Saucers Gallery

Possible UFO sighting in Ireland

Was it an Irish flying saucer or merely an airborne leprechaun? A double-page spread relating to an incident that occurred in County Waterford, Ireland on the 26th December 1965. Jacqueline Wingfield and her friend Lisbet Mortensen were travelling by car when they spotted a bright object passing steadily from right to left across the sky in front of them; if not a UFO this could possibly have been a parhelion, or sun dog caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight from clouds of ice crystals

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Taking a tumble has its compensations

"The New Compensation Act" - "Hooray! I believe I've broken my arm!" - a hotel chambermaid is not unduly concerned at her fall, as the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1906 allowed working people the right to claim for compensation for personal injury suffered during their employment. Date: 1906

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China medallions, Tea and Coffee Sets, Plate 39

China medallions, Tea and Coffee Sets on revolving trays, Plate 39, showing patterned cups and saucers, plates, teapots and coffee pots. Date: circa 1880s

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