Street (running over bridge) Athy, Co. Kildare
This idyllic scene is worth looking at as much for the quality of the shot as for the changes in society and transportation it represents!...Photographer: Unknown..Collection: Eason Photographic Collection ( h... More
Rinego? Pinegs? No, it's Kinnego, maybe!
Three Men in a Boat, accompanied by five delightfully behatted women. This is near Lurgan, Co. Armagh. The photographer's scrawl had originally been transcribed as Rinego? and Pinegs?..Neither sounded plausible... More
Curragh Camp Fire Brigade - Victorian era public domain image
Shiny and gleaming (new?) horse-drawn fire tender at the Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The men have FB, presumably for Fire Brigade, on their uniform collars and as an emblem on their gorgeously ornate helmets, an... More
The Little Engine That Could...
Had never spotted an engine with a tram before in any of our photos (had there been a breakdown?), so thought you might be interested in this one. We thought it may have been taken near Terenure College in Dubl... More
Train at Abbeyleix - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
This is Abbeyleix Train Station, Co. Laois. The train is pulled by Engine No. 60...There's a fine array of advertising signs and posters on the gable wall, and dotted about the station, including what looks lik... More
Train station Oxo Gives Strength! - Public domain photograph.
Soldiers waiting for a train at Newbridge Railway Station in Co. Kildare. They may have been members of the Cavalry Regiment stationed at nearby Newbridge (aka Kilbride?) Barracks ( nlireland/6282142859/ ) ....... More
New Living Pictures, Leinster, Ireland
It's killing me that I can't read the detail on the posters outside the Rotunda Round Room, but thought you might like this one in any case... ..There're our gorgeous "bollards" ( nlireland/6509876797/ ) again... More
Keep Sketch!, Leinster, Ireland
That little chap peering around the corner outside the Adelaide Pharmacy on Harcourt Street in Dublin has all the hallmarks of someone keeping sketch!..Date: July 1931 (thanks DannyM8!)..NLI Ref.: Eas 1717 ( vt... More
Early automobiles - Nibbling Noblett's
Another tasty view of the corner of Grafton Street, King Street, and St. Stephen's Green in Dublin...Thanks to your recent research on here ( nlireland/9682531809/ ) , that quite ornate box in front of Rudge-Wh... More
Early automobiles - Market Square, Letterkenny
Centuries of transport methods colliding in the bustling Market Square at Letterkenny in Donegal.....Date: 1928??..From Wikipedia, Donegal motor registration numbers were: IH 1 to IH 9999 (Dec 1903 - Jan 1952).... More
All of early 20th century transport is here…
… well, with the possible exception of an early bi-plane spluttering across the façade of Trinity College, but we can't have everything!..A lovely high angle view of the junction of Dame Street with College Gre... More
Early automobiles - Nugent's Bus Service
Gorgeous registration plates all beautifully visible on Main Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan: BI 709: BI 1641; BI 1661: AZ 4036; IY 1892!..Though shaking metaphorical fist at the driver of the Nugent's bus... More
Straight On or Left or Right to Westmoreland Street Only
O'Connell Bridge in the heart of Dublin - we've been here before, but I'm completely unapologetic, because this is so great - a motorbike with sidecar being just one of the gems! ..Date: Circa 20th May to 4th J... 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
Thatched cottages and flats on the bicycle - oh bliss!
