A photograph of Seamus Murphy, sculptor (1907-1975), a Cork-born sculptor, and an important figure in twentieth century Irish art. The photograph shows Murphy under the pillars of the old butter exchange building opposite the tower of the Church of St Anne, Shandon, in his native Cork.
Production stills from the 1938 film ‘The Island Man’, set on the Blasket Islands off the coast of County Kerry. The prints were assembled for a promotional article on the film published in ‘The Father Mathew Record’. The film starred Delia Murphy Kiernan (1902-1971), a well-known Irish singer and collector of traditional ballads.
Photographic prints of unidentified clerics including bishops, diocesan priests and members of religious orders. The prints were seemingly compiled to illustrate articles in 'The Capuchin Annual'.
A view of the unveiling of the Four Masters monument in The Diamond, the main square, in Donegal Town in 1938. The obelisk was erected to commemorate the four Franciscan friars (Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannáin and Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire) who compiled the ‘Annals of the Four Masters’ between 1630 and 1636. Their names are incised into the monument (one to each face). Written in Irish, the ‘Annals of the Four Masters’ (Irish: 'Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'), are one of the most important surviving chronicles of medieval Irish history. The obelisk was designed by the Dublin architectural firm O’Callaghan and Giron, and was unveiled in 1938 by the Bishop of Raphoe, Dr William MacNeely, at the bequest of Patrick Gallagher, solicitor and noted historian, who bequeathed £5,000 for the creation of the monument.
A postcard print of the main street in Ardgroom, a village on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. The image is credited to Kennelly Photoworks, Ashe Street, Tralee, County Kerry.
An image showing a religious procession in Holloway, Borough of Islington, London. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Religious procession through Holloway / A large crowd witnessed a Roman Catholic procession through the streets of Holloway this afternoon, which started from the Church of the Sacred Heart, Eden Grove. Girls in white carried a statue of the Virgin Mary, in whose honour as Queen of Peace the procession was held'. The image is credited to the Keystone Company, 12 Wine Office Court, London.
A postcard print of the Isle of Innisfree on Lough Gill in County Sligo. An annotation on the image side of the card reads '"Lake Isle of Innisfree" - which inspired Yeats' well known poem'.
