Career
"As a tutor and mentor, Miranda was perfect -- cultivated, instinctive and, above all, tactful. She guided him true, shaping his natural good taste into a kind of killer focus, geared towards architecturally important buildings, "serious" art (he favoured 16thand 17th-Century Old Masters), and fine wines (he had a share in the Chateau Lascombes vineyard in Bordeaux). Along the way, they had fun together, hosting and attending parties for the kind of people Ryan wouldn"t have had access to without her -- wealth alone is never sufficient passport to the world of intellectuals and aristocrats." The Guinness Storehouse at Street James"s Gate was the venue for the party as Iveagh House, which was the old family townhouse in Dublin, is occupied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and was unavailable for the occasion.
Attendees included Lord Conyngham, Gay Byrne, the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, James Mellon, former minister Des O"Malley, Sean Rafferty, and Lord and Lady Rosse.
Lady Iveagh, died at her home, Wilbury Park, Wiltshire, England, following a long illness. Her funeral service was held in Saint George"s Church, Hanover Square, Mayfair.