To end the week where we have had doubles, rebels and Gandelows we now have a truly charming Eason shot. A man mends a bicycle outside the door of a thatched cottage with a young girl in a pinny standing behin... More
A "Midland" hotel on the coast during World War I
To the Eason Colllection for today's image and the "Midland Great Western Hotel, Recess, Co. Galway" which gives us a location but is it still standing? This is an unusual image in that the photographer has en... More
Welcome home (to Levuka House, Courtown, Wexford)
The catalogue description of this Eason shot is "Mansion near Gorey, Co. Wexford" and there is a fine house with additional buildings to the rere. For Morning Mary the delightful aspect of it is the two young ... More
Campsie, Omagh, Co. Tyrone
The street is so clear all the locals must have been away at the All-Ireland? Campsie seems a strange name for a street but it appears that, then at least, this street in Omagh was known as Campsie. Interesti... More
Lurganboy, Co. Leitrim - Public domain map
We needed a change from the tragedy of yesterday and where better than Ireland's least appreciated and really beautiful county of Leitrim? Lurganboy looks a bit damp but you have men at work and naturally you ... More
Main Street (Society Street), Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
An Eason image of Main Street, Ballinasloe in Co. Galway on a quiet day. Lots of pedestrians about but no traffic so one would suspect that it was a Sunday? Is that a great big hole on the right foreground or... More
Mmmmm "Courtown Hotel"? I don't think so! (it's St Michael's Church, ...
In recent years I have seen church buildings converted to many other uses, warehouses, restaurants, public houses and even private residences. However I doubt that when this photograph was taken that this was ... More
The biggest parade ever?. Northern Ireland
The Parade, Donaghadee, County Down with a gaggle of youngsters and (whisper it) a DOG! The dress of the children should assist in putting an approximate date on the image between the sailor suited boy, the pi... More
Old Cross, Sligo - A black and white photo of a cross in a cemetery
From the delights of Woodstown in Waterford and wasp waisted women to ancient artifacts and abodes in Sligo! This fine celtic cross appears to have been beautifully decorated, and is positioned with a tower in... More
Steeple, sun, shadows, skirts and Siezer the dog!
This beautiful Eason shot of Rathgar at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries features the steeple of the Presbyterian "Christchurch" and a whole world of other detail! I love the fact that the vast majority ... More
Eglington Buildings and Claddagh Rings (Dillons), Galway City, Co. Gal...
On the first day on our search for the next 60 million views we have this lovely Eason image of the heart of Galway city. Galway is such a picturesque and welcoming place and this area is the beating heart of ... More
The Tomb of King Connor, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
On a day when history repeats itself, Ireland has 3 inches of snow and slows to a dead stop we have the tomb of King Connor (whoever he was) and perhaps a little bit of real history...And the history of this to... More
Horse apples, stone walls and Benbo!
This Eason image of Benbo mountain in County Leitrim has lots of atmosphere provided by a long line of horse dung, well constructed stone walls, a man (policeman?) with a firearm(?) walking off into the distanc... More
Castle or traffic obstruction - Clonmels dilemma?
This old gate to the town of Clonmel which once controlled traffic entering and leaving must have become a true bottleneck with the recent proliferation of motor cars and heavy traffic? At the time this photog... More
Triangular Square in Navan, Co. Meath
A lovely Eason image showing the Square in Navan, Co. Meath and looking down Trimgate Street. There is so much to see from the lamp and water pump front and centre to the early motor car parked on the right ha... More
Meet Moate's Main Street - from the west!
