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1907 Dublin
| Name: | Irish International Exhibition |
| Dates: | 4 May – 7 Nov 1907 |
| Days: | 187 days |
| Venue: | Herbert Park – 21 ha (52 acres) |
| Theme: | |
| Exhibitors: | – 14 countries and colonies |
| Awards: | |
| Visitors: | Total visitors 2,751,113 of whom 1,361,542 paid and 13,922 purchased season tickets. |
| Legacy: | Costs of £340,000 and losses of £103,345 |
The event was planned for 1906 but was delayed for a year. The Marquis of Ormonde, KP, was President of the Exhibition, William Martin Murphy was the Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee and James Shanks was the project manager. Irish journalist, William Francis Dennehy, was one of the organisers.
The event wanted to use Phoenix Park but the transportation to/from there was inadequate, so Herbert Park was selected instead. It was beside a railway link and close to the Royal Dublin Society grounds. The event was gathered around the Grand Central Palace with gardens and an ornamental lake. There were sections for Fine Arts, Archaeology, Mechanical Arts, Industies… There was a Concert Hall and a Japanese tea room.
The Herbert Park Promenade and bandstand proved to be a focal point.
Attractions included motorcars, electric lighting, gas lighting, a Somali village, water-chute ride, a helter-skelter a crystal maze, and the Rivers of Ireland exhibit…
Besides Great Britain and Ireland, British colonies, other participants included Canada, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Somalia and Wales. The Canadian pavilion was well received as was the New Zealand section of the Palace of Industries this because Ireland was shaping up for Independence and enjoined the autonomy displayed.
Dublin’s weekly The Leader, believed not enough Irish labour had been used and became a regular complainant accusing the fair of being a travesty and a costly failure.
Herbert Park today includes the bandstand and the pond used for the Water-chute. Several small Tudor buildings are extant.
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