▁were ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Sir ▁Hugh ▁Lane ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁modern ▁collection ▁for ▁Ireland ▁.... " ▁ ▁These ▁inter vent ions ▁eventually ▁led ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁agreement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁announced ▁by ▁T ao ise ach ▁Se an ▁Lem ass , ▁where by ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Lane ▁Be quest ▁would ▁be ▁l ent ▁and ▁shown ▁in ▁Dublin ▁every ▁five ▁years . ▁In ▁his ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁Lem ass ▁thank ed ▁the ▁then - ret ired ▁Thomas ▁Bod kin ▁for ▁his ▁pers istence , ▁helped ▁by ▁Lord ▁Mo y ne ▁and ▁Lord ▁P aken ham . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁agreement ▁was ▁changed ▁so ▁that ▁ 3 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 ▁paint ings ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 8 ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁ 2 ▁groups , ▁so ▁that ▁ 4 ▁would ▁be ▁l ent ▁for ▁ 6 ▁years ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁to ▁Dublin . ▁These ▁ 8 ▁include ▁works ▁by ▁Man et , ▁Mon et , ▁P iss ar ro , ▁Ren oir , ▁Mor is ot , ▁V u ill ard ▁and ▁D eg as . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁National ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁collection ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁Dublin ▁together ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁switch ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁a ▁six - year ▁period . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁O ' By