Images of the procession of friendly societies in the Italian Quarter of Hatton Garden in London in July 1931. The procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel – held on the Sunday after 16 July – was Little Italy’s most important cultural event. Except during wartime, it has taken place annually since at least 1896. The procession was one of the first public manifestations of Catholicism given legal sanction since the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Queen Victoria was said to have granted special permission to the local police in Holborn to allow the parade to take place.
A postcard print of a large crowd assembled around a specially erected altar on Watling Street Bridge (now known as Rory O’More Bridge) over the River Liffey in Dublin during the Catholic Emancipation centenary celebrations in June 1929.
An image of the unveiling of a memorial marking the tercentenary of the synod which repudiated James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde (1610-1688), the former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and excommunicated his followers. The synod was held in the Franciscan Friary in Jamestown in August 1650.
An image of the large congregation at a Pontifical Mass held in the Phoenix Park during the 31st International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin. Members of religious congregations (including some Capuchin friars) are visible in the photograph.
An image of members of the Third Order of St. Francis on a procession walking past the rear of the Four Courts building on Chancery Street in Dublin. Typescript caption to the print reads 'Members of the Third Order of St. Francis, Church Street, held their Jubilee Procession'.
An aerial view of Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh), Dublin, in September 1938. The image shows (on the right) the newly-completed Cusack Stand which was officially opened in time for the All-Ireland football semi-final between Kerry and Laois on 21 August 1938.
An image of three Irish Air Corps aircraft on patrol over the coast in about 1940. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print identifies the aircraft type as an Avro Anson.
An aerial view of Clongowes Wood College near Clane in County Kildare. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Army Air Corps / 11 June 1937 / Clongowes Wood College / Lens: 10” / Height: 800’.