British
1280621 Burlington House, Piccadilly, from Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect by Colen Campbell, 1717 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageBoyle Collection: The Great Gate at Burlington House, Piccadilly, from

The Great Gate at Burlington House, Piccadilly, from
1280620 The Great Gate at Burlington House, Piccadilly, from Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect by Colen Campbell, 1717 (engraving) by English School

Background imageBoyle Collection: Portrait of The Honorable Robert Boyle, 1835 (litho)

Portrait of The Honorable Robert Boyle, 1835 (litho)
4070938 Portrait of The Honorable Robert Boyle, 1835 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Boyle FRS (1627- 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher

Background imageBoyle Collection: Henrietta, Countess of Rochester (engraving)

Henrietta, Countess of Rochester (engraving)
961490 Henrietta, Countess of Rochester (engraving) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henrietta, Countess of Rochester)

Background imageBoyle Collection: Boyles Discoveries (engraving)

Boyles Discoveries (engraving)
3634286 Boyles Discoveries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boyles Discoveries)

Background imageBoyle Collection: English Scientists (engraving)

English Scientists (engraving)
727126 English Scientists (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Scientists)

Background imageBoyle Collection: The new Bagnio in the Gardens at Chiswick House

The new Bagnio in the Gardens at Chiswick House
1280622 The new Bagnio in the Gardens at Chiswick House, from Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect by Colen Campbell (engraving) by English School

Background imageBoyle Collection: Fairy tales: the ugly ducking in the old womans cottage

Fairy tales: the ugly ducking in the old womans cottage
The ugly duckling at home with the old woman and her other beasts

Background imageBoyle Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122319

EyeUbiquitous_20122319
Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Victorian post box with the Victorian royal cypher and the manufacturers name A Handyside and Co. Ltd Derby and London written around the base

Background imageBoyle Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20099672

EyeUbiquitous_20099672
ireland, county roscommon, boyle, the chieftain sculpture near boyle with lough key in the background

Background imageBoyle Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20105599

EyeUbiquitous_20105599
Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, The Chieftain steel sculpture of a figure on horseback

Background imageBoyle Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100430

EyeUbiquitous_20100430
Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, The Chieftain sculpture

Background imageBoyle Collection: Boyle, (1627-1691), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Boyle, (1627-1691), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boyle, (1627-1691), 1830. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageBoyle Collection: The Baron, a Noted Tall Tree, 1901. Creator: Unknown

The Baron, a Noted Tall Tree, 1901. Creator: Unknown
" The Baron", a Noted Tall Tree, 1901. David Boyle named this tree growing at Sassafras Gully in the Dandenong Ranges after Baron Ferdinand von Mueller

Background imageBoyle Collection: Porticoed Entrance to Chiswick House, An Eighteenth Century Survival, c1935. Creator: King

Porticoed Entrance to Chiswick House, An Eighteenth Century Survival, c1935. Creator: King
Porticoed Entrance to Chiswick House, An Eighteenth Century Survival, c1935. Chiswick House is a Palladian villa in Burlington Lane, Chiswick, west London, designed by Richard Boyle

Background imageBoyle Collection: Robert William Boyle, Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor

Robert William Boyle, Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor
3588318 Robert William Boyle, Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870 by French School

Background imageBoyle Collection: The steam yacht Isa at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The steam yacht Isa at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Isa at anchor. Isa was built by Black & Noble at Montrose in 1878, and was owned by the Earl of Cork at the time of this picture



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Boyle, a name that echoes through history and landscapes. From the hallowed halls of Stonyhurst College, where British youth receive their education, to the serene beauty of Lough Key with its majestic Castle Island near Boyle in County Roscommon, Ireland. In this quaint town stands the Gaelic Chieftain sculpture by Maurice Harron, overlooking the battlefield at Curlew Pass. A testament to the rich heritage and resilience of the Irish people. But Boyle is not just about history; it is also a place for creativity and imagination. Thumbkinetta enchants visitors with its whimsical charm while Patrick Boyle leaves his mark on this vibrant community. Nature lovers find solace in Lough Key Forest Park, where they can immerse themselves in the tranquility of nature's embrace. Burlington House stands as a proud reminder of 18th-century architecture along Piccadilly Street, showcasing Johannes Kip's artistic prowess. The East Window and Nave at Boyle Abbey invite us to step back in time and marvel at their architectural grandeur. And amidst all these wonders lies Beauty/Beast - an enigmatic piece that sparks contemplation within our souls. As dusk settles over Lough Key, we witness a breathtaking sunset painting the sky with hues of gold and crimson – a sight that captures both heart and mind. And let us not forget Lord Boyle himself – an influential figure who has left an indelible mark on this town's history. His legacy lives on through generations as his name resonates throughout every corner of Boyle. Boyle is more than just a place; it is a tapestry woven with threads from different eras – blending past and present into one captivating story. It beckons explorers seeking knowledge, dreamers yearning for inspiration, and wanderers searching for beauty hidden within its folds.