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Arthur Henri Poole - May 19, 1922

Arthur Henri Poole - May 19, 1922

This motor cycle showroom in Waterford was photographed for Mr William Cordner, Cycle Agent. The Cordners lived on Henrietta Street. Would love to know if that's where their business was too...There's great inf... More

Arthur Henri Poole - Positively the last motoring photo for a while...

Arthur Henri Poole - Positively the last motoring photo for a while...

... but just couldn't resist the Overland Whippets at Crotty's Garage (photo taken for a Miss Crotty), No. 11 The Mall in Waterford...Had not heard of this Overland make of car before. Had you?..Photographer: P... More

Early automobiles - Lord French Ambush

Early automobiles - Lord French Ambush

The car in which Lord French was ambushed: sergeant pointing out bullet hole...On 19 December 1919: The IRA attempted to assassinate the British Lord Lieutenant Lord French. The attack was carried out at Ashtow... More

July 27, 1922, Dublin, Ireland

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

Princess Xenia, Dublin, Ireland

Princess Xenia, Dublin, Ireland

Fokker monoplane "Princess Xenia" which spent most of September 1927 at Baldonnel Aerodrome (now Casement Aerodrome) waiting for weather conditions to improve enough to attempt an East to West crossing of the A... More

Early automobiles - February 1, 1928

Early automobiles - February 1, 1928

This is the procession for James MacNeill, newly sworn in Governor General of the Irish Free State. Our catalogue had this as Westmoreland Street, Dublin, but following discussion here, we're now sure that this... More

Arthur Henri Poole - December 18, 1928

Arthur Henri Poole - December 18, 1928

Proud array of Morris cars on the forecourt of Mr John Kelly's garage at Catherine Street, Waterford. Kelly's was the sole district agent for Morris cars...The car on extreme left has a sign in the window with ... More

Donnybrook Village, Leinster, Ireland

Donnybrook Village, Leinster, Ireland

Our catalogue described this as a Street scene, possibly in Dublin: with motor cars, pedestrians and tramlines. I knew we could do better than that, hoping J. McCaffrey at no. 39 would be a help...I was thinkin... More

Oscar Traynor (under the X), Leinster, Ireland

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

Early automobiles - July 18, 1922

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

Excursion party, Kings Arms Hotel, Larne, Co. Antrim

Excursion party, Kings Arms Hotel, Larne, Co. Antrim

NLI Ref.: LROY2346 ( vtls000191891 ) Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

December 9, 1924, Leinster, Ireland

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

Armoured train at Inchicore Works

Armoured train at Inchicore Works

NLI Ref.: HOG101 ( vtls000194440 ) Public domain photograph of a truck, pickup truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Early automobiles - Nibbling Noblett's

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

Sutton to the Hill of Howth

Sutton to the Hill of Howth

Queues and great excitement in Sutton as passengers vie to get one last trip on a tram from Sutton to Howth. The service was suspended on 31 May 1959 and replaced by a bus service...The two motorists are C.F. G... More

Steam Shovel Limerick, Ireland

Steam Shovel Limerick, Ireland

A Siemens-Bauunion Steam Shovel is eased through the streets of Limerick (from the Docks) on its way to work on the construction of the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme at Ardnacrusha...The rather unwieldy looking... More

Early automobiles - Market Square, Letterkenny

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

Arthur Henri Poole - Hamburg! Urgent!

Arthur Henri Poole - Hamburg! Urgent!

Men loading plants at William Power & Sons, Waterford. The labels on the huge baskets all say "Hamburg. Urgent". Wondering what plants? Could it be those in the foreground that look like mini Christmas trees. B... More

Captain Malcolm Campbell at Mountjoy Corner, Phoenix Park during practice

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

Arthur Henri Poole - February 9, 1924

Arthur Henri Poole - February 9, 1924

Brand spanking new, and a snip at £360 - this is the Vulcan Demonstration Van. Its chassis could take 20-25 cwt., and it was distributed by B.T. Lambert Ltd., 3 Cornmarket, Dublin...From examining shots of the ... More

Chetwynd Viaduct and the Mystery Car!!

