Oscar Traynor (under the X), Leinster, Ireland
We were originally fairly sure this photo was taken on Monday, 10 July 1922, but wanted to know a lot more about it than we did. If correctly dated, this would have been taken 5 days after Oscar Traynor's anti-... Еще
April 10, 1965, Leinster, Ireland
Fred McDonagh in his Signal Cabin, Enfield, Co. Meath at 1.55 p.m...We got some lovely information on Fred from his grandson Traingraham:."A wonderfull photo of my Grandad, he was just after moving from Moyvall... Еще
Ура! Джеймс и Фред в пабе Furey 's...
This is James P. O'Dea (left) and Fred McDonagh raising a glass at a pub in Moyvalley, Co. Kildare. By the looks of the CIÉ logo on Fred's jacket, he was one of the many railway workers all over Ireland, who wo... Еще
Gricers on Bloomsday, Leinster, Ireland
Dave & Christy at train, Straffan, Co. Kildare...I am very happy, OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) has Identified these three men as Dave Murray, Christy Quinn and Fr, O Sullivan, well done Owen...The life o... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Group of seven : commissioned by Mrs. John Walsh,...
Northern Hemisphere Flickeroonies.It is difficult to get going on the first few Monday mornings of the new year, fear not, we have a lovely family portrait to warm the cockles of your heart..Southern Hemisphere... Еще
Дети возле блока квартир, праздник Corpus Christi, Coleraine Street, Д...
Well scrubbed and turned out for the festive occasion of Corpus Christi, and in anticipation of a procession around the area to the nearby church on Halston Street. While the young ladies look so happy and cha... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Congress group : commissioned by Mr. Larkin
A 'congress' group with the name Larkin attached in or around 1918, might indicate a certain Mr. "Big Jim" Larkin(?) Could this be an early example of the Irish Congress of Trades Union? Or perhaps an early ve... Еще
Хемсворт - Королевские посетители в картинной галерее замка Килли
A royal group in Kilkenny Castle, that beautiful castle in, arguably, Ireland's most beautiful city - but can we name this lot?..And indeed it seems we can. With thanks in particular to some our regular stalwar... Еще
The Rileys - Survival of the sinking of the Lusitania, Cobh (formerly ...
With thanks to our amazing contributors, it seems that this really is the Riley family: Annie and Edward Riley and their 4-year-old twins Ethel and Sutcliffe. Given that only 764 of the nearly 2000 souls aboard... Еще
Waiting for the Solar Eclipse, Dublin, Ireland
From the destruction of Dublin on Friday to the Edwardian elegance of the gentry in Clonbrock House. Just two of the group appear even aware that this photograph is being taken but this just adds to the charm ... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Egan Heffernan Wedding, Seskin, Clonmel.
Wedding group, Egan-Heffernan wedding : commissioned by Mrs. Heffernan, Seskin, Clonmel..A handsome wedding group from Poole today and still in Clonmel! I get a sense in this that the grooms family feel the yo... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Estate and property outside Clonmel
This idyllic rural scene taken from a great height is an unusual one from the Poole Collection. Describing it as an estate seems a bit grand as it looks more like a farm or small holding but where is it?..I ex... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Wedding group : commissioned by Miss White, Alexa...