Moate, Co. Westmeath has a long and noble main street and it is well captured in this fine Eason shot! We have some of the usual suspects standing about but for me the pose of the man about to climb onto the c... More
Cloghleigh Castle, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Back to North Cork today to near Fermoy. These fortified households are dotted all around the island and calling them castles appears to be a bit of an over-inflation. This one looks very big in comparison wi... More
Square & Main street, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
If I remember correctly we have been to Mitchelstown before but not with this particular view and not with the Eason collection? Up in the heights of north Cork, Mitchelstown is a small town of wide streets an... More
Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
Todays offering from the vaults beneath Library Towers is much more identifiable than last Friday's offering. Rathmines Road Upper back in the day with tramlines, horse cart deliveries and cobbled road surface.... More
Let's have a bit of fun.... in Navan
For most recent photographs, with the exception of the DeValera image, we knew where if not the when or the who but today I believe we have a conundrum of sorts. The catalogue title on this says "View of House... More
Street, Midleton, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland
To end the week, on Friday this time, I thought a visit to Ireland's secessionist County of Cork would be appropriate! This lovely Eason shot of a street in Midleton is a far cry from the statues, banks and hac... More
Ballsbridge, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
Since few noticed my gaffe suggesting that Thursday was the end of the week I won't mention it today! This bright, sunny looking shot taken in Ballsbridge is Friday's offering from the NLI. Tram lines, overhe... More
View of a Dublin Street (Dorset Street), Drumcondra, Co. Dublin
A visit to the Eason collection for Tuesday with a great and busy view of Dorset Street in Dublin's city centre. While it does not have the clarity and detail of yesterdays Lawrence Royal plate it has lots goi... More
"Lough Neagh, Donegal Highlands, Co. Donegal" is actually Lough Beagh
A timeless water and landscape scene from the Eason Collection today. We know where it is but what does it look like today I wonder? I must admit that my visits to Donegal have been few and far between, I mus... More
"Church, Interior, Arklow, Co. Wicklow" is in Arklow, but definitely e...
This wonderful church interior, the stained glass, the pews, the... Oh! I must have been on the sauce last night without knowing it! This is clearly a beautiful mansion somewhere but where and is it still the... More
South Main Street and Clock Gate from North Youghal, Queenstown, Co. C...
I can almost hear the protests as I type! Youghal and Cobh/Queenstown are two distinct towns in County Cork and North Youghal is not a part of the latter! Labelling aside, this lovely Eason image of South (or ... More
Charlemont Street / Harcourt Street Junction, including a tram, Dublin...
(a) I cannot see Charlemont Street here, .(b) I cannot see tram tracks on the roadway, .(c) I cannot see any signs of a tram.BUT.(d) I AM in the right place as that is surely the Eye and Ear Hospital where I ca... More
Viscount FitzGibbon who fell at the "Charge of the Light Brigade" in b...
We may have visited this scene before if not this photograph. A fine glass plate from the Eason Collection of Viscount Fitzgibbon which stood opposite Shannon Rowing Club on Sarsfields Bridge over the river Sh... More
"Harcourt Street, Dublin" is actually Charlotte Streest at Harcourt Ro...
The question of the day is, will the Flicker system behave itself? The antics on Friday were disappointing, we lost several comments and I worked harder than a pair of nesting robins, in my search for a solutio... More
Another day, another 'institution', Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow.
A fairly typical manor house in rural Ireland is described as being "another Institution" in these archives! Given the way these things went when families were unable to pay for the upkeep of these houses and ... More
Sunshine, shadows, leafy trees and a fountain in Blessington, Co. Wick...
In what appears to be a lovely sunny afternoon in Blessington, when the photographer captures a beautiful image of the Market Hall and Monument/Fountain. This is a beautiful area - some of which has been chang... More
"Castle and Ruins near Dublin" - is actually Bective Abbey, Co Meath
I've been in Dublin for a long time now but this is not a castle or ruins that I am familiar with. It looks like it was a significant establishment in its day and would be a real attraction today(?) I look fo... More
Howth Castle, Library, Howth, Co. Dublin
It is a bit late for National Book Day which fell in the past week, but for those who love books every day is National Book Day! This castle is a source of great fascination and a fine attraction in a beautifu... More
Road near Botanic Gardens (Finglas Golf Club), Glasnevin, Co. Dublin
From yesterdays funeral in "God Knows Where" to today's location close to Irelands best known cemetery! If ever there was a location that has "changed, changed utterly" then this surely is it! Finglas Golf Cl... More
"Street, Dublin City" .... is actually Navan
A street in Dublin City? While this is what the catalogue says, I really don't think so! But, if not Dublin, then where is it or even where was it? A busy hilly street somewhere in Ireland, where a Taoiseach ... More
Crossroad at Terenure (Eagle House), including a tram, Terenure, Co. D...
