The Illuminated Address is something I associate with the Victorian age. Invariably they were presented to valued and respected individuals upon their retirement or some other milestone event. The language employed tends to be rather flowery, certainly by modern day standards, and the decoration on the Address similarly so.
One recipient of such a laudatory gift was James Thompson Macky JP of Belmont Londonderry when he retired from the Agency of the Derry Branch of the Bank of Ireland in 1870. The subscribers to the gift included the following.
The Lord Bishop of Derry.
William McCorkell & Co
William Aiken & Son
Lord Claud Hamilton
The Mayor
Capt. Maturin
Herdman & Co
Capt. McClintock
Michael King
William Miles
Pitt Skipton
R. L. Ogilby
Robert Macrory
John Christy & Co.
Major James Beresford
David Gilles
Joseph Dysart
Maturin Baird
Archeson Lyle.
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