Maggie Dirrane, an actress in 'Man of Aran'
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A photographic print of Maggie Dirrane (born Maggie Tom Ní Mhaoláin, 1899-1995), an Irish actress most noted for her role in the documentary film ‘Man of Aran’ (1934).
Spinner at Leenane, Connemara, County Galway
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A photograph titled ‘spinner at Leenane in Connemara, County Galway’ in about 1935.
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A view of the small village of Dugort (also known as Doogort) on Achill Island off the coast of County Mayo on Ireland's Atlantic seaboard.
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A view of children following cattle on a country road in about 1940.
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An image of a group men fishing from a bridge in a rural and forested setting.
Connemara - Going to the Mainland
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A postcard print of a painting by William Henry Bartlett (1858-1932) titled ‘Connemara - Going to the Mainland’ dating to 1903.
Roundstone Harbour, County Galway
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A view of the small harbour at Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway, in about 1960. Roundstone (in Irish, ‘Cloch na Rón’, meaning ‘seal’s rock’) was built in the 1820s by Alexander Nimmo (1783-1832), a Scottish civil engineer who had settled in the locality.
The Rock of Dunamase, County Laois
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A view of the ruins on the Rock of Dunamase in County Laois in about 1960.
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A colour-tinted postcard print of the village of Cushendall in County Antrim. The text side of the card is partially torn away. The legible portion of the text reads ‘Couldn’t manage a letter – nowhere like the fair hills [and] Glens of Antrim for a decent holiday / weather gorgeous’. The card is dated 26 August 1931.
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A view of two inhabitants of the Aran Islanders off the coast of Galway on Ireland's western seaboard in about 1940.