From the divine of yesterday to the elegance of Terenure in today's shot from the Eason collection. A familiar junction to Dublin southsiders, it has TWO trams (and not just the one the cataloguer spotted). Ev... More
The march of the Archbishops - Bishops etc., outside Pro Cathedral, Co...
The Eucharistic Congress in Dublin during 1932 ( Eucharistic_Congress_of_Dublin_(1932) ) was a source of many images for different photographers - but this one is an up close and personal view of church dignit... More
Westmoreland Street (looking to O'Connell Bridge, including a tram), D...
This lovely shot of Westmoreland Street from a high viewpoint is from the Eason Collection, and is todays offering. It even includes a tram, or so the cataloguer says, but I can see a couple of others nearer t... More
Downshire Bridge and the Cut, Banbridge, Co. Down
This lovely image of Banbridge seems to have all the hallmarks of a Robert French image but it is in the Eason Collection. Whoever the photographer was, he decided to do an Irish version of the "Hay Wain" as t... More
Doyle's Corner, Phibsborough, Dublin
While slightly hungover and off colour after yesterday's celebrations here in Library Towers at reaching 50M, it is still my duty to post today! And what a post? This Eason image of Doyle's Corner is full of ... More
Bridge and Stronghold - The following plates are not lettered and ther...
This fine shot of the bridge and stronghold at Athy is from the Eason Collection. I have deliberately included the title as shown because it raises questions and of course Athy is NOT in Co, Kerry! .The staff... More
General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
Trams, trams and more trams, the GPO, the Metropole and O'Connell Street from the Clery's side makes an interesting shot for this Thursday Friday...The frieze on the top of the GPO looks different, so we though... More
Hill Street, Newry, County Down
This lovely Eason image of Newry to start the week on a happy note. In what appears to be a pleasant Spring/Summer day, there are lots of people out and about on the street with many prepared to stand and pose ... More
Dáil Chamber silent and empty, Leinster, Ireland
Until the advent of television, sights such as this were relatively rare, the inside of the national parliament was considered almost sacrosanct. Now the activity there is streamed live, relevant clips appear ... More
Mansion near Navan, Co Meath - is Boyne View House
A mansion (that was perhaps converted into a convent?) near Navan in the lush plains of County Meath. It looks like a white house - on the day when the new occupant of "The White House" may be decided. Good l... More
Spire of Lloyd, Kells, Co. Meath
Another contribution from the Eason Collection to end off the week. I have seen this spire / tower many times while driving but I have never had the opportunity to visit it. Is it a pure folly or was it intende... More
"Durrow Viaduct, Stradbally, Co. Laois" is probably not...
This is labelled as the "Durrow Viaduct, Stradbally, Co.Laois", and a very fine shot it is. One wonders if it is now disused or perhaps abandoned for some years? It may surprise that this is from the Eason Coll... More
Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
I think this is the first non military / non railway photo of Newbridge we have ever posted. There is a lot going on here and I think the megazoom via the catalogue link below is worth a look. ..Our eagle-eyed ... More
Church (Ruins), Waterville, Co. Kerry
Labelled as "St. Fininan's Church (Ruins), Waterville, Co. Kerry", we have an interesting photo from the Eason Collection to start off the week. We are in the Kingdom, and as a Dub I am happy to visit Kerry at... More
"Scene near Rathfarnham, Dublin" - is Grange Golf Club
We are off to the leafy suburbs of South Dublin today courtesy of the Eason collection. I am fully expecting that we can identify the location, the names of the 3 men, the make and model of the fancy motor car... More
Street, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
We travel someway south of Newry to the town of Gorey today. I love this photograph especially the finials atop the telegraph poles and the fancy bed in the right foreground. ..Combined with the bed, we have br... More
Hill Street, Hounds. Northern Ireland
It is a while since we had two consecutive Eason photos, today we are in Hill Street, Newry, County Down. Such a lot going on and some nice motors to be identified. ..Today's contributions focused on two key bu... More
