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Train station Robert French - Curves in Cork - Public domain photograph.

Train station Robert French - Curves in Cork - Public domain photograp...

Chose this curvy photo of the railway station in Cork for the bewildering multiplicity of signage. Most scenes in our early photos are blissfully uncluttered, but not this one!..Also chose it because it has a c... More

Queenstown, where soldiers found a home, and sailors their rest

Queenstown, where soldiers found a home, and sailors their rest

Lovely view of Queenstown (now Cobh), and more evidence of harbour-side urinals, though perhaps not as fancy as the ones we saw at City Quay, Dublin ( nlireland/8042702091/ ) ...Date: 1890s? (between 1893 and F... More

Exemption Licence at the Anchor Hotel in Moville, Co. Donegal

Exemption Licence at the Anchor Hotel in Moville, Co. Donegal

Don't think we've come across one of these newfangled exemption licences before, have we?..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls... More

Robert French - Main Street North, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry

Robert French - Main Street North, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry

Where better to go on a Friday than the Kingdom of Kerry, Cahirciveen to be precise. We are right on the Wild Atlantic Way and I bet all of the people we see in this photo would be fascinated by the whole conce... More

Robert French - Revisiting College Street in Killarney

Robert French - Revisiting College Street in Killarney

Have upcycled this Kerry photo to a higher res so ye can actually see what's going on! Nicest thing is that this revealed a great sign saying "To Henry Gaze ( nlireland/6633861673 ) & Sons Tourist Office"........ More

Queenstown, where soldiers found a home, and sailors their rest

Queenstown, where soldiers found a home, and sailors their rest

Lovely view of Queenstown (now Cobh), and more evidence of harbour-side urinals, though perhaps not as fancy as the ones we saw at City Quay, Dublin ( nlireland/8042702091/ ) ...Date: 1890s? (between 1893 and F... More

Robert French - Revisiting College Street in Killarney

Robert French - Revisiting College Street in Killarney

Have upcycled this Kerry photo to a higher res so ye can actually see what's going on! Nicest thing is that this revealed a great sign saying "To Henry Gaze ( nlireland/6633861673 ) & Sons Tourist Office"........ More

Exemption Licence at the Anchor Hotel in Moville, Co. Donegal

Exemption Licence at the Anchor Hotel in Moville, Co. Donegal

Don't think we've come across one of these newfangled exemption licences before, have we?..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls... More