Chetwynd Viaduct and the Mystery Car!!

Chetwynd Viaduct lifting train, Chetwynd, Co. Cork...I will leave it to the reader to keep themselves abreast of the "Mystery Car" controversy - see comments below. ..This a viaduct on the Cork, Bandon and Sou... More

All of early 20th century transport is here…

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

Arthur Henri Poole - January 3, 1930

Arthur Henri Poole - January 3, 1930

Not a good start to the year 1930 for the owner of this Cotton motorbike! This photo was taken at John Kelly's garage ( nlireland/6531108775/in/photostream ) on Catherine Street, Waterford...Date: Friday, 3 Ja... More

First President, Dublin, Ireland

First President, Dublin, Ireland

This is Douglas Hyde (in back of car holding top hat), leaving Dublin Castle with a cavalry escort following his inauguration as Ireland's first president. The car has just turned out onto Cork Hill/Dame Street... More

Portholes, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Portholes, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Two chaps eyeing up the hullabaloo at Dun Laoghaire as one of the ships bringing visitors to Dublin for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress docked...Incidentally, if we had a CSI style database of finge... More

Arthur Henri Poole - January 3, 1930

Arthur Henri Poole - January 3, 1930

Not a good start to the year 1930 for the owner of this Cotton motorbike! This photo was taken at John Kelly's garage ( nlireland/6531108775/in/photostream ) on Catherine Street, Waterford...Date: Friday, 3 Ja... More

Tramless Patrick Street in Cork

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

Player's Please, Leinster, Ireland

Player's Please, Leinster, Ireland

Glorious searchlit photo of the heart of Dublin, with the city en fête for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress...Date: (Almost certainly) Saturday, 25 June 1932..NLI Ref.: IND_H_2068 ( IND_H_2068 )

That'll never take off! - Public domain  engraving

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

Maia and Mercury Limerick, Ireland

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

Early automobiles - Nugent's Bus Service

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!

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

Swedford? No, it's Guildford!

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

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

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

Yacht : commissioned by Mrs. Stanley Lyons, 62 Leinster Road, Rathmines

Yacht : commissioned by Mrs. Stanley Lyons, 62 Leinster Road, Rathmine...

A fine days sailing in the offing with a fine yacht decked out with bunting and flags. Given that it was during the Emergency it seems a bit 'off' but I'm sure life went on!..We did not discover much about the... More

Amelia Earhart at Derry. Northern Ireland

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

Bullock No. II - Public domain image of steamship

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

Captains A.S. Wilcockson and D.C.T. Bennett

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

Straight On or Left or Right to Westmoreland Street Only

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

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

No. 9 to Donnybrook, Leinster, Ireland

No. 9 to Donnybrook, Leinster, Ireland

Trams on the North Circular Road in Dublin...Photographer: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=O'Dea,+James+P.+1910-1992+photographer&sort=year+asc&view=grid ) ..Date: Between June 1937 ... More

James Valentine - Grafton Street

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

Portobello, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Portobello, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

And was it 6 o'clock when Elinor Wiltshire took this photo of a tram (no. 15?) crossing the canal at Portobello in Dublin?..Date: 1941-October 1948..NLI Ref.: WIL 75[2] ( vtls000049995 )

Tea Time, Galway, Ireland

Tea Time, Galway, Ireland

Members of either the Sheridan or O'Brien families enjoying a meal at their camp site at Loughrea, Co. Galway...Date: May 1954..NLI Ref.: WIL k4[54] ( vtls000046941 )

Grand Parade in Cork City, Cork, Ireland

Grand Parade in Cork City, Cork, Ireland

The clutter of car traffic and how it changes streetscapes is really evident in this one compared to our earlier, more open, street scenes...This is allegedly some time between 1930 and 1950. It'd be really gre... More

