November 24, 1920 during World War I
Friends of the victims and members of the military outside Jervis Street Hospital during the military enquiry into the Bloody Sunday shootings at Croke Park on Sunday, 21 November 1920...Monday's Irish Independ... More
July 4, 1922 - A black and white photo of a group of people in a car
Maud Gonne McBride on Red Cross duty during the Irish Civil War...Date: 4 July 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG197 ( vtls000218441 )
July 27, 1922, Dublin, Ireland
Children chatting to soldiers during the Irish Civil War. Our metadata suggests these troop were "passing through to an attack on Irregulars Stronghold"...Love the immediacy of this photo, where even the cloud ... More
Early automobiles - July 18, 1922
The description we originally had in our catalogue for this photo was that it was a Red Cross ambulance passing the G.P.O. on Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street) during the Irish Civil War...While... More
December 9, 1924, Leinster, Ireland
Perched at the back of this jaunting car (holding the umbrella) is the Right Honourable F.O. Roberts, M.P. and British Minister for Pensions, apparently enjoying a ride around St. Stephen's Green...Date: 9 Dece... More
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-... More
Captain Malcolm Campbell at Mountjoy Corner, Phoenix Park during pract...
Contributed by Bob Montgomery 2012: "This photograph was taken during Thursday practice for the 1929 RIAC Irish International Grand Prix. Malcolm Campell drove this Sunbeam in the race." And thanks to Bob, we n... More
Standing still for history Limerick, Ireland
Another Hogan-Wilson photo today, with a group of Free State soldiers and civilians posing to record history in the making. Almost certainly taken during the Irish Civil War, the chicken wire on the doors and ... More
Republican prisoners captured during the attack on Passage West being ...
Following from yesterday's related Hogan shot ( ...nlireland/21840621989/ ) , here we see pro-treaty forces escorting anti-treaty prisoners following the Battle of Cork. Given the learnings yesterday, it seems ... More
Major General Ennis (with Thompson gun) and Comdt. McCreagh or McCrea
Today and tomorrow we've got two related Hogan photos from the civil war's "Battle for Cork" (July-August 1922). ..The first was labelled in the catalogue as "Major General Ennis (with Thompson gun) and Comdt. ... More
What? Where? Why?, Leinster, Ireland
What's all this then?..Photographer: W.D. Hogan ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=Hogan, W. D photographer. ) ..Date: Circa 1924??..NLI Ref.: HOG199 ( vtls000218424 ) ..P.S. Off on my travels tomorr... More
Bula Benton Edmunson/Edmundson Croker
This is the wife (or widow depending on when it was taken) of Richard "Boss" Croker of Tammany Hall in New York fame outside Glencairn, their house in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. I know there's a story here, and ho... More
"Street scene with advertising hoardings" but where? Corner of Summerh...
This is from our W.D. Hogan collection. We knew it was Dublin, and believed it was December 1922/January 1923 - Robinson Crusoe on at the Queen's Theatre, Father Christmas on the Heather ad, and heavy wintry lo... More
Dancing - A group of men standing on top of a boat
A lighter moment during the Irish Civil War captured by photographer W.D. Hogan, as Free State soldiers on board the S.S. Arvonia dance with each other to melodeon music.....Date: Monday, 7 August 1922 (99% ce... More
Children's Party, Dublin, 1920s at Rutland Street National School.
A note on the back of this photo reads: "Party given by gentlemen to children."..Uploaded this one in June 2011, but I'm recycling it now because I have a very special request!..Next Wednesday 16th marks the 5t... More
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-... More
Not an Irish Civil War Prayer Vigil after all!
