Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Artist/Maker
Ceramic and General Screen Print
Materials
Ceramic
Catalogue Number
2010.118.001
Dimensions

Diameter: 26.5cm x Height: 2.3cm

Description

A white china commemorative plate that has scalloped edge with gold coloured band. On the brim of the plate, there are words in blue that read "GREYSTONES TOWN COMMISIONERS" on the top and "est.1984" on the bottom. In the centre is a crest of a white-and-gray coloured fish inside a triangle with yellow plants above the triangle. There is a gray and blue coloured ribbon below the crest with a Latin motto on it. On the base of the plate is a maroon colour manufacturers' mark in the shape of a crest. The words below the manufacturers' mark read "Made in Arklow by Ceramic and General Screen Print".

History

Greystones (Irish: Na Clocha Liatha) is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies on Ireland's east coast, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of Bray and 24 km (15 mi) south of Dublin city centre and has a population of 18,140 (2016).[1] The town is bordered by the Irish Sea to the east, Bray Head to the north and the Wicklow Mountains to the west. It is the 2nd biggest town in the county (after Bray). The town was named after a half-mile or one-kilometre stretch of grey stones between two beaches on the seafront. The harbour area and Greystones railway station are at the northern and southern ends respectively. The North Beach, which begins at the harbour, is a stony beach, and some of its length is overlooked by the southern cliffs of Bray Head, which are subject to erosion. The South Beach is a broad sandy beach about one kilometre long. It is a Blue Flag beach and receives many visitors and tourists, mainly in the summer.