AN HERCULEAN TASK
Viscountess Powerscourt decided six years ago to make a copy of the carpet made by a grand-daughter of Charles 11. substituting the heraldic arms of the Powerscourt family instead of the Moral ones. She is still at "work on her herculean task in the famous reception hall at Powerscourt Castle (Co> Wicklow), the only place large enough to hold it. She has already done a million and a hall' stitches, and if will be another two years before it is finished, when it will probably bo lent to the Exhibition before finding a permanent home in lh;> family seal. --"Maevet.' in "Model Housekeeping'' (Dublin).
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 6
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107AN HERCULEAN TASK Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 6
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