We thought that this W.D. Hogan photograph was taken during the Irish Civil War. The title on our catalogue was: "A prayer vigil, during the Irish Civil War, possibly in London" - at least we were partly right!... More
March 17, 1924, Leinster, Ireland
This happy crew are "Miss Forde's Children entertaining". We know this photo was taken in Dublin (perhaps near Smithfield) on St. Patrick's Day, 1924 but that's about it.....Date: Monday, 17 March 1924..NLI Ref... More
March 16, 1923, Leinster, Ireland
This shot was taken at the Steeplechase for the Metropolitan Plate at Baldoyle Racecourse...Apologies for poor photographic quality of this one, but thought it was good as an early action shot…..The Metropolita... More
March 13, 1922, Cork, Ireland
Michael Collins addressing a mass meeting in Cork, described by photographer W.D. Hogan as a "Free State demonstration". Sean McKeon is also somewhere on the platform with Collins...Thanks to blackpoolbeach ( b... More
February 17, 1922 - postal stamp
Apologies for the abysmal photographic quality of this one, but felt it was interesting enough to include here. This is the nascent Irish Free State "stamping its authority" on existing British postage stamps..... More
The left hand doesn't know...
This is a "zoom in" on the left hand side of Smiling Eamon de Valera "Follier Upper" ( nlireland/6730061541/ ) to help with identification of the political figures in this photo ( nlireland/6700721941/ ) ...Da... More
Smiling Eamon de Valera "Follier Upper"
A larger group photo that was taken on the same day as this one ( nlireland/6700721941/ ) . An excellent cohort of you have been trying to identify individual politicians from it, so at decsramble's suggestion,... More
Rare sighting of a smiling Eamon de Valera
According to our catalogue, this was the Irish Republican Party (Sinn Féin) photographed on Monday, 10 July 1922 presumably in Dublin. However, as Cathal Brugha is present in this photo (thanks to Yellabelly* (... More
Escape, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
At the start of the Irish Civil War in 1922, the Battle of Dublin took place from 28 June to 5 July. This photo shows guests finally making their escape from the The Edinburgh Hotel at 56 Upper Sackville Street... More
Irish war of independence - Relief, Leinster, Ireland
This shot of joking Black and Tans and Auxiliaries was taken outside the London and North Western Hotel, North Wall, Dublin as they surveyed the damage after an I.R.A. attack on their quarters. Written on the m... More
December 9, 1924, Leinster, Ireland
Perched at the back of this jaunting car (holding the umbrella) is the Right Honourable F.O. Roberts, M.P. and British Minister for Pensions, apparently enjoying a ride around St. Stephen's Green...Date: 9 Dece... More
Stop the presses - A black and white photo of a machine shop
This is how Republicans left the typesetting machines at the Cork Examiner newspaper offices before Free State or National Army troops arrived in Cork city...Date: 9 or 10 August 1922..NLI Ref.: HOGW 129 ( vtls... More
Prisoner - A group of men walking down a dirt road
A prisoner under escort at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War. Given the situation, everyone looks remarkably relaxed.....Date: 22 July 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG106 ( vtls000194452 )
November 25, 1924 - A group of men standing next to a bunch of dogs
A well-to-do little boy with hounds before a hunt meet...Date: 25 November 1924..NLI Ref.: HOG210 ( vtls000218415 )
Irish war of independence - November 24, 1920
Friends of the victims and members of the military outside Jervis Street Hospital during the military enquiry into the Bloody Sunday shootings at Croke Park on Sunday, 21 November 1920...Monday's Irish Independ... More
November 21, 1920, Dublin, Ireland
Apologies for the abysmal quality of this one, but still like it for the sense of immediacy. W.D. Hogan took this photo of a blaze at Paul and Vincent's Chemical Works on Sir John Rogerson's Quay...This was the... More
November 19, 1924 Limerick, Ireland
This is Clonespoe, the winning horse in the Irish Cambridgeshire at the Curragh Racecourse in Co. Kildare. Clonespoe was owned by Limerick man, N.J. Grene, and was trained at Patrickswell by R. Moss. The jockey... More
The Big Fella and The Fighting 2nd
2 of 13 armoured cars given by the British government to the National Army during the Irish Civil War. They were built on a Rolls-Royce chassis, and were armed with a .303 Vickers machine gun...The Fighting 2nd... More
November 11, 1924 - Public domain photogrpaph
Photo taken in Dublin on Armistice Day, 89 years ago today. This huge crowd was gathered in College Green for the unveiling of a Celtic Cross in memory of the 16th Irish Division. The Irish Times estimated that... More
November 5, 1922, Dublin, Ireland
National Army soldiers searching through the remains of a fire at the Rotunda Rink, Parnell Square, which was the sorting office of the General Post Office, Dublin...The Irish Times of Monday, 6 November 1922 c... More
Conflagration, Dublin, Ireland
The Four Courts in Dublin during the Battle of Dublin. The building had been taken over by Anti-Treaty forces on 14 April 1922. Bombarded by National Army forces on 28 and 29 June, a huge explosion of stored mu... More
Secret Destination? Probably Passage West in Cork
All that we had on this photograph was "National Army troops on board a ship bound for a secret destination during the Irish Civil War." See the comment below from Tin of beans who convincingly argues that this... More
Battling Siki - boxing sport photo
This is Battling Siki from Senegal, World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with his sparring partner, Frenchman Eugene Stuber. Siki (real name Louis Mbarick Fall) was in Dublin to fight "Bold" Mike McTigue (a... More
Kilkenny Hurling Team, Dublin, Ireland
Pictured at Croke Park before playing the Dublin hurlers. From the date, would imagine this was the All-Ireland Hurling Final - can anyone confirm this? Also doubt as to whether Dublin was the opposing team!..D... More
September 26, 1922 - A group of people riding on top of a horse drawn ...
