





Apart from winning medals for fencing and heading the Oxford University Boat Club, William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough was also an adventurer who had rowed across the English Channel. A public servant, too, he had been part of the House of Commons for both the Liberals and the Conservatives.



Apart from being an award-winning broadcaster for RTÉ, Brian Cleeve was also a renowned author, with books ranging from Regency romances to crime novels in his kitty. He is best remembered for the Irish bestseller The House on the Rock and his non-fiction works such as the Dictionary of Irish Writers.





