ic ▁districts ▁in ▁Et ow ah ▁County , ▁Alabama ▁Category : G ads den , ▁Alabama ▁Category : H istor ic ▁districts ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Alabama <0x0A> </s> ▁Opera ▁Ireland ▁was ▁Ireland ' s ▁first ▁permanent ▁national ▁opera ▁company . ▁Although ▁its ▁roots ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁Society , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁its ▁final ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁Society ▁Ltd . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁its ▁dem ise ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Opera ▁Ireland . ▁During ▁its ▁existence ▁it ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Dublin ' s ▁G ai ety ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁ ▁The ▁Dublin ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁Society ▁( D G OS ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁by ▁Captain ▁( l ater ▁Colonel ) ▁William ▁O ' K elly ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁opera ▁enthus iast s ▁with ▁John ▁McC orm ack ▁as ▁its ▁patron . ▁The ▁shows ▁were ▁cast ▁with ▁local ▁sing ers ▁and ▁a ▁volunte er ▁ch orus . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁music ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁or chestra ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Army ▁music ▁school , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁Radio ▁E ire ann ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁The ▁Society ▁put ▁on ▁two ▁one - week ▁seasons ▁of ▁opera ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁the ▁D G OS ▁presented ▁performances ▁by ▁European ▁opera ▁companies ▁such ▁as