Two Irish hackney cars, formerly used by the British Military, at the Curragh Camp. They were bringing National Army soldiers home from the races - a welcome break presumably, during the Irish Civil War...Date:... More
September 15, 1922, Dublin, Ireland
This is Richard (Risteárd) Mulcahy and his wife Josephine (or Min). Following the death of Michael Collins on 22 August 1922, Mulcahy was catapulted into the role of National Army Commander-in-Chief...This phot... More
Daily Bread in the Irish Civil War
Unsure whether this bread van was being guarded or raided, or whether the boy with the rifle was just passing by.....Date: Circa 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG11 ( vtls000218696 )
Into the West, Dublin, Ireland
The gentleman in the cowboy hat is Tom Mix, star of many silent movies - all Westerns. This photo was taken in Dublin, we believe...Date: Circa 1923..NLI Ref.: HOG189 ( vtls000218515 )
Irish war of independence - August 22, 1920
This photo shows a fraction of the thousands of people who flocked each day to visit and pray at "bleeding" statues set up in a yard beside T. Dwan's newsagents, Main Street, Templemore, Co. Tipperary in August... More
August 19, 1923, Dublin, Ireland
A very crowded Republican meeting in Dublin. Our metadata says this took place on O'Connell Street, or Sackville Street as it was then, and I have tagged with these names, but I am just not convinced that this ... More
August 18, 1923 - A group of men standing around a wooden structure
The gentlemen in hats and overcoats are (l. to r.) the Right Honourable James McMahon; Lord Morris; Senator James Moran T.C. All three were directors of the Liffey Power Syndicate and are seen here inspecting b... More
August 15, 1924, Dublin, Ireland
An unusual photo, this one, of fireworks at the First Tailteann Games or Aonach Tailteann, which took place at Croke Park, Dublin between 2nd and 17th August 1924...For anyone interested in more about this amaz... More
August 14, 1923, Dublin, Ireland
This is Timothy Michael Healy, 1st Governor-General of the Irish Free State, who occupied that role from December 1922 until January 1928. He is pictured here (presumably accompanied by his wife?) on the first ... More
August 9, 1920 - A black and white photo of a woman milking a cow
Miss Mannix, niece of Archbishop Daniel Mannix ( http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mannix-daniel-7478 ) , Archbishop of Melbourne, milking a cow on her father's farm at Deerpark, Charleville, Co. Cork (where the ... More
July 27, 1922 - A group of people standing in front of a truck
Children chatting to soldiers during the Irish Civil War. Our metadata suggests these troop were "passing through to an attack on Irregulars Stronghold"...Love the immediacy of this photo, where even the cloud ... More
July 26, 1922 Limerick, Ireland
National Army troops lined up for a roll call during the Irish Civil War with local children casting an eye over the proceedings...This photo had been on here for almost 12 months before identification as being... More
July 24, 1922 - A group of men sitting on top of a boat
National Army troops at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War...We've discovered (mostly through all of your efforts here on Flickr) that some of our W.D. Hogan collection dates are not as secure a... More
July 23, 1921 during World War I
Cumann na mBan protest outside Mountjoy Prison during the Irish War of Independence. Placards read Mother of God, open the prison gates; Release our Fathers and Brothers; and Mother of Mercy, pray for prisoners... More
July 10, 1922 - A man in a suit standing in front of a crowd
Arthur Griffith, journalist and politician. He died just one month after this photo was taken...Date: 10 July 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG229 ( vtls000218949 )
