Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin
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An image of crowds lining Upper O’Connell Street in Dublin in April 1963. The photograph was taken during a bus strike in the city and the crowds are seemingly waiting for alternative means of transportation home.
The National Monument, Grand Parade, Cork
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A view of the National Monument on Grand Parade in Cork.
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An image of South Mall in Cork. The large office block (on the right) is the Irish Life building.
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An image of the exterior of Cork City Hall.
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An image of the Ford factory at the Marina industrial estate in Cork. The signage provides a directory of factories and businesses at the site.
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A view of the Grand Parade, the widest street in Cork. The ornate pillared-building seen in the background is Queen’s Old Castle, a Victorian-era building and one of the city’s oldest department stores.
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A view of Upper O'Connell Street looking towards Nelson's Pillar located in the centre of the street.
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A photographic print of an aerial view of Penrose Quay, Cork, in the early 1930s. The sailing ship (a four-masted barque) in the foreground is believed to be the 'Moshulu'. The steamship in the background is the ‘Innisfallen’, built in 1930 for the City of Cork Steam Packet Company. The ‘Innisfallen’ was lost during the Second World War when she struck a mine off Wirral Shore whilst sailing to Liverpool.
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A view of the Loopline Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Liffey Viaduct) in Dublin in about 1940.
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A view of pedestrians crossing the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin in about 1945.