b'T I M E L E S S I C O NThe Lismore Collection was launched in 1952 and is the only design from this period that still remains.OfallofWaterfordCrystalscuts,Lismoreisthemostloved.YouwillfindthesparkofinspirationbehindthiselegantcollectionatLismoreCastlein the village of Lismore, County Waterford. The castleisperchedonacliffhighabovetheriverBackwater, near the Knockmealdown Mountains. It has passed through many owners and endured many wars,atdifferenttimestheseatofarchbishops,a home to Sir Walter Raleigh as well as the Earl ofCork,andforcenturiesnowithasbeeninthe possession of the Dukes of Devonshire.The leaded windows and turrets of this picturesque castlehavebeenrecreatedinthecuttingpattern.Aclassiccrystalthathassimplecutsandbalancedbeauty,asfreshtodayastheywerewhentheywerefirstinspired.Itisthecombinationofwedgecuts and open plain diamond cutting which has becomesynonymouswiththeLismoreCollection.24'