Tramless Patrick Street in Cork
We've seen this snippet of Patrick Street in Cork before, but that was when it was very much be-trammed (technical term). It looks as if trams were gone as a mode of Cork transport by the time this Valentine C... More
That'll never take off! - Public domain engraving
Taken at the High Power Broadcasting Station, Moydrum, near Athlone. At the time, it was expected that construction would be finished by the end of October or in early November...It was reported in the Irish In... 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
Arthur Henri Poole - Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
Presuming that if any of you work in Elfin Safety you're having a caniption looking at this photo of work on the tower of St. John's Church on Parnell Street, Waterford.....Information in our catalogue record i... More
Maia and Mercury Limerick, Ireland
Imperial Airways seaplanes at Foynes, Limerick...On the bottom is Maia, with Mercury above. These planes were made by Short Brothers, and were aimed at solving the problem of getting heavily loaded aircraft int... More
Swedford? No, it's Guildford!
Very exciting this morning, Flickroonies - we're venturing onto English soil!..This is an early O'Dea photograph from 1936, allegedly taken in Swedford, England. On a very cursory search, Swedford certainly was... More
Leonardo at Lahinch - A group of men standing around a small plane
This is the Leonardo da Vinci, aka NR 13137, resting comfortably after an emergency landing near Lahinch, Co. Clare, and captured by an Irish Independent photographer...This was part of the account in the newsp... More
Bullock No. I - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Islanders on Inisheer bringing a bullock out to Dublin built steamer, the Dún Aengus, on 31 May 1939 for transport to Galway. This is how livestock had to be transported from the island between 1921 and 1958 un... More
Amelia Earhart at Derry. Northern Ireland
On Saturday, 21 May 1932, Amelia Earhart was on her second Atlantic crossing when she was forced to land in a field near Derry (Londonderry) in her "Little Red Bus"...Ireland of the Welcomes was to the fore in ... More
Captains A.S. Wilcockson and D.C.T. Bennett
These are the pilots of Maia and Mercury ( nlireland/6105834384/in/photostream ) ...On 20 July 1938, the Irish Independent reported:."The Mercury, piloted by Capt. Bennett, arrived here [Foynes, Limerick] from ... More
Bullock No. II - Public domain image of steamship
Follow on from Bullock No. I ( nlireland/6271788935/in/photostream/ ) . This shot was taken looking down from the steamer Dún Aengus as the bullock's "swim" was almost finished...Inisheer islanders bringing a b... 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
Robert French - Nineteen minutes past 11 o'clock
Love when our photos clearly show the time, and that's the case with this great capture of St. Patrick's Hill in Cork City.....Thanks to guliolopez ( achesonblog/ ) who did so much work on Barriscale's Jewelle... More
James Valentine - Grafton Street
Grafton Street in Dublin, long before pedestrianisation was even a twinkle in Dublin Corporation's eye. Check out the tags for the car registrations that are clear enough to read - the only one I'm unsure of is... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Tramore train station : commissioned by Messrs Ea...
Well, we made it through the week without our jet setting Morning Mary, I really do hope she is having a lovely time! Don't you?.I suppose the first question about this photo is why was Poole commissioned by Ea... More
Henry Francis Stuart, Leinster, Ireland
Another name that does not mean much to me, a good looking and well dressed man. I am sure he has an interesting and full back story?..A little about the Photographer from irisharchaeology.info..Louis Werner wa... More
Matt Talbot's Grave - A black and white photo of a cemetery
The grave of Matt Talbot in Glasnevin Cemetery, with high cross gravestone and petitions box. Following so soon after our photo of Father Matthew, the prince of total abstinence, we have Matt Talbot, a man who ... More
Nicholas Mullins, Sean Hartley, Died for Ireland Coolbawn, Kilkenny, 1...
It always surprises me when I see photos of people who died for Ireland and I have no knowledge of their names or of the circumstances surrounding their deaths. Then with the magic of Flickr within a couple of ... More
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... 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
The demon drink met its match, Cork, Ireland
The Apostle of Temperance is commemorated in his native Cork and throughout Ireland for his campaign to reduce the misery caused by the 'demon drink'. I.E. alcohol. Not a bad reminder for those who may have ov... More
Upsy Downsy but not Upsidey Downsy?
