A view of biplanes (and a autogyro) over Longford Town in about 1935. The larger plane is apparently an Airspeed Ferry, a ten-seat passenger biplane built in the early 1930s. The photograph is related to an aviation display organised by Alan Cobham (1894-1973). Cobham organised displays of various aircraft, ranging from single-seaters to modern airliners, with many skilled pilots. He toured both Britain and Ireland, calling at hundreds of sites, some of them regular airfields and some just fields cleared for the occasion. Generally known as ‘Cobham's Flying Circus’, it was hugely popular, giving thousands of people their first experience of flying. These displays continued until about 1935.
A view of Portobello House on Richmond Row in Dublin in about 1955. The building was originally constructed as a hotel between 1805 and 1807. It later became a nursing home. The building is now occupied by Atlas Language School.
A view of trawlers tied up at the harbour in Killybegs in County Donegal in about 1962. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Fishing fleet on the day of rest, Killybegs, County Donegal'.
