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A view of Turlough Round Tower and the adjoining church in County Mayo in about 1960.

A view of the Mercy Hospital (now Mercy University Hospital) in Cork in 1938. The caption to the photograph notes that the building was ‘once the Mansion House’, a reference to the fact that the oldest part of the hospital was built between 1764 and 1767 and that the original building served as the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Cork until 1842.

A view of the Chaine Memorial Tower on the shores of Larne Lough, County Antrim, in about 1935.

A view of the original statue of Saint Patrick on the Hill of Tara in County Meath in about 1945. This statue, attributed to the sculptor Thomas Curry (c.1821-1911), was erected in the late nineteenth century. The Office of Public Works (OPW) removed the statue for repair in 1992. During the removal the statue was damaged beyond repair and, afterwards, was further damaged by vandals. A replacement statue of Saint Patrick was unveiled (at a different location on the Hill of Tara) in 2000.

An aerial view of St. Patrick's Hospital, Belmont Park, Waterford. St. Patrick's Hospital was a psychiatric hospital and institution run by the Brothers of Charity.

A view of St. Patrick's Community Hospital (formerly the Poor Law Union Workhouse) in Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The front part of St. Patrick's Home, formerly the County House. The Marist nuns now live in this part'.

A view of the exterior of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Armagh. The postcard was printed by H. Allison & Son, Armagh.

A postcard view of the exterior of St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina, County Mayo. Construction of the cathedral commenced in 1827. Work on the building’s spire was completed in 1855. The postcard was produced by the Milton Postcard Company.

A postcard image of St. Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, County Kerry. The caption notes that the foundation stone was laid in 1842 and that the cathedral was completed in 1912.

A view of St. Mary’s Dominican Church, Pope’s Quay, Cork, in about 1945.