Given all the war that had and was taking place around the time of this shot, peace was probably a more desirable experience than happiness. I hope the couple in this image had a long and peaceful marriage...T... Еще
Robert French - Battering Ram "Back with them, away with them"
We return to a harrowing and tragic scene today to mark the latest Tríd an Lionsa ( http://www.tg4.ie/en/programmes/trid-an-lionsa/ ) programme on TG4. This programme uses several of our "Bodyke Eviction" and... Еще
O'Donovan Rossa funeral committee
Though recent sleuthing ( ...nlireland/20866908436/ ) has meant we've had to change the tag ( 100ishyearsago ) for our recent series to "100ish years ago", we are a little more confident of the date for this ... Еще
Kapp & Peterson: Производство труб для мужчин и женщин
What was once a thriving industry and considered the height of fashion is today almost invisible - pipe smoking! While Kapp and Peterson still exist they are a fraction of what they once were. I always loved ... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Mr. J. Redmond. M.P., Mrs. Redmond and girl
This photo is one of my favourites for quite a while, I have seen quite a few photographs of the great man, but none better than this, in my opinion. ..We have Mr and Mrs Redmond and the consensus seems to be t... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Shamrock Hurling Club, Waterford
Shamrock Hurling Club, Waterford Co. Champions, 1915-16: commissioned by Mr. Murphy, Ferrybank...Carol Maddock ( /photos/47297387@N03/ ) Provides some information about this team from the Munster Express, "2 ... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Best days of your life?
Thanks for all your comments. The consensus seems to be that this boy is indeed Edmund (though we were led astray for a while by "Edward") Becher, at about age 11. This leads us to a grave record in France as f... Еще
Queen Victoria and others, Leinster, Ireland
Queen Victoria in carriage with others, at Grafton Street, Dublin...Only last week I was watching a BBC show presented by Michael Portillo where he shares items from the British national archive. In this partic... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Group of two : commissioned by Mr. Synnott. Solic...
I think DannyM8 ( /photos/79549245@N06/ ) might have finally cracked this one. He proposes John A. Sinnott as the older man and his nephew John Nicholas Scallan a recently qualified a solicitor as the younger... Еще
18 Abercorn Road - Бывший дом Шона О 'Кейси
We asked a local politician Maureen O'Sullivan TD to help with this photo and I am happy to report that she has Identified all the kids for us. From left to right we have - Catherine Byrne, Helen Boyle, Rose By... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - All lean to the right then?
Wedding group of seven ordered by Miss McCreevy, Newpark House, Kilkenny! This beautiful wedding photograph is one of a number in our collection from the Poole Collection and ordered by Miss McCreevy. They do... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Saving the tobacco crop
Who would have thought that tobacco would be cultivated at Rathmoylan in Co. Waterford? We believe that a Mrs William O'Brien commissioned this photo…..Thanks to OwenMacC for providing the location of Rathmoyla... Еще
Члены Ирландского союза трудящихся женщин на ступеньках Зала Свободы
We first posted this photo back in June 2011. I'm upcycling it now because of this suggestion.....guliolopez ( /photos/20727502@N00/ ) has suggested:."Given today's announcement [that Dublin's newest bridge is... Еще
Robert French - Sawmill, Foynes, Co.Limerick, circa 1890
Delighted to hear this from Gerard in Ireland: "It is told in my family that the bearded man with hat is Jeremiah O'Connor manager of the sawmill and resident in the large house shown. He died 1922. I am his gr... Еще
"He always had a dog with him" - Public domain monumental decor drawin...
Thought I'd surprise you with a colour photograph today, as we haven't had one for ages. So here's one very contented looking man and his dog, working alongside the Gallarus Oratory on the beautiful Dingle Peni... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Lord Lieutenant & Corporation
This is a terribly grand group at a ceremony at City Hall in Waterford. We now know that the "Lord Lieutenant and Lady Aberdeen visited Waterford yesterday for the purpose of presenting the Fagan Shield (the gi... Еще
Robert French - Leviathan of Parsonstown...
... or the 6 foot telescope of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867). The photo also features (following much debate!) Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (1840-1908)...Great photo, and this allows us ... Еще
Телеграфное бюро, но где? Адриголе, вот где!
I had hoped that this one would be a fiendishly difficult challenge, and so it proved! This is from our Fergus O'Connor Collection, and all that we had on it was Post and telegraph office: exterior view in an u... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - The Kavanaghs
Uploaded this one at the request of Timothy Dunleavy who got in touch to say this photo is of his great great grandaunt and her family, and that he could identify all six family members... (That's a big Kerchin... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Magnificent Millinery
This elegantly behatted group are Mr Murphy of Prior Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and sister(s) perhaps.....Looks as if this was Thomas Murphy, a brewer, and that one of the elegant ladies was his sister, Amy I... Еще
Oscar Traynor (under the X), Leinster, Ireland
We were originally fairly sure this photo was taken on Monday, 10 July 1922, but wanted to know a lot more about it than we did. If correctly dated, this would have been taken 5 days after Oscar Traynor's anti-... Еще
"Здание часовни... в неизвестном месте" = Castletobere!