Locomotive April 28, 1959, Public domain image

Locomotive April 28, 1959, Public domain image

So many of our train shots show gleaming metal and shining livery, that we thought you might like this stripped back view inside the belly of the beast, with a shot of a train engine in the repair shop at (we t... More

March 15, 1959 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

March 15, 1959 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

An Irish Railway Records Society special train excursion captured at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. Interesting to see some women in this photo, but maybe they were just locals who came out to see what all the fuss ... More

January 29, 1959 - A black and white photo of a man looking out of a window

January 29, 1959 - A black and white photo of a man looking out of a w...

This is signalman Alby Maher (Albert ( http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IrelandGenWeb/2005-11/1131742093 ) ) pictured at Goold's Cross, Co. Tipperary...Thanks to Billy14477 for this information: "A... More

December 25, 1959 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

December 25, 1959 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

This is the steam boat train crossing the pier at Dun Laoghaire, Dublin on Christmas Day, 1959...Date: 25 December 1959..NLI Ref.: ODEA17/97 ( vtls000148319 )

James Valentine - St. Albert at Dublin Airport, circa 1950

James Valentine - St. Albert at Dublin Airport, circa 1950

An Aer Lingus DC-3 plane at Dublin Airport's original terminal building. This curved building won design awards for its architect, Desmond Fitzgerald, brother of former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Garret Fitzger... More

Locomotive December 19, 1959, Public domain image

Locomotive December 19, 1959, Public domain image

This is Driver Joe beside his train at Monaghan Railway Station. This train was an Irish Railway Records Society Special Train, and you can see members of the Society fanning out over the tracks in the backgrou... More

March 27, 1959, Leinster, Ireland

March 27, 1959, Leinster, Ireland

Men working in the aftermath of a derailment at Hybla/Ballyneage, Co. Kildare that happened on Thursday, 26 March 1959...Next day's Irish Times reported:."The main line to the South of Ireland was blocked yeste... More

December 31, 1958, Leinster, Ireland

December 31, 1958, Leinster, Ireland

Kind of a sad one for our Pic of the Day from New Year's Eve in 1958. This is the last train ever to run from Harcourt Street Station in Dublin...This photo ran in the Irish Independent on New Year's Day 1959, ... More

C.I.E. Barge 37.M at Portobello

C.I.E. Barge 37.M at Portobello

This barge had a great audience as it made its way through the lock on the Grand Canal at Portobello, Dublin. And see here for a black and white ( nlireland/6095481943/ ) taken within minutes of this shot...Da... More

October 14, 1959 Tullamore Ireland

October 14, 1959 Tullamore Ireland

CIÉ truck loading material into a train wagon at Tullamore, Co. Offaly - could perhaps be agricultural material.....If James O'Dea had waited one more second, we could have seen all of the terrier at left...Dat... More

April 27, 1961 - A black and white photo of a car parked on the side of a street

April 27, 1961 - A black and white photo of a car parked on the side o...

Main Street in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, with more Morris Minors than you could shake a stick at. Thanks to Niall McAuley ( gnmcauley/ ) for confirming location and providing us with a Street View ( http://maps.... More

Railway Footbridge at Churchtown, Dublin

Railway Footbridge at Churchtown, Dublin

One of our Flickr regulars, Niall McAuley ( gnmcauley/ ) , requested this photo from our O'Dea Collection. He thought from our catalogue description that it might be beside his old primary school in Dublin, but... More

Out of action or just taking a break?

Out of action or just taking a break?

