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A view of the landscape near the slopes of Croagh Patrick, County Mayo, in about 1935. This 764-metre-high mountain is traditionally climbed by pilgrims on the last Sunday in July. The traditional thatched cottage in the foreground is noted in the caption (on the reverse of the print) as being the birthplace in Louisburgh of John McEvilly, the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902

A view of a fruit seller at an open-air market. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'Idle moments on the coconut stall'.

A silhouetted view of Captain Senan Meskell (1880-1962) standing on the bridge of the ‘Dún Aengus’ off the west coast of Ireland in about 1935.

A postcard print titled on image face 'Kilmore Quay Village and Saltee Island Sea Bird Sanctuary, Co. Wexford / From the Rosslare Strand Bird Life Film'.

A postcard image of cottages in Baile na nGall (or Ballynagaul) in Ring in County Waterford.

An aerial view of St. Jarlath's College and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tuam, County Galway, in about 1935.

A view of Holy Trinity (Capuchin) Church and Parliament Bridge, Cork, in about 1930. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Father Senan [Moynihan] OFM Cap., Church St., Dublin'.

A view of the Dominican College in Newbridge on the banks of the River Liffey in County Kildare in about 1945.

A view of the original statue of Saint Patrick on the Hill of Tara in County Meath in about 1945. This statue, attributed to the sculptor Thomas Curry (c.1821-1911), was erected in the late nineteenth century. The Office of Public Works (OPW) removed the statue for repair in 1992. During the removal the statue was damaged beyond repair and, afterwards, was further damaged by vandals. A replacement statue of Saint Patrick was unveiled (at a different location on the Hill of Tara) in 2000.

The ruins of Ross Errilly Franciscan Friary, sometimes referred to as Ross Abbey, near Headford, in County Galway.