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A view of a Great Southern Railways' (GSR) steam locomotive transiting the Irish countryside in about 1940. It is likely that that the locomotive shown in the photograph is ‘Maeḋḃ’ (Anglicised: ‘Maeve’), one of three steam trains designed and built from 1939-40 principally for passenger work on the Dublin to Cork route.

An image of a stonecutter at work in Cashel in County Tipperary.

Postcard print of Strandhill Beach, County Sligo, in c.1930.

An image of Taaffe’s Castle in the coastal town of Carlingford in County Louth in about 1950. This fortified town house was purportedly built in the early sixteenth century by the Taffee's, an affluent merchant family.

A view of Templeport Lake near Bawnboy in County Cavan. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'St. Aidan of Ferns / 31st January [his feast-day] / Templeport Lake, County Cavan. On the wooded island in which St. Aidan was born. The "Cot" in the foreground is the "hearse" used to bring to the island the bodies of those who have the right of burial on it. Crom Cruagh in the distance'.

A photoengraving showing tenement dwellers in Dublin. The original photographic print is credited to Thomas F. Geoghegan (Essex Quay).

An image of the residents of Featherbed Lane off Barrack Street in Cork city in 1928.

Terence MacSwiney lying in state at Cork City Hall. To the left of the coffin stands Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.

A colourized postcard print of the terminal building at Dublin Airport. Printed title on the image side reads: 'Irish Air Lines Passenger Plane at Dublin Airport, Ireland'.

A view of traditional thatched cottage near Lusk in County Dublin in about 1960. An annotation on the reverse reads 'Thatched cottage near Lusk / The last of the Greater Commons'.