Red Bay Arch, with man on bicycle
This morning we go up north to the Arch at Red Bay and a fine upright bicycle. ..With thanks to B-59 ( /photos/66311327@N05/ ) , swordscookie ( /photos/swordscookie/ ) and beachcomberaustralia ( /photos/beach... More
Third Lock, River Lagan, Belfast, Co. Antrim
From Apostles of Temperance in Cork to locks on the Lagan near Belfast for todays image. The Eason collection has some interesting and educational images, and for me this was an eye-opener - as I never knew th... More
Robert French - The wheels fell off the wagon!
Reading the catalogue description of this I thought that it would be like a "Cardall" image, an idealised bit of Paddywhackery but when I looked at the image my reaction was WOW! This is so different, almost E... More
A truly institutional institution!
To the Stereo Pairs collection today, and to a vast institution somewhere. These great building projects were intended to provide treatment and care for people in a region and have lasted for many years though... More
Castle on the hay covered hill
This beautifully restored(?) castle set in a field of early cut hay is this offering from the Stereo Pairs Collection. When you think how old these images are the quality and clarity is just remarkable. Where... More
Robert French - Kings Rd, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
This fine Lawrence "Royal" sized plate of Kings Road, Whitehead in Co. Antrim shows a scene with what looks like a bombed out building on the right. The people are posed, the horses have been stilled and all i... More
No place like home!. Northern Ireland
The original title for this stereo pairs shot is "Institutional building, open University, wings 3 bays wide, 4 deep, main obelisk 3 a side 3 to central portion, cart foreground" and I suspect that it won't las... More
Small church with square battlemented tower in graveyard, showing grav...
With a catalogue heading such as that above, identifying this church should perhaps be a doddle(?) On the morning of the winter solstice, the true new year perhaps, we can look forward to longer days, brighter... More
The O'Neill's burial place. Northern Ireland
Following two unidentified images from the Stereo Pairs, we go to a Mason image of a sylvan scenic sepulchre for one of Irelands great families. The O'Neill it says, but which "The O'Neill"? Where is it, and ... More
Street in Larne, Co. Antrim - Public domain old map
This looks like a scene from the movie "The Quiet Man" with Barry Fitzgerald driving his sidecar up the street to collect Sean Thornton from the boat? A rare visit to the Joshua H. Hargrave collection to end t... More
Robert French - Ulster Hall, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Having enjoyed a week celebrating the life and photography of the late Elinor and Reginald Wiltshire we are back this week with an image by the legendary Robert French. This fine cabinet sized glass plate of t... More
Wagging tail and wagging tongues at the post office (Portrush, Co Antr...
This lovely shot by Robert French shows the Post Office in Portrush with a seemingly posed group - complete with a DOG! Anybody who can come up with the name of the dog will be guaranteed an Irish virtual stic... More
Elephant Rock, lantern slide. Northern Ireland
The aptly named Elephant Rock on a rocky shore is our Mason shot today. It has probably been eroded a little more in the past 100+ years, but it certainly looks like an elephant to this observer. But where is ... More
Robert French - Castle Place, Belfast.
We stay north of the border again today, with this lovely shot of Castle Place in the center of Belfast. Gaslight, horse drawn trams and lots of action, what more could you ask for. We seem to see people alight... More
Robert French - The sunny side of the street
From one end of the country to the other, today we are in Main Street Ballymoney, County Antrim. I wonder if "life can be so sweet on the sunny side of the street"...Today's contributions focused on the busines... More
Robert French - Church Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Today we go north to the fine town of Ballymena in Co. Antrim with an image from the Lawrence Collection. There's a fine mixture of transport on display with bicycles, horse transport and motors in the distanc... More
Robert French - Post Office, Carnlough, Co. Antrim
A familiar bridge but a different focus. We have seen this bridge before from the other side ( ...nlireland/9464854780/ ) . But today, the focus is on the Post Office at Carnlough in Co. Antrim. The scene rea... More
Badly in need of a landscaper! - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...
This fine old building looks neglected and abandoned all those years ago, is it even there now?..And the short answer is: yes - it's Assembly's College ( Union_Theological_College ) (now part of Queens Univers... More
Cushendall County Antrim - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
A very Happy St. Brigids day to you all! This, the feast day of Irelands female deity/saint is the herald of Spring and a day for women to celebrate. Labelled in the catalogue as "Antrim, possibly County Glen... More
Modern Gothic church in open country, square tower and spire, statue o...
This morning to start the Christmas season we open with a church described as "Modern Gothic". It looks a solid construction and of dark limestone, but we hadn't confirmed the location...With thanks especially... More
Red Bay Arch, with man on bicycle
This morning we go up north to the Arch at Red Bay and a fine upright bicycle. ..With thanks to B-59 ( /photos/66311327@N05/ ) , swordscookie ( /photos/swordscookie/ ) and beachcomberaustralia ( /photos/beach... More
Cottage with fine tied down, thatch, F Kane, licensed tobacco dealer, ...
How times have changed, the establishment was required to have a sign above the door showing that they were licensed to sell tobacco. Today they could not even consume tobacco in the premises...With thanks to ... More
Belfast Castle, Belfast, Co. Antrim
From one great rock (that caught the Dunbrody) to another which anchors Belfast Castle...With thanks to all our contributors below, we've learned a little more about the 19th century design and construction of ... More
Seymour Street Methodist Church, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Today we have two for the price of one in the Stereo Pairs collection. An ornate church with an even more ornate fountain before! Identified as Lisburn's Seymour Street Methodist Church, we suspected the fount... More
Rock of ages - A group of men sitting on top of a large rock
Four boys on or at large rock possibly near seaside village.....With thanks to robinparkes ( /photos/13073434@N03/ ) and derangedlemur ( /photos/8468254@N02/ ) , we have confirmation that this is a large errat... More