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.
A panoramic view of Derry City with the Craigavon Bridge in the foreground. The print was circulated by the Ulster Tourism Development Association (UTDA) which titled the photograph ‘a general view of Londonderry’.
A view of Derrynane House in County Kerry, the ancestral home of the Irish nationalist politician, Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847). An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The home of The Liberator / Daniel O'Connell / at Derrynane, Co. Kerry'.
An image of the ruins of the Dominican Friary (also known as St. Saviour's Priory) in Kilmallock in County Limerick. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Dominican Friary, Kilmallock, showing east window'.
An image of a woman at work on a traditional spinning wheel in County Donegal. The caption on the image side of the postcard reads 'A Donegal Spinner'.
A view of a large townhouse on Donore Avenue in Dublin in about 1950. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'A House Formerly at Donore Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin'. The bell tower just visible in the background of the image is the church of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus built in 1924.
A colourized postcard print of Doo Lough (in Irish 'Dúloch') in County Mayo. The postcard forms part of the 'Carbo Colour' series published by Valentine & Sons (Dundee & London). (JV View No. 42685).