An image of a large group of Irish pilgrims at an audience with Pope Pius XII (1876-1958) at Castel Gandolfo just outside Rome on 20 September 1953. The pilgrims are members of the Third Order of St. Francis, a religious fraternity of lay men and women attached to the Franciscan Friary on Merchants’ Quay in Dublin. Several Franciscan friars (Order of Friars Minor) can be seen in the image. The individual (with the spectacles) immediately to the right of Pius XII is William MacNeely (1889-1963), the Bishop of Raphoe from 1923 until 1963.
A passenger liner off the coast at Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin on 24 June 1932. A caption on the reverse of the image (credited to the Irish Army Air Corps) notes that ship’s arrival at the port was associated with the 31st International Eucharistic Congress (22-26 June 1932).
An image of a turf gatherer. A typescript caption on the reverse of the print reads ‘Turf: one seventh of Ireland is covered with turf, varying from one or two feet to twenty feet in depth’. The image is credited to Charles C. Fennell, Dundrum, County Dublin.
A view of the scenery around Mizen Head in County Cork, Ireland’s most south-westerly point