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A family harvesting peat in County Tyrone in about 1940.

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.

An image of young performers in Father Mathew Hall on Church Street in Dublin in about 1955.

A view of pet shops on Gresham Street in the Smithfield Market area of Belfast in about 1950. There were several pet shops located in this part of city which became a popular local attraction. This is reflected in the title of the print: ‘Pocket Zoo’.

A clipping of a report on the murders of Lord Frederick Cavendish, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke, Permanent Secretary for Ireland, in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, on 6 May 1882. The report was published in the ‘Morning Post’ newspaper.

A view of what are presumably two religious sisters in the Phoenix Park in Dublin in about 1945.

A view of the Phoenix Park in Dublin in the summer of 1948.

A view of a road running through the Phoenix Park in Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Sunshine in the Phoenix Park, Dublin'.

A carte de visite of the emblem of the Catholic Boys' Brigade founded on Church Street in Dublin in March 1894. The photographic print (on card) was produced by W.F. O’Connor, 1 Wellington Quay, corner of Parliament Street, Dublin.

A young pianist performing at the Father Mathew Feis on Church Street in Dublin.