Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy
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Oct 2, 2026
Sophie CooperGUEST
Well, it's got all its inspiration from the Book of Kells and kind of medieval Irish iconography.
Sophie CooperGUEST
It was a man called Thomas O'Shaughnessy.
Sophie CooperGUEST
who during the 1893 Chicago World Fair went to the Irish village that was so inspired by the beauty of it that he then went and studied in Ireland for years and then came back to Chicago in the early 20th century and kind of designed it.
Sophie CooperGUEST
And it's absolutely beautiful.