John Hunt (antiquarian)

John Hunt (antiquarian)

John Hunt was a historian, antiquarian, and collector. Together with his wife Geraldine, he amassed the collection that today forms the basis of the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland. He encouraged Lord Gort to restore Bunratty Castle. He is commemorated by a bust in the castle because of this. He also led to the creation of both the Craggaunowen and Lough Gur visitor centres through his interest in prehistory. Hunt lived with his family at Lough Gur Castle, and they all used the valuable collection in everyday use, as Hunt liked to use antiques in this manner.

References

*http://www.shannondev.ie/News/NewsReleases2007/Title,5733,en.html
*http://www.huntmuseum.com/framesets_hunts/hunts_frameset.html
*http://www.ul.ie/vpacad/HonDocs/Cit-J%20Hunt.htm
*http://www.recirca.com/articles/johnhunt/index.shtml
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_Museum
*http://www.shannonheritage.com/Attractions/Craggaunowen/CraggaunowenCastle/


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