Ireland , Armagh,Archbishop Rokeby, Primate of Ireland
Richard Robinson,(1709-1794), Archbishop of Armagh, 1765, Vice chancellor of Dublin University; created Baron Rokeby of Armagh 1777.He did much to improve and beautify the town of Armagh often at his own expense. The founding of the observatory was part of his plans for a university of Armagh.Robert Walpole called Robinson "a proud but superficial man." John Wesley accused him of being more interested in buildings than in the care of souls.
The motto on the reverse of the medal was the motto which he attached to his buildings.
Living in a palace built by himself a contemporary described the state in which he lived- "I accompanied him on the Sunday forenoon to the Cathedral. He went in his chariot with six horses, attended by three footmen behind... On our approach the great western door was thrown open, and my friend entered, like another Archbishop Laud, in high prelatical state, preceded by his officers and ministers of the church"
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