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A view of the town of Newport in County Mayo. The seven arches bridge (formerly a viaduct for the Achill branch of the Midland Great Western Railway line) and St. Patrick's Church are prominent in the image.

An image of North Gate Bridge (from Bachelor’s Quay) in Cork in about 1940. Designed by the architect Sir John Benson (1812-1874), the foundation stone for North Gate Bridge was laid in April 1863. The bridge was demolished in 1961 and replaced with Griffith Bridge named in honour of Arthur Griffith (1871-1922).

An image of the Br. Burke Memorial Extension building at the North Monastery school in Cork. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Burke Memorial Science School'. In 1911, the school celebrated its centenary and the Br. Burke extension was formally opened two years later in 1913. It takes its name from Br. James Burke who began teaching in the school in 1857 and was well known for his promotion of the teaching of science.

An image of pupils at North Monastery School in Cork.

A view of Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin, at night in about 1930.

A view of Upper O’Connell Street in Dublin. The image was taken from atop Nelson’s Pillar.

A view of O’Connell Street, Dublin, in about 1930. One of the prominent buildings on Upper O’Connell Street is the Grand Central Cinema which opened its doors in 1921. It was badly damaged in a bomb attack in 1923, and finally destroyed when a fire broke out in 1946. The location is now occupied by a bank.

A view of O’Connell Street in Limerick in about 1940. The clock tower in the distance in the image stood atop Cannock’s Department Store. It was demolished after the store was taken over by Penneys (Primark) in 1980.

An image of an ocean liner docked at a port in front of railway yard and an industrial area. The location of the port is not given.

A photographic print titled 'On the road to Achill, County Mayo'.