April 16, 1960, Leinster, Ireland
A lovely capture of Mr McCollins, Station Master at Hazelhatch, Co. Kildare at 3.55 p.m. (or more correctly in railway time 15:55)...Date: Saturday, 16 April 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 19/92 ( vtls000304958 )
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
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
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
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 )
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
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
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 )
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 )
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
White Horses / Capaill Bhána, Leinster, Ireland
These two almost matching white horses adorned the fanlights of numbers 8 and 10 Upper Grand Canal Street in Dublin. We have a few Wiltshire photos that feature these white horses. I still see them around that ... More
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
Poet Patrick Kavanagh… - A man standing in a field with a hat on
… pondering the Stony Grey Soil of Monaghan at his native Inniskeen...The Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for Patrick Kavanagh gives 21 or 23 October 1904 as his birth date, but most other sources say that ... More
That pudding bowl haircut just never goes out of style...
It's against the rules to have a favourite photo here at Library Towers - we have to sign a contract to that effect, that we won't love one photograph any more than the others. I'm just bending the rules, by an... More
A girl can never have too many admirers!
This is American model Linda Ward (later O'Reilly) posing, while two local boys give her outfit the once over…..We discovered more about our elegant American model, Linda Ward, who married Brendan O’Reilly, pre... More
Wash and brush-up for Loco 42… - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
… at Broadstone Station in Dublin, less than a month before the station closed. ( nlireland/6294892134 ) ..Date: Sunday, 12 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA24/85 ( vtls000148498 )
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...Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire ( http://catalogue.n... More
God bless the Corporation!, Leinster, Ireland
Protest against evictions from tenement buildings on York Street in Dublin captured by Elinor Wiltshire and her Rolleiflex camera...Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls00004... More
Clothes Market, but where? Kildare Town!
Asked if this Square dislodged any memories for you, because we didn't know where photographer Richard Tilbrook took this one.....DannyM8 identified it in jig time as Kildare Town!..Date: June 1963..NLI Ref.: T... More
Mansion of Misery, Leinster, Ireland
Very atmospheric photo altogether taken by Elinor Wiltshire at Dublin's Marshalsea Barracks...Because of Little Dorrit, Marshalsea conjures up the idea of a debtors' prison for me. Is that what it originally wa... More
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
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 )
"He always had a dog with him" - Public domain monumental decor drawin...
Thought I'd surprise you with a colour photograph today, as we haven't had one for ages. So here's one very contented looking man and his dog, working alongside the Gallarus Oratory on the beautiful Dingle Peni... More
Train station Maynooth Railway Station - Public domain photograph.
Uploading this one at the request of PaganTree ( 88162413@N06/ ) who wanted to see the train station at Maynooth, Co. Kildare from our fantastic O'Dea Collection...P.S. Love to get requests!..Date: Friday, 7 S... More
Sidings at Maynooth? No - it's Cork!
Shome mishtake shurely?..This was described in our catalogue as Up mail & 6.15 Sligo crossing up overload in refuge siding, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. Wasn't at all convinced that Maynooth really had a big siding a... More
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
Capel Street, Dublin at 9.30 am
Not a railway photo from James P. O'Dea, but instead a Dublin streetscape. Taken 52 years ago today.....Date: Tuesday, 28 June 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 20/94 ( vtls000305050 )
Filming at Westland Row Station
No idea what film this was, but there are the film crew doing their stuff at Westland Row Train Station, now Pearse Station, in Dublin...Date: Friday, 24 June 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 20/89A ( vtls000306127 )
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
Barney and Beany, Leinster, Ireland
Prize for first person who got why I called this one Barney and Beany (wholly imaginary and virtual prize, but prestigious nonetheless) goes to swordscookie ( http://swordscookie/ ) ! See first comment below...... More
Airport Bus, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Has this woman chosen the slower mode of transport to get to Dublin Airport? We had no idea where in Dublin this photo was taken, but knew it must have been fairly central because of the style of lamp post in t... More
Pinkeens - Public domain map, Leinster, Ireland
Two little guys with their father/grandfather at the pond in Herbert Park, Dublin. One has his net for catching pinkeens, but thought the other might have been controlling a model boat?..The Pergola and covered... More
Ring of Kerry - A car is driving down a mountain road