Main Street, Midleton, Co. Cork
A new week and we start off with a photo from the lovely town of Midleton. I think something looks staged in this one, what do you think?..With thanks in particular today to the contributions of Niall McAuley (... More
Street, Athy, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
A busy street in Athy, Co. Kildare with lots of motor cars and life going on there. The boy on the right is riding a "Solid tyred tricycle", something I had almost forgotten about. They never punctured but yo... More
View of O'Connell Bridge and monument, Dublin
The focus of much attention 100 years ago and totally destroyed at the end of Easter Week, here we have a view of a rebuilt and apparently reinvigorated O'Connell Bridge and Street. The place is abuzz on a bri... More
Bird's Eye View, Lurgan, Co. Armagh
Before the days of helicopters and drones a church steeple or high hill provided a "birds eye view" as in this shot. Lurgan appears a well developed town with industry and institutions aplenty back when this s... More
Doon Well, Donegal Highlands, Termon, Co. Donegal
Doon Well? This is one of many "Holy Wells" throughout Ireland with those strange items of clothing material on twigs and sticks nearby. This looks more like a Lawrence image to me, what do you think?..As B... More
The Square, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
A fine shot today from the Eason Collection with old forms of transport occupying a broad square but with perhaps a crowd(?) in the distance...The catalogue date range puts this in the first quarter of the 20th... More
Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin
For many years an iconic building in the heart of Dublin it was torn down much to the dismay of many Dubliners and theatre goers! The streetview of this won't be pretty!..I have always felt that I missed out o... More
Roadway showing motor car parked outside house, Mountmellick, Co. Laoi...
This rural scene appears to have been taken in one of those sunny summer days with the sound of bees buzzing and birds singing clearly in the background. The good old days before Global warming?..This is an ea... More
The Old Man of the Holy Well
If ever there was a photograph of a man taking his ease in beautiful surroundings this must be it. A holy well in Sligo from the Eason collection...Well done to B-59 ( /photos/66311327@N05/ ) for identifyin... More
Emo Park, Portarlington, Co. Laois
From the mystery of S. Silk and the roofs of Galway to the grandeur and no mystery of Emo Park in County Laois ( Emo_Court ) - or as it was when this old pile was built "Queens County"...Today's investigations... More
Mansion near Navan, Co. Meath - is the Loreto Convent
Today we have a large institutional looking mansion in Navan, Co, Meath. Very quickly sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) proposed (and others concretely corroborated) that the "mansion" is St Michael's L... More
Park Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
For today we have another street - surely the cataloguer can't have this one wrong as well? It is a fine street, in a busy town, with lots of commerce to provide plenty of research for those who would follow...... More
"Street, Dublin City" is actually in Navan
Happy Toffee Tuesday to all. Today we've an image labelled as "Street, Dublin" from the turn of the 20th century. In one of those shops they will have sold my favourite hard rock toffee to stick the teeth toge... More
Devonshire Arms Hotel, Lismore, Co. Waterford
We start November with a stay in the Devonshire Arms Hotel in Lismore, one of the most beautiful areas in Ireland. Rich with castles, trees and the beautiful Blackwater River - what better place to spend an Aut... More
Northern Bank, Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Another building for today with a unique design for a bank...While we haven't been able to refine the date range significantly, there's a suggestion that the lady tending the window boxes (yes - there she is ov... 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
View of some of the Stalls at the Show, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin
From one venerable Irish institution, Rebellion, to another, the Royal Dublin Society. This image is of the main hall at the RDS during either the Spring or Horse Show in the early 20th century...The comments b... More
Castle Gate, Mohill, Co. Leitrim
For those who specialise in Historic buildings or modern transport this shot has everything they'll need! Neddy looks very content outside the castle gates:-)..Carol Maddock ( /photos/47297387@N03/ ) Informs... More
Parish Registers for Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Listed in the catalogue as "Street, Nenagh, Co Tipperary", we selected this image (with others to follow later) to highlight the Parish Registers at NLI launch. ..We wondered whether anyone in this turn-of-the-... More
General View, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
It is not often I give the whole summary over to one comment, but, today is one of those days. Take a bow Professor Dr O Mac ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) ..Dr O Mac ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) "All that washing?... More
Street in Bushmills, Co. Antrim
A lovely quiet street that has known many changes!..I believe we achieved a new record today - for the first time we had three street views - thanks for the effort. By the way, OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ... More
Edward Street, Lurgan. Northern Ireland
A wide street with a phalanx of children in a lovely variety of dress with gas lighting, a high nelly bicycle and a clock with a time of???????..The tags say 17.14 (Still not sure)..Since we recommenced our dai... More
Navan (An Uaimh), Co. Meath, Ireland
This view of a town from the far side of a river with an imposing church and probably school nearby might interest you...Is it Enniskillen? no it's Navan, Co Meath another Location Identified well done Niall Mc... More
All of early 20th century transport is here…
… well, with the possible exception of an early bi-plane spluttering across the façade of Trinity College, but we can't have everything!..A lovely high angle view of the junction of Dame Street with College Gre... More
A Shower Bath apparently!
All we had was "House near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary". That did not explain the soldier, the matting outside, or the notice. Thanks to all for your comments below that solved this mystery.....Oh, and a very Happy ... More
Keep Sketch!, Dublin, Ireland
That little chap peering around the corner outside the Adelaide Pharmacy on Harcourt Street in Dublin has all the hallmarks of someone keeping sketch!..Date: July 1931 (thanks DannyM8!)..NLI Ref.: Eas 1717 ( vt... More
Nibbling Noblett's, Leinster, Ireland
Another tasty view of the corner of Grafton Street, King Street, and St. Stephen's Green in Dublin...Thanks to your recent research on here ( nlireland/9682531809/ ) , that quite ornate box in front of Rudge-Wh... More
Punch and Judy?. Northern Ireland
We visited the Ladies' Bathing Place ( nlireland/6553218327/ ) at Portrush, Co. Antrim a while ago, but this "Bathing Place" seems to be for all inhabitants and visitors to Portrush...Looks as if they're waiti... More
Sundial at Castle Shane, Ardglass, Co. Down
A slightly unusual photograph for you today, but there is one among you who is very interested in shadows, and who is on record as saying that "there are not enough outstanding railway or castle" ( 2013/01/15/c... More
XXI OCTOBER MDCCCV, Leinster, Ireland
We've seen shots of Nelson's Pillar before, but usually in the distance or in a state of chassis following its blowing up in March 1966, so I was delighted to find this fine view of it in our Eason Collection. ... More
Nugent's Bus Service - A black and white photo of a city street
Gorgeous registration plates all beautifully visible on Main Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan: BI 709: BI 1641; BI 1661: AZ 4036; IY 1892!..Though shaking metaphorical fist at the driver of the Nugent's bus... More
New Living Pictures, Dublin, Ireland
It's killing me that I can't read the detail on the posters outside the Rotunda Round Room, but thought you might like this one in any case... ..There're our gorgeous "bollards" ( nlireland/6509876797/ ) again... More
Market Square, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Centuries of transport methods colliding in the bustling Market Square at Letterkenny in Donegal.....Date: 1928??..From Wikipedia, Donegal motor registration numbers were: IH 1 to IH 9999 (Dec 1903 - Jan 1952).... More
Chicks and Ducks in Galway, Galway, Ireland
The only title we have for this one is A Market Square, Irish Studies, Irish Life. Although there aren't many clues, we've visited this market before ( nlireland/6311443845/ ) but just couldn't resist it for t... More