I can think of few places better than Tramore to go for a bracing perambulation on a Christmas morning before returning to a dinner of stuffed turkey and ham followed by rich sherry trifle. All washed down by c... 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
Is that a Ganlow or a Gondola I see before me?
Those of you who are not "in the know" are wondering at that heading but the boat under the arch of the bridge is known as a "Ganlow" and allegedly they were based on the Gondola! The Shannon must have been at... More
Sackville Street in full swing.
Morning Mary is taking a bit of a punt today by posting two images of the same scene from the wonderful Eblana "upsidey downsie" collection. Since they are the same scene yet with great differences of populati... More
Sackville Street in the quiet, Dublin, Ireland
Morning Mary is taking a bit of a punt today by posting two images of the same scene from the wonderful Eblana "upsidey downsie" collection. Since they are the same scene yet with great differences of populati... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Rebels, irregulars, a flying column...
This image of a group of armed men was commissioned by a Captain McGrath from Mr. Poole in 1923. My first impression of it was that they were very well armed which made it unlikely to have been taken before 19... 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
Arthur Henri Poole - Start today, make no delay!
Poor morning Mary is suffering a bad bout of vertigo after all the standing on her head trying to see the "Uppsidey Downsie" half of yesterdays Eblana Collection offering. So, for safety's sake, I've gone back ... More
This is so busy I need a cup of Liptons tea!
This is a FIRST I stand to be corrected but this is the first image from the EBLANA Collection that we have posted here. A busy image full of people, traffic and movement to delight and thrill the viewer. In... More
Funeral of Major Holmes, R.I.C., killed in ambush at Castleisland, Co....
A lorry load of Auxiliaries, covered by rifle bearing colleagues, lead the funeral of Major Holmes of the Royal Irish Constabulary. He had been killed in an ambush at Castleisland in County Kerry. In the backgr... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Waiting at the barracks door - the Waterford Mili...
While the sentry (in full uniform but without his rifle) stands guard, and his colleague in "undress" uniform looks on, the new recruits wait in anticipation! A candid image from Poole to start the week. It wa... More
Robert French - Picnicking at Lough Gill
Yet another visit to beautiful Lough Gill to end this week and a view to die for! Mr. French appears to have brought a few of his drinking partners to share the view with him on this occasion though the top ha... More
Lough Erne shrine, lantern slide
From Christendom to Christianity the National Library of Ireland has it all! Christendom is a townland in the Waterford area but it would appear that yesterdays cricket match took place in Cork. Today's shrin... More
Robert French - Irish water buffaloes?
This smashing shot from the lens of Mr. French looks so crisp and clear that one could imagine that you were looking at it live! Lough Gill in Sligo is beautiful at any time and this captures the atmosphere an... More
Roofs, spires and water
Having arrived at the northern end of the country on Friday, we decided to go a step further to start this week by going out foreign altogether! This image, from the Hargrave collection, follows the trend of h... More
Robert French - Fahan in Lough Swilly.
The pier at Fahan on Lough Swilly, Co. Donegal looks a lonely place in this beautiful Royal plate from the Lawrence Collection. Lough Swilly is famous for many things and one of the most famous is the kidnappi... More
Happy days..., Dublin, Ireland
This beautiful summery photograph from the lens of the elegant Elinor Wiltshire seems appropriate on a day when Storm Diana has been wreaking havoc in these islands. Taken at the Martello Tower in Seapoint wit... More
Delegation of demure determined dames
A rare visit to the Keogh Collection today and as ever a fine photograph with an historic context. A group of ladies on the steps of Liberty Hall and clearly the old Liberty Hall which will help with the datin... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Enniscorthy, Castleboro - river and steps
A big house near Enniscorthy in County Wexford taken from the level of the river. There is mention of "steps" but I cannot see them! Can you?..As confirmed by today's contributors (and indeed by Wikipedia ( C... More
We're going on a bear hunt! - stereoscopic view, public domain photorp...