It's Fergus Friday! Another one of our "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photos despatched with ease by our indefatigable researchers (see comments below). Thanks to them, we now know this photo was taken at C... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Grumpiest train-bearers ever?
The youngest members of this wedding group look none too happy about the proceedings or their apparel! The photo was taken for/of a Miss Taylor, either in Fethard (Tipperary? Wexford?) - that's all we had, unti... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Smiliest flower girls ever?
Follow the story as it unfolded in the comments below to see what was achieved from scant information in our catalogue, and an incorrect date for this lovely wedding photo.....Date established as Saturday, 27 J... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Happy Days
Choosing photos for this stream is an interesting process, but whenever a photo makes me laugh that more or less clinches a slot, and that's what happened when I came across this one. Hope you like it too.....S... Еще
April 10, 1965, Leinster, Ireland
Fred McDonagh in his Signal Cabin, Enfield, Co. Meath at 1.55 p.m...We got some lovely information on Fred from his grandson Traingraham:."A wonderfull photo of my Grandad, he was just after moving from Moyvall... Еще
Glendalough, Leinster, Ireland
Tourists or walkers at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow with the Round Tower and St. Kevin's Oratory in the background...Thanks to MKSeery ( 39393844@N04/ ) for the following:."Might as well throw in some dear old Geo... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - January 2, 1915
This is the Fitzgerald family of Otteran Place, Waterford city...Especially love the cheeky grin on the son down the front, and it looks as if we've got the earliest example of a wristwatch appearing in our pho... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - October 31, 1936
We're back with H. Downes and Co. ( nlireland/6285806012/in/photostream ) , 10 Thomas Street, Waterford for October's last Pic of the Day...This time it's the Cooperage Department. The barrel on the left, that'... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - October 21, 1910
No information on exactly where or why, but this is a Masonic Group gathered in Waterford in full regalia...Thanks to Levantian ( /photos/meehaneo/ ) who tells us that this is a gathering of various branches... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - October 19, 1903
This is millionaire industrialist and library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, pictured with assembled dignitaries for the laying of the foundation stone of Waterford Free Library at Lady Lane - one of five free... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - October 17, 1915
Here is Miss Hookey of Bank Lane, Waterford with her Camogie team. This photo had been up here for over a year without us knowing which was Miss Hookey, until cjkavana identified the young woman sitting on the ... Еще
Ура! Джеймс и Фред в пабе Furey 's...