Big challenge for you today! Though of course, every time I say that, someone solves the puzzle in 5 minutes. Anyway, we'd love to identify this exact spot…..photogaff ( highonsnow/ ) is first off the mark, su... More
This is an Offal Photograph..., Cork, Ireland
... taken on the Lower Road, Crosshaven, Co. Cork by James O'Dea, and we can just see his shadow down the bottom topped off by his distinctive hat. Was wondering if J. Kidney is still in the butcher business, a... More
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
April 22, 1961 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
An engine (CIE 171) going onto a turn table at Dundalk, Co. Louth...Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) told us:."In the background is the GNR's 'general stores' building, which is a little run down these days. A lo... More
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 )
April 19, 1964, Galway, Ireland
St. Nicholas' Church in Galway City, pictured at 5.37pm or 17:37. Originally thought that W. Mullins was a sweet shop, because the little boy was so glued to the window.....However, yellow book ( yellowbookltd/... More
April 17, 1962, Leinster, Ireland
Apologies, people! Not a great photo for today's Pic of the Day, but there were slim pickings for photos taken on 17th April in the vaults of Library Towers...Anyway, this is the 225 - up train to Sligo, pictur... More
Caution, Cat Crossing!, Leinster, Ireland
This cat looks like master of all he surveys as he pads across Ely Place, Dublin. This has the feel of a Sunday morning photo about it, doesn't it?..Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Col... More
April 16, 1960, Leinster, Ireland
A lovely capture of Mr McCollins, Station Master at Hazelhatch, Co. Kildare at 3.55 p.m. (or more correctly in railway time 15:55)...Date: Saturday, 16 April 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 19/92 ( vtls000304958 )
Demolition, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Looks like demolition, or at least extreme gutting, of buildings on Charlotte Street, Dublin. There's a sign for Charlotte Place at the right of this photo, but I couldn't for the life of me find a trace of eit... More
Locomotive April 14, 1961, 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
April 11, 1964. Northern Ireland
A street in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh pictured at 5.50 p.m...Our catalogue gave this location as "Enniskillen Street", which it turns out, was completely incorrect. Our thanks go to A. P. Luckwill ( apl-irl/ )... More
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
Glendalough, Leinster, Ireland
Tourists or walkers at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow with the Round Tower and St. Kevin's Oratory in the background...Thanks to MKSeery ( 39393844@N04/ ) for the following:."Might as well throw in some dear old Geo... More
The Curious Alsatian, Leinster, Ireland
A bunch of fascinated boys, and their equally engaged alsatian dog study something in the River Liffey at Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin...Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000... More
April 1, 1962, Leinster, Ireland
The late lamented Theatre Royal on Hawkins Street in Dublin...Thanks to swordscookie ( swordscookie/ ) for this information on the monument in the foreground:."Monument to Constable Jeremiah Sheehan, 6' 4" tal... More
March 31, 1961, Leinster, Ireland
An Inspection Car at Straffan Train Station, Co. Kildare...Date: Friday, 31 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/92 ( vtls000305433 )
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 )
March 26, 1965, Leinster, Ireland
An unusual shot for James O'Dea - mostly his photos focus on railways and trains, etc., so I'm wondering where these women and this office fit into his normal oeuvre (that's posh). The address was 22 Herbert St... More
Train station March 23, 1963 - Public domain photograph.
This is Mrs Lawlor, pictured at Borris Train Station in Co. Carlow. She has a friendly, but compelling gaze...This photo was taken just days before this train station closed forever on 1 April 1963...Thanks to ... More
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...As Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) tells us, this signal cabin was likely the one bas... More
March 14, 1961, Leinster, Ireland
These gentlemen are D. O'Sullivan and T. Miller, and the photo was taken at Kingsbridge (now Heuston) Train Station in Dublin. The photo was taken at around 1.48 p.m. or 13:48 to use train time...Flying Snail (... More
March 11, 1961, Dublin, Ireland
Foreman John Casey at Inchicore Railway Works, Dublin...Date: Saturday, 11 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 23/80 ( vtls000305329 )
Gentlemen Only, Leinster, Ireland
Returning to Dublin's 1932 urinals today (installed in advance of the 1932 Eucharistic Congress). Hope I'm not developing an unhealthy obsession with them. This one was on Eden Quay, Dublin, and you can just ca... More
March 9, 1966, Leinster, Ireland
An Evening Press newspaper seller does a brisk trade on O'Connell Street, Dublin on the day after Nelson's Pillar was blown up...Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls00004640... More
March 8, 1966, Leinster, Ireland
A half-demolished Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, Dublin...From the front page of the Irish Times on Tuesday, 8 March 1966:."The top of Nelson Pillar, in O'Connell street, Dublin, was blown off by a tremen... More
Patrick Sullivan's Bar - A group of men standing around a bar