A cave deep in the woods would always hold the attraction of exploration and the thrill of danger, especially for the young at heart! Where is this one and has the scene changed much in the last 150 years?..Ro... More
Deep in the valley O! - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
To end the week after some really lovely images, here we have one from our Stereo Pairs Collection of an unidentified valley. It has a cluster of houses nestling below the heavily wooded slopes of a hill. (Cong... 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
God bless your eyesight!, Ahascragh, Galway, Ireland
The catalogue description of this lovely Clonbrock image states "Clonbrock House, three women in crinoline dresses seated on portico". Given the size of the house, the distance involved, and without the benefi... 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
A Great Irish Light during World War I
You have to admire the people who first inhabited this Rock, it cannot ever have been easy. You have to admire the people who first thought of building a Lighthouse here, what a feat of engineering. Of course w... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Hard to starboard
From the far North West we are propelled to the South East to view the good ship SS Fastnet. Mr Poole was a great man for photographing sea going vessels, the date range here is made for “narrowing” though we h... More
All politics are local, Donegal, Ireland
A big day in Glenties with a marching band of young ladies adorned with Dickie Bows and Hair Bows while wielding tin whistles. The background is interesting as behind the politicians and dignitaries you can se... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Music hath charms...
The music class in Rockwell College in County Tipperary poses for Mr. Poole and his glass plate camera. While it may be a long way to Tipperary these young men were never going to form a marching band with tho... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Loves young dream
This commission from Mr. Noonan, of Crooke, Passage East, County Waterford was to copy a photograph taken earlier by a photographer who had his/her name embossed on the original. A really handsome couple in th... More
Garrison of the General Post Office many years later
The long and the short of it to finish this week. A wide group of people who served in and survived the siege of the General Post Office in 1916. In typical Irish fashion it would seem that the numbers have e... More
Icon Desmond Fitzgerald, public domain photograph
Desmond Fitzgerald will be better known as the father of his more famous son so it would be good to know about the man himself! Given the careful posing of the two young ladies yesterday the "shy but willing" ... More
Portrait of two young girls reading
A charming portrait from the Clonbrock Collection to follow Col. R. Burke which was explored yesterday! The Clonbrocks were true amateurs with a great love of photography and they developed great skill in the ... More
Col Rd Burke who planned the Manchester rescue
While I have always enjoyed and been educated by the images uploaded on this stream, I find these Political Figures (that I never before heard of) to be the most fascinating! From our elegant friend who had hi... More
Icon She casts a long shadow., public domain photograph
A visit to the Wiltshire Collection to start this week and I can honestly say that the shade of Elinor Wiltshire is looking down on the scene! She has photographed the iconic St. Audeons Church in the centre o... More
Sure it would take me hours to walk over that stuff...
The catalogue description of this image suggests that it is a man standing on a castle, but the benefits of "Super Dooper Mega Zoom" (technical term) show that this is not the case. The man is sitting on a fai... More
Valleymount Church, Co. Wicklow
On "All Saints" day we have an image of a church. Not your typical picture postcard church however, but a rather grim looking building that could easily hold the appellation "The Black Church". Taken in Valley... More
From Ghosties and Ghoulies and Long Legged Beasties...
On this, what was one of the great feast days of the ancient Irish and today is the greatest scare fest of the western world we have a scary shot from the Clonbrock Collection. The actual title in the catalogu... More
"The house at the bridge below the mountain" is Adrigole, West Cork
A beautiful scene in a valley with mountains in the background to start this shortened week. Ireland has changed so much since this photograph was taken, now we have an old new president in the Áras, we don't ... More
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside...
