b'1952L I S M O R ETheLismorepatternwasfirstcreatedin1952byMiroslavHavel,WaterfordsChiefofDesignatthetime. Drawing inspiration from the rugged charm of Lismore Castle found in the County Waterford countryside, this world-renownedpattern features intricate diamond and wedge cutsFirstprototypedonjustasimplewatergoblet,theLismorepatternnowadornsabeautifulselectionofluxurycrystalitems,suchastumblers,wineglasses,vases,bowlsandpictureframes.1961K E N N E D YB O W LOnthe17thMarch1961,theAmbassadorofIreland,ThomasJ.Kiernan,presentedPresidentJohnFKennedy with an arrangement of shamrocks in a Waterford Crystal Oval Bowl at the White House. The OvalBowlthenbecameknownastheKennedyBowl.1965W E S T M I N S T E R A B B E YThe Guinness family presented sixteen crystal chandeliers to hang in the nave and transepts of Westminster in 1965. This was to mark the 900th anniversaryofthefoundingoftheAbbeybuiltbyEdward the Confessor and consecrated on 28th December1065.Eightchandeliershanginthenaveand four in each transept. They are ten feet high and three feet wide, with each one composed of just under 500 pieces of individual glass drops that were shaped byhand.Theworkwascarriedoutinsecret(codename Operation Killarney) at our factory in Ireland.20'