Buses at Broadstone Station in Dublin...Photographer: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=O'Dea,+James+P.+1910-1992+photographer&sort=year+asc&view=grid ) ..Date: November 1958..NLI Ref.... More

Tramway demolition, Howth, Co. Dublin

Tramway demolition, Howth, Co. Dublin

This is the demolition of the Hill of Howth Tramway...The Howth Tram was a tram which circled Howth Head, near Dublin, Ireland, beginning and terminating at Sutton railway station. It operated from June 1901 to... More

GSR Class L2 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

GSR Class L2 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Kingsbridge, Dublin City, Co. Dublin...Our first O'Dea railway related photograph is a while. OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) Tells us that this is the Inchicore Works rather than Kingsbridge Station Dubli... More

Trains lined up at sheds, Adelaide, Co. Antrim.

Trains lined up at sheds, Adelaide, Co. Antrim.

To start the week we have an O'Dea shot from Co. Antrim to warm us up on a cold and wet July day!..Thanks to Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) for the location and his notes on the crest which can be seen ... More

Where's the Austin Cambridge, Leinster, Ireland

Where's the Austin Cambridge, Leinster, Ireland

General view with crane, Adelaide Road, Dublin City, Co. Dublin or where's the Austin Cambridge...Thanks for all the comments and fun today. The Mystery car issue is fascinating, was O'Dea a lazy photographer, ... More

I see the train a coming, a coming down the line...

I see the train a coming, a coming down the line...

1,50 train Kiltubrid, Co. Leitrim...This is the Cavan and Leitrim Railway again, the Ballinamore Arigna branch...It was taken on the same day as Sharaf Rashidov was elected First Secretary of the Communist Part... More

Kilfree Junction, Co. Sligo - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Kilfree Junction, Co. Sligo - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

A man pushing a steam train round a turntable...Date: May 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA20/12 ( vtls000148330 )

An Inspection Car at Straffan Train Station

An Inspection Car at Straffan Train Station

An Inspection Car at Straffan Train Station, Co. Kildare...Date: Friday, 31 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/92 ( vtls000305433 )

April 10, 1965, Leinster, Ireland

April 10, 1965, Leinster, Ireland

Fred McDonagh in his Signal Cabin, Enfield, Co. Meath at 1.55 p.m...We got some lovely information on Fred from his grandson Traingraham:."A wonderfull photo of my Grandad, he was just after moving from Moyvall... More

January 24, 1960 - A train traveling down train tracks next to a river

January 24, 1960 - A train traveling down train tracks next to a river

The Caragh River in Co. Kerry, hurrying along beside train tracks...Thanks to Mike Gerrish and Niall McAuley for help with the location.....Date: Sunday, 24 January 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 18/46 ( vtls000304814 )

March 12, 1960, Leinster, Ireland

March 12, 1960, Leinster, Ireland

We thought this was the view from a railway signal box at a Church Road in Roscommon, and as there are quite a few Church Roads in County Roscommon, we asked for help. Apparently, ask and you shall receive beca... More

January 16, 1963 Limerick, Ireland

January 16, 1963 Limerick, Ireland

Please meet Mr Dan Hempenstall, who was foreman at C.I.É.'s Limerick Works (Railway), pictured in the Wagon Shop...Need help with the location of this photo also, please...Date: Wednesday, 16 January 1963..NLI ... More

Christy Mahon in pensive pose, Leinster, Ireland

Christy Mahon in pensive pose, Leinster, Ireland

Our regular roving railway reporter Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) asked for some help, and I was happy to oblige. He's nearing the end of his college work (a photographic project on the former railways in Co. ... More

April 21, 1961, Leinster, Ireland

April 21, 1961, Leinster, Ireland

Couldn't resist a photo of someone called Rusty, so here is railwayman Rusty Kelly beside his Signal Frame at Lucan South, Dublin...Date: Friday, 21 April 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 25/51 ( vtls000305490 )

December 1, 1963, Athlone West, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

December 1, 1963, Athlone West, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

This is the Signal Cabin at Athlone West, Co. Westmeath...No name for the gentleman unfortunately, but as he has his CIÉ (Coras Iompair Éireann) jacket on, he's definitely a railway employee...This photo was ta... More

All the Sixes, Leinster, Ireland

All the Sixes, Leinster, Ireland

Taxi driver waiting for a fare (and chatting to another driver leaning on his car?) at the rank in Dublin's O'Connell Street beside the Sacred Heart Shrine...Date: Summer 1964..NLI Ref.: WIL 10[6] ( vtls000047529 )

September 12, 1962 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

September 12, 1962 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Steam train making its way through Cork city...Great help has come in from Corkonians (and others) on exact location, and other information for this one! See the comments below.....Date: 12 September 1962..NLI ... More

Dromod Railway Station - A black and white photo of a train station

Dromod Railway Station - A black and white photo of a train station

Had an email from Dromod141 wanting photos of his hometown of Dromod in Co. Leitrim, and especially of the railway station where he grew up in the 1960s. So here's one of the former station on the narrow gauge ... More

Limavady Junction Train Station

Limavady Junction Train Station

Which served Limavady in Co. Londonderry/Derry from 1855 to 1976, I think. Uploaded this at the request of Cuddly Nutter ( shanekillen/ ) ...Up to date with requests, I believe, but please do ask if there are b... More

Who pays the Ferryman?, Leinster, Ireland

Who pays the Ferryman?, Leinster, Ireland

We've come across some ferries here before, but never one quite like this! Taken on the Royal Canal at Downs, near Mullingar in Co. Westmeath.....Photographer: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Ho... More

February 10, 1967 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

February 10, 1967 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Stopping at Mallow North Junction, Co. Cork for today's Pic of the Day. This includes some random birds perching on the telegraph pole, and I think one in the bare branches of a tree. Oddly enough, it's very ra... More

Emptying her out - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Emptying her out - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

And here is engine 207 (aka Boyne) at Amiens Street Station (now Connolly Station) in Dublin, being emptied of cinders, clinkers, ash.....Date: Sunday, 21 June 1964..NLI Ref.: ODEA 39/38 ( vtls000306968 )

Brand Spanking New Bus, Leinster, Ireland

Brand Spanking New Bus, Leinster, Ireland

A bright shiny new No. 8 bus pictured on O'Connell Street, Dublin. It looks as if these men can't wait to get on board and try it out for size...Thanks to A. P. Luckwill ( apl-irl/ ) for letting us know that t... More

April 24, 1960, Leinster, Ireland

April 24, 1960, Leinster, Ireland

This fine trio are Mr J. Malone and his son, accompanied by their terrier who was in full voice by the looks of things, all pictured at Ashtown Train Station, Dublin. The photographer James O'Dea had obviously ... More

September 23, 1963 - A black and white photo of a man in a train car

September 23, 1963 - A black and white photo of a man in a train car

This is J. Hannigan operating the signal levers in Sallins North signal box, Sallins, Co. Kildare...Date: 23 September 1963..NLI Ref.: ODEA37/42 ( vtls000148623 )

January 14, 1967, Leinster, Ireland

January 14, 1967, Leinster, Ireland

Four wheel bulk cement wagons (nicknamed "Bubbles") at Kildare Train Station. See the comments below for a ton of information from Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) on these Bubbles.....Ellen-Mai contributed that ... More

Locomotive That's some test run..., Public domain image

Locomotive That's some test run..., Public domain image

A girl surveys the wreckage and clean up operation after a train crash at Newbridge, Co. Kildare...Date: Friday, 7 September 1962..NLI Ref.: ODEA32/68 ( vtls000148548 )

December 24, 1960, Leinster, Ireland

December 24, 1960, Leinster, Ireland

Taken on Christmas Eve, 1960, in the Signal Cabin at Clondalkin, Co. Dublin...Date: 24 December 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 22/100 ( vtls000305250 )

April 14, 1961 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

April 14, 1961 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

This photo was taken at Leixlip, Co. Kildare and shows P. McCormick and other C.I.É workers in the middle of a Staff Exchange. It's a little blurry, but that's all part of the flurry of a staff exchange, which ... More

Locomotive Filling her up, Public domain image

Locomotive Filling her up, Public domain image

This is engine 207 (aka Boyne) at Conniberry, Co. Laois. According to our catalogue, this picture was taken while 207 was "getting coal supplies". However, the consensus from comments below is that it is water ... More

March 30, 1961, Leinster, Ireland

March 30, 1961, Leinster, Ireland

P. McCormick (Paddy?) captured in the Signal Cabin at Leixlip, Co. Kildare at 5.45 - though not sure whether it was morning or evening...Date: Thursday, 30 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/90 ( vtls000305431 )

Christy Mahon on the phone, Leinster, Ireland

Christy Mahon on the phone, Leinster, Ireland

Our regular roving railway reporter Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) asked for some help, and I was happy to oblige. He's nearing the end of his college work (a photographic project on the former railways in Co. ... More

March 19, 1961, Cork, Ireland

March 19, 1961, Cork, Ireland

Bill County taking a breather in the Signal Cabin, Albert Quay in Cork city at around 10.55 by the look of the clock...Date: Sunday, 19 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/58 ( vtls000305401 )

Locomotive October 26, 1963, Public domain image

Locomotive October 26, 1963, Public domain image

Locomotives B114 and A37 at the Inchicore Works, Dublin...Date: 26 October 1963..NLI Ref.: ODEA37/49 ( vtls000148624 )

Cattle Crossing, Dublin, Ireland

Cattle Crossing, Dublin, Ireland

A brief moment in time captured in the Phoenix Park, Dublin as this pair on a motorbike stop to watch cattle crossing the road...Date: 1969..WIL 54[9] ( vtls000049160 )

Cheers! James and Fred at Furey's Pub...

Cheers! James and Fred at Furey's Pub...

This is James P. O'Dea (left) and Fred McDonagh raising a glass at a pub in Moyvalley, Co. Kildare. By the looks of the CIÉ logo on Fred's jacket, he was one of the many railway workers all over Ireland, who wo... More

Bantry Bay Steamship Company Office

Bantry Bay Steamship Company Office

Following on from the Adrigole Pier ( nlireland/8547179579/ ) photo posted this morning, Tin of beansasked to see this photo entitled "Old notice of Bantry Bay steamship company, Glengarriff, Co. Cork."..Not a... More

Planes, Shannon Airport, Co. Galway

Planes, Shannon Airport, Co. Galway

Photographer: James P. O'Dea. .Collection: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000148612 ) . .Date: September 04 1961. .NLI Ref.: ODEA 27/37 ( vtls000305668 ) . .You can also view this image... More

At Thurles Railway Station, Co. Tipperary

At Thurles Railway Station, Co. Tipperary

This is driver Tom Crowe on the right. Unfortunately we don't know his buddy's name, yet!..Date: Sunday, 24 July 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 26/61 ( vtls000305595 )

US diesels arrive, North Wall, Co. Dublin

US diesels arrive, North Wall, Co. Dublin

This was the beginning of a change from British to US locomotives in the CIE livery. As the mighty Wikipedia states:.From the early 60s, CIE looked to GM, with their history of reliability. 15 121 Class were pu... More

Gricers on Bloomsday, Leinster, Ireland

Gricers on Bloomsday, Leinster, Ireland

Dave & Christy at train, Straffan, Co. Kildare...I am very happy, OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) has Identified these three men as Dave Murray, Christy Quinn and Fr, O Sullivan, well done Owen...The life o... More

Train station Island Road Station, Co. Sligo - Public domain photograph.

Train station Island Road Station, Co. Sligo - Public domain photograp...

Island Road Station, Co.Sligo, was the second intermediate station on the Ballaghaderreen branch, which ran from Kilfree Junction on the Midland Great Western Railway's Dublin to Sligo line. Island Road had a s... More

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