To end the week and to stay beside the sea as we have for the past few days we go to the Mason Collection. This doesn't look like anyplace in Ireland that I know? Was Mr. Mason out forring?..And indeed derang... More
Musical interlude... - Public domain vintage map
The showband scene in Ireland ( Irish_showband ) was at its height in 1969, and bands were popping up all round the place. 'Margo and the Keynotes' were from Donegal, and whereas Margo ( Margo_(singer) ) is ... More
Ross Corbett House, Glengarriff, Co. Cork
It would appear that Mr. O'Dea was on his holliers in July 1965 and spent them in the rugged beauty of West Cork. Was "Ross Corbett" the owner or the name of the house and can we locate it?..The short answer i... More
Down de banks..., Cork, Ireland
A very rare visit to the O'Connor Collection and to the banks of my own lovely Lee for todays shot. Yesterdays elegant clutter is followed by an open space with the storied river flowing right through it domin... More
The warmth and charm of an open fire
There is a certain sense of deja vu about this in that we have been in sitting rooms before with a similar clutter of decorations on the walls. A cosy, comfortable, lived in room with lots of books, big chairs... More
Bringing home the turf - A group of people standing next to a donkey
To end the week with a wee bit of colour we have a most charming photograph of a time long gone. The activity captured here was once ubiquitous - but now less common. The whole process of bringing home the tur... More
Charlemont House, Dublin, Ireland
Once the haunt of "high society", who favoured the arts, and today the haunt of those who favoured the arts as inspired and paid for by "high society"! Charlemont House, home to the Hugh Lane Gallery ( Hugh_La... More
T.D. Sullivan : Author of Ireland's National Anthem
This cigarette card or postcard refers to "God Save Ireland" as "Ireland's National Anthem". But that's surely not the anthem as I know it. What do you know?. . Sinne Fianna Fáil,. atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn,. B... More
Arthur Henri Poole - At last - A dog accompanied by a woman!
'Painting by Sir John Lavery for Mrs. McEnery, Kilmoganny' is the catalogue title for this shot from the Poole Collection. Featuring a dog allowing itself to be held by a young lady it looks a really lovely po... More
Sunny day in the park, Dublin, Ireland
It is quite a while since we posted a Hogan-Wilson photo so this is a good way to start the day! The catalogue caption on this image is "The Governor General entertaining guests Sir John and Lady Simon" so we... More
"Street scene, featuring terraced housing and pedestrians : possibly a...
Not one of our most crisp photographs, but there is still a lot going on. The catalogue description suggests a promenade which I for one am inclined to agree with. We will require the help of all of our fashion... More
Graveyards, memorials of Robt. Potter MP for Limerick, Fitzgerald of G...
A graveyard with Limerick people interred therein is probably in Limerick, or is it? Looking pristine and well tended I wonder how it looks today? Who was Robert Potter and Fitzgerald?..Photographers: Freder... More
"Europe leaning to the right" is Antwerp
A Mason image for today with a scene apparently from the Continent of Europe around the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries! The scene is dominated by distinctive church buildings but the street is alive with ... More
Cows scattered like raisins in a cake!
It is quite a while since I have had the pleasure of uploading a Tilbrook shot and this lovely rural scene is a very suitable one for today. While the scene is not specified I suspect that it will be identifie... More
Sentry boxes and crowded pediments
Starting this week with an image from the Joshua H. Hargrave Collection! An official looking building with a number of sentry boxes and an abundance of statues and figures on the pediments of the building. Th... More
Robert French - In splendid isolation
We rejoin Mr. French on his sojourn in Kerry though a further south in this case in Waterville. Holy Island sounds like a great place to sit in the ruins in quiet contemplation?..Thanks all for confirmation of... More
Crash, bang, wallop!, Dublin, Ireland
Mr. O'Dea doing a bit of photo journalism and catching the action almost as it happens? The scene of a collision and quite a serious collision at that with one of the cars on its roof. In 1971 seat belts were... More
Robert French - Lead kindly light...
Having lugged his "Royal" camera down to the beach, Mr. French persisted and took this unusual shot of the light entering a cave at Ballybunion in County Kerry. Unusual for a number of reasons - not least of w... More
Robert French - Sir John Gray all shiny and new
This beautiful shot of Sir John Gray's monument and a pristine Sackville Street, (O'Connell Street) taken in the early morning, The street is clear apart from some hackneys waiting for fares with Nelsons Pilla... More
Stone plant, Lisduff, Co. Laois
From the gentry of last week to the Rocks this week with an O'Dea shot of the "Stone Plant, Lisduff, Co. Laois". Those were the days when the railway would put in a spur line for a specific product! Given O'D... More
Men, Women, Flying Saucers and a Dog!
