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A night-time view of the Father Mathew Statue and behind it the scaffolded façade of the Carlton Cinema on O’Connell Street in Dublin.

A view of the ruins of Timoleague Franciscan Friary in County Cork in about 1964.

A postcard print showing the High Altar in St. Patrick's Roman Cathedral in Armagh. The design of the marble altar was by the Irish architect George Coppinger Ashlin (1837-1921). The postcard was printed by H. Allison & Son, Armagh.

A view of Holy Trinity (Capuchin) Church and Parliament Bridge, Cork, in about 1930. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Father Senan [Moynihan] OFM Cap., Church St., Dublin'.

A view of the interior (the organ and choir) of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Armagh in about 1930. The postcard was published by H. Allison & Son of Armagh, Newry and Warrenpoint.

Two views of the elaborate Celtic cross memorial over the grave of John Keegan Casey (1846-1870), poet and Fenian activist, in Glasnevin cemetery in Dublin.

A view of Kilkenny Castle on the banks of the River Nore in about 1940.

A view of a boy in the window of the ruined medieval church at Kilmalkedar near Dingle in County Kerry in about 1940. The site of Kilmalkedar consists of a large ecclesiastical complex with archaeological remains dating from the early to late medieval period. It is dedicated to a little-known local saint called Maolcethair. At the centre of this site is the twelfth century Hiberno-Romanesque Church. According to tradition, those suffering from rheumatism, ‘falling sickness’ (epilepsy), or other ills might be restored to health by passing three times through the window.

A view of a man posing in the window of the ruined medieval church at Kilmalkedar near Dingle in County Kerry in about 1940. The caption on the reverse of the print provides detail on the traditional cures associated with this church : ‘Even the stoutest can pass through this "needle’s eye" at the beautiful ancient Church of Kilmalkedar by following the directions of the guide. If the window is passed through three times on Easter Sunday and the church circumambulated three times in the direction of the sun’s motion it is said to be a certain cure of all rheumatic ills. It is said no one has yet failed to pass through the window’.

Two views of Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, County Galway, in about 1940.