Irish war of independence - July 8, 1921
A crowd gathered outside the Mansion House in Dublin, one day before a truce was signed in the War of Independence...Date: 8 July 1921..NLI Ref.: HOG116 ( vtls000206844 )
July 4, 1922 - A black and white photo of a group of people in a car
Maud Gonne McBride on Red Cross duty during the Irish Civil War...Date: 4 July 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG197 ( vtls000218441 )
In absentia - A black and white photo of a formal dining room
Taken before a dinner at which Michael Collins (1890-1922) was being honoured. His portrait hangs on the back wall. This photo was presumably taken some time after Collins was killed at Béal na Bláth on 22 Augu... More
Priest giving absolution to soldiers
This photo was taken during the Irish Civil War, 1922-23...Date: Circa 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG137 ( vtls000206956 )
Kilkenny Hurler - A man holding a baseball bat on a dirt road
Date: Circa 1923..NLI Ref.: HOG94 ( vtls000194362 )
Orderly queue?, Dublin, Ireland
National Army Recruiting Office, Pearse Street (formerly Great Brunswick Street), Dublin...Date: Circa 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG95 ( vtls000194365 )
Belfast - June 7, 1921. Northern Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant inspecting troops outside City Hall, Belfast on the day of the first meeting of the Ulster Parliament...Date: Thursday, 7 June 1921..NLI Ref.: HOG168 ( vtls000218150 )
Irish war of independence - June 4, 1921
Clean up after fire at former munitions factory, Parkgate Street, Dublin. At the time of the fire the building was being used as the Royal Army Motor Depot...NLI Ref.: HOG158 ( vtls000218072 )
Irish war of independence - June 2, 1922
Firing party giving three volleys over the grave of Joseph McGuinness T.D. at Glasnevin Cemetery..NLI Ref.: HOG70 ( vtls000194268 )
View from top of Nelson's Pillar, Sackville Street (O'Connell Street),...
Date: Circa 1921..NLI Ref.: HOG213 ( vtls000218323 ) Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Funeral procession of Major E. Smyth and Captain A.P. White on the Qua...
Major E. Smyth and Captain A.P White were killed during a military raid in Drumcondra, Dublin in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 October 1920. Their funeral procession along the quays in Dublin was a huge affair... More
Captain Malcolm Campbell at Mountjoy Corner, Phoenix Park during pract...
Contributed by Bob Montgomery 2012: "This photograph was taken during Thursday practice for the 1929 RIAC Irish International Grand Prix. Malcolm Campell drove this Sunbeam in the race." And thanks to Bob, we n... More
Irish war of independence - May 5, 1921
Aftermath of a fire at the British and Irish Steam Ship Co. Warehouse..Date: Thursday, 5 May 1921..NLI Ref.: HOG185 ( vtls000218294 )
Tailteann Games Visitors at the R.I.A. 1924
"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... More
National Army troops outside Cruise's Hotel in Limerick...
... a hotel which we've seen before ( nlireland/5260847832 ) , though in less turbulent times! I've upcycled this one as it has to date been entirely untroubled by comments. Any information on this photo or the... More
What? Where? Why?, Leinster, Ireland
What's all this then?..Photographer: W.D. Hogan ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=Hogan, W. D photographer. ) ..Date: Circa 1924??..NLI Ref.: HOG199 ( vtls000218424 ) ..P.S. Off on my travels tomorr... More
Bula Benton Edmunson/Edmundson Croker
This is the wife (or widow depending on when it was taken) of Richard "Boss" Croker of Tammany Hall in New York fame outside Glencairn, their house in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. I know there's a story here, and ho... More