To end the week we have a lovely group photograph from the Clonbrock Collection. A group of seated men and standing women, several wearing the famous "flying saucer" hats and a beautiful collie dog! No doubt ... More
But the last shall be first and the first shall be last: May the Lord ...
A monument to Sir E. J. Harland in Belfast takes us up north of the border (which is in the news) today, and gives me an opportunity to quote from Maurice Craig's wonderful poem. Harland is a name that is syno... More
The centre of Ireland, Shannon at Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
From the home of Mike Grimes forbears in Sundays Well to the dead centre of Ireland with Mr. O'Dea for today's shot. We have been here before but not with Mr. O'Dea(?) and facing in the opposite direction...Ph... More
Robert French - Sunday at the Well?
This beautiful Royal plate from the lens of Mr. French makes Sundays Well in Cork look the way most Cork people see their city and county! The beautiful scene with that tranquil water is absolutely perfect....... More
Launching the Bust!, Dublin, Ireland
The title on this image is so detailed as to render research virtually unnecessary: "Bust of James Clarence Mangan, Stephen's Green, Dublin : Unveiled in Stephen's Green in 1909 May 3rd, by Dr. George Sigerson... More
A known unknown? Herbert Moore Pim
A Poole studio image of this hirsute young man with a distinctive name to match his appearance. He features in the Irish Political Figures collection but I, for one, have never heard of him before. Therefore,... More
The ruin and the cross - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
For most of our old photographs the vegetation will have increased in the area since it was taken but in this case hope and suspect that it has actually reduced. An old overgrown building, in a marshy, reed co... 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
Robert French - Main Street, Longford on a market day
Starting this week with a Lawrence image of Main Street, Longford on a busy market day! I love shots like this with a wealth of detail, lots of people, animals, carts and produce on display. It will be diffic... More
Robert French - Camlin Falls, Longford, Co. Longford
These unusual water falls in County Longford are today's offering from the Lawrence Collection. Obviously part of a river management system and I imagine an adventure for kayakers if it still exists. I love t... 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
Arthur Henri Poole - Boys in uniform
"Group of boys and young men in uniform commissioned by Mr. R. Grubb" is the title of this shot, and we have nine boys with uniform accouterments in shot. it reminds me of a ditty my mother would trot out some... More
Corner boy and cottages in Kinsale
A fine Monday morning to be alive and standing outside stone cottages in the beautiful town of Kinsale in County Cork. An unusual image from the Mason Collection given that he used them for lectures and genera... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Ridgways group when young - and old!
Each morning I have a choice as to which photo to upload and these vary from the sublime to the tragic. Yesterdays shot reminding us of the misery that arose from evictions and other tragedies proved much more... More
The ashes of despair, Donegal, Ireland
From the Hallowed Halls of Library Towers to the ultimate in human desolation for todays photograph. A wee cottage in Glenbeigh has been reduced to its constituent parts, the walls a mere pile of stones. The ... More
Ignore the camera, pretend to be working!
A rare indoor shot from Dr. Clarke for this one, with two National Library Staff (please note that there are no women) concentrating on their work! I'm not too sure what we can find out about it, but It does s... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Mr. Cullinan MP, wedding group, large
Another fine wedding photograph for you all today. The catalogue date suggests 1913 and there is no doubt that the fashion on show is consistent with that. My five year old nephew saw this photo on my computer ... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Miss Grubbs wedding group
I always love a good wedding photo and this is one of the best you will find. The date range of 1901 to 1954 should be narrowed very quickly and I do hold out the hope of you getting the exact day correct. I al... More
The Five Lamps, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
To finish off our week we stay in Dublin. We are on the North side of the City at an intersection that will see plenty of traffic this weekend, with the expectant followers of Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry and Galway m... More
Armoured car on Henry Street, Dublin
We have had armored cars on this stream before and whereas I do have that "déjà vu" feeling, I believe we have not seen this particular one. We are in the center of Dublin the questions are what is the date an... More