This is James P. O'Dea (left) and Fred McDonagh raising a glass at a pub in Moyvalley, Co. Kildare. By the looks of the CIÉ logo on Fred's jacket, he was one of the many railway workers all over Ireland, who wo... Еще
Найден самый оживленный мальчик в Дублине
Love this photo for its glimpse of an old, old thoroughfare in Dublin - Merchant's Arch - its shopkeepers, customers, wares and passersby. But it is the little boy who draws the eye. If ever there was a child o... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - September 21, 1933
This is Mrs Flynn with her children. Photo taken at Leperstown, near Dunmore East, Co. Waterford...8th June 2017, seanmac999 ( /photos/151540246@N08/ ) Sean McGowan, Tells us that the young girl sitting on th... Еще
Огненный человек, он же Тадхг Девейн
A moment of pure merriment captured in Portmagee, Kerry...All of us here at the National Library would like to thank Mossy Carey ( ...mosskayree/ ) , Gerard and staff of the Moorings Bar, and the wider communit... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Winning Team
Winning oarsmen at Waterford Boat Club with an impressive array of very ornate silverware. Would love to identify all of these chaps.....First to be identified is the Cox (centre) - Austin Farrell, 1872-1934, g... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - August 25, 1906
We're back with the SS Copeland, literally, as this photo is from 1906 and we've already uploaded later photos from 1910 - 18 June ( nlireland/5845359162/ ) and 30 July ( nlireland/5990054892/ ) ...While saili... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - August 20, 1928
The Lord Mayor of Waterford, Edward Walsh offering a civic welcome to Fr. Walsh. We assume the woman in the photo is the Lord Mayor's wife. Hope that the two Walshes is not confusion on the part of the photogra... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - August 12, 1937
An unusual photo in our collections - this unidentified woman was photographed for a Dr. J.C. Walsh, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary specifically to show the effects of Pellagra. This disease is caused by a lack of the ... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - July 14, 1924
Scoláirí, Coláiste Déaglán. Students at St. Declan's Irish College. Our metadata said that this college was in Ardmore, but we thought it might actually have been in Dungarvan, so we were very grateful to get c... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - June 18, 1910
Passengers on board the SS Copeland. While sailing from Glasgow to Cork in December 1917, this ship was torpedoed and sank off Tuskar Rock with the loss of 12 crew...Had wondered if the moustached captain (id-e... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - May 18, 1906
5 members of Waterford Boat Club, with their awards...The gentleman seated on the left has been identified by Brendan J. Grogan ( 38524172@N08/ ) as his great uncle, Austin Farrell, 1872-1934...Austin Farrell ... Еще
May 12, 1936 - Black and White Portrait Photograph
Hurling team, St. Augustine's Seminary..NLI Ref.: P_WP_4140 ( P_WP_4140 )
Arthur Henri Poole - Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce group, Waterford, from the Poole Collection...See comments below for those that we've managed to identify.....Date: Monday, 12 May 1930..NLI Ref.: P_WP_3697 ( P_WP_3697 )
Тайлтеанские игры на R.I. 1924 год
"Group outside 19 Dawson Street [headquarters of the Royal Irish Academy], including Eoin O'Duffy, Kevin O'Higgins, William T. Cosgrave, Desmond FitzGerald, Chief Justice Kennedy and W.B. Yeats"..From the catal... Еще
Джордж и Мэри Махон в графстве Солтхилл Голуэй
"Two little children bathing in seaside two other figures in distance, town visible in background"..This image is from the Clonbrock (Dillon family) collection, and is dated c.1900, but where did they spend the... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Group of two : commissioned by Mr. Synnott. Solic...
I think DannyM8 ( /photos/79549245@N06/ ) might have finally cracked this one. He proposes John A. Sinnott as the older man and his nephew John Nicholas Scallan a recently qualified a solicitor as the younger... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - The O'Grady clan
Family Group: Commissioned by Mrs O'Grady, The Mall, Waterford..This handsome family group from The Mall, Waterford was taken in the Poole Studios...We always like it when we can use the People Identified Tag ... Еще
Robert French - Driving in Donegal
Yesterday we had Magnus Krenty's autocycle/motorcycle (IH 54) ( nlireland/11202920813 ) outside O'Doherty's Hotel at Ardmalin in Co. Donegal. Today, we've been chauffeur-driven up around the coast to Burtonpor... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Saving the tobacco crop
Who would have thought that tobacco would be cultivated at Rathmoylan in Co. Waterford? We believe that a Mrs William O'Brien commissioned this photo…..Thanks to OwenMacC for providing the location of Rathmoyla... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Coming of Age
One of these gentlemen is Lord Dunalley (we think). The occasion was the coming of age of his son, the Hon. Desmond Prittie - the young chap in the centre presumably. This was taken at Kilboy, Nenagh, Co. Tippe... Еще
Arthur Henri Poole - Wedding at Waterford Courthouse
Really delighted with this one, as we have so little evidence of Jewish life in Ireland in our photographs! We found out that the bride and groom were Ester Levin ( http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1... Еще