Patrick and Christ Church, in the old Viking settlement area of Wood Quay. Fittingly, his small, crowded shop is in the former clockmakers’ quarter between the cathedrals of St. He has spent three decades finding and restoring antique Irish clocks and researching their makers. “It’s basically detective work,” said Kevin Chellar, a horologist and proprietor of Timepiece Antique Clocks here. (The 1901 census showed 690 watchmakers and 36 clockmakers in Dublin alone.) DUBLIN - Ireland was a hub for clockmakers in the 18th century, a fact often forgotten in the current industry focus on technological innovation and high-end collaborations.Īlso, the country’s earliest records of watchmakers were destroyed in the early 1920s during the conflict that surrounded the creation of Northern Ireland, so details are elusive.
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