Cabinet commissioned by Mr. M.J. Staines M.P., 6 Harcourt St., Dublin
A "cabinet" photograph of M. J. Staines M.P. from the Poole Collection to bring us back after the long Easter break. I am not sure what part he played in the Easter Rising but he was a significant figure ther... More
Dev and the Rev!. Northern Ireland
Day 4 of Tynan week ..A really interesting shot from todays Tynan image the significance of which the NLI cataloguer appears to have missed, probably due to her youth? Eamon deValera in conversation with a cle... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Civic Guards Wexford, group
This early photograph of the Irish Police (while they were still known as the Civic Guards) shows a police service in its infancy. Two officers, three sergeants and the remaining "Guards" make up the station p... More
The Mall in Tralee - A black and white photo of a city street
It's a shame that some of the business and shop names are not crystal clear in this one, but liked the woman with the shawl alongside the influx of cars and modern fashions and telephone lines…..This was probab... More
Arthur Henri Poole - October 9, 1923
Group of Civic Guards or Garda Síochána (Guardians of the Peace) outside the rear entrance of the Court House, Waterford...The Civic Guard was set up in February 1922 by the Provisional Government to take over ... More
Garda directing traffic, O'Connell Bridge, Dublin
This shot gives a good view of the varied businesses on Bachelor's Walk in early 1960s Dublin...Date: June 1963..NLI Ref.: TIL861 ( vtls000193934 )
Dame Street, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
A Garda directing traffic on Dame Street in Dublin...This just in from freethedub who says:."Looks like my grandfather who was stationed in Pearse Street Station, Garda Patrick Chambers until his retirement in ... More