All that we know about this photo is that it was taken in Patrick Sullivan's Bar, circa 1963. Anyone recognise this pub?..It certainly looks as if a good time was being had by this group of farmers.....guliolop... More
February 26, 1967, Leinster, Ireland
Men working hard on a Sunday to relay the south crossover on the railway line at Hazelhatch, Co. Kildare...Thanks to Salmon Leap (hope to be back in March) ( 32428096@N05/ ) and Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) ... More
Goat, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Two girls feeding a goat that has been chained up to graze on the banks of the Grand Canal at Mespil Road in Dublin (between Baggot Street and Leeson Street Bridges). Surely a sight that you would not see today... More
Locomotive February 24, 1961, Public domain image
Going mad altogether today by adding two photos taken on 24 February...This one is of a new General Motors diesel locomotive on trial at Nesbitt Junction, near Enfield in Meath...Back on 4 January, the Pic of t... More
Soft Shoe Shuffle, Leinster, Ireland
Secondhand (pre-owned!) shoe stall at Cumberland Street Market in Dublin...swordscookie ( swordscookie/ ) knew both of these men to see around the area of the market, but so far, we have no names for them...Ph... More
February 14, 1963, Leinster, Ireland
A sad parade of engines going for scrap, we think. Photographer James O'Dea, who took this photo at Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, counts them as 16...According to RETRO STU ( 23885771@N03/ ) , the "old crane gantry... More
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
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 )
January 23, 1964, Dublin, Ireland
A view from across the River Liffey in Dublin of Liberty Hall under construction. Until recently, it was the tallest building in Dublin...Date: Thursday, 23 January 1964..NLI Ref.: ODEA 38/6 ( vtls000306682 )
Shadows, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
A nun with a most remarkable (and slightly dangerous-looking) veil/head dress waiting for a bus outside the Rotunda Hospital on Parnell Street, Dublin. Cannot work out whether a clump of her own hair (unlikely)... More
Locomotive January 4, 1961, Public domain image
This is General Motors or GM diesel locomotive B124 being unloaded from a ship at the North Wall in Dublin following its arrival on a ship from America...Thanks to Seuss. ( 90124154@N00/ ) for this link to ton... More
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 )
December 22, 1962, Leinster, Ireland
Apologies for quality, but there were slim pickings in our collections for a photo taken on this day!..Anyway, this is a new GM (General Motors) locomotive taken at Straffan, Co. Kildare. Think it was the down ... More
Bollards, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Thought that we might revisit this interesting Dublin street corner, as these lovely and ornate ironwork bollards weren't so clear in this photo ( http://nlireland/6486290583/in/photostream ) . ..For any of you... More
December 7, 1960 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
A shunt at Athlone East Junction, Westmeath on a gloriously sunny winter's day - bet it was freezing cold though. They're not easy to spot, but there're three men in the cab of the engine. Originally asked for ... More
December 5, 1961 - A black and white photo of a train on the tracks
This is the train station at the gloriously named Horse and Jockey, Co. Tipperary. There's something a little bleak about this photo, perhaps the bare trees in the depths of winter... Anyway, this station was o... More
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
Danger, Dublin, Ireland
Children under a sign designed to protect them on the Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin...Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000046408 ) ..Date: 1969..NLI Ref.: WIL 53[12... More
November 26, 1963 - A black and white photo of a train on the tracks
A lifting train at Kilkenny Train Station, pulled by Locomotive C205. The shadows would suggest it was a sunny day in Kilkenny 48 years ago today...Thanks to Salmon Leap ( 32428096@N05/ ) for the information t... More
November 22, 1960 - A black and white photo of a train station
Clones Train Station, Co. Monaghan, caught in mid-demolition by photographer James O'Dea. This was No. 1 Platform, the side with a Refreshment Room and Gentlemen's Toilets...According to Wikipedia, the Great No... More
Mystery Shoppers, Dublin, Ireland
This woman is one of the most vibrant portraits in our collections. The girl with her in the check dress appears in another Wiltshire shot ( nlireland/6171317215/in/photostream/ ) , taken in Moore Street, Dubli... More
Huband Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
Passed this spot this morning and it looks exactly the same as when Elinor Wiltshire took this photo in late Autumn or early Winter of 1966. Today most of the trees are bare, but some are clinging onto their le... More
Veils - A black and white photo of a group of children
A young nun walking Holy Communion girls past no. 3, Halston Street, Dublin on the feast of Corpus Christi. Interesting juxtaposition with the older mini-skirted local girls. The baskets were usually filled wit... More
Not Movable, Dublin, Ireland
Five railwaymen pictured at Broadstone Station in Dublin. This photo was taken four days before Broadstone was closed on 8 April 1961...Broadstone Station was opened in 1847, and was the Dublin Terminus of the ... More
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