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An image of two inhabitants of the Aran Islands in about 1940. The title of the print is ‘seanchas’, an old Irish word referring to the act of storytelling and conveying an ancient tale handed down by oral tradition. A ‘seanchaí’ was a storyteller or a custodian of this tradition.

A view of the landscape around Slemish, a small mountain near Ballymena in County Antrim in about 1935. According to tradition, Slemish (or Slieve Mish as it was historically called), is the first known Irish home of Saint Patrick.

A print titled 'Above Bay Lough', near Clogheen, County Tipperary. The print is dated May 1934.

A view of the horse fair in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in about 1940. Held annually in October, the Ballinasloe Fair is one of the oldest horse fairs in Europe dating back to at least the eighteenth century.

A view of a turner working on a traditional pole lathe in County Wexford. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Bowl-turning on the pole lathe. One of the oldest crafts and now almost extinct as an art'.

An image of pilgrims praying outside St. Finbarr's Oratory at Gougane Barra near Macroom in County Cork.

Two views of Irish Army soldiers drilling in the Parade Square of Collins Barracks in Cork in about 1945.

A view of Saint Fin Barre's (Anglican) Cathedral, from South Main Street, Cork.

A view of Sheares Street, near the Mardyke Park in Cork, in about 1940. The street was previously known as Nile Street before its name was changed to honour the Cork-born Sheares’ brothers, Henry (1753-1798) and John (1766-1798), members of the Society of United Irishmen who were executed following the 1798 Rebellion.

A streetscape scene in the Montenotte area of Cork. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Up hill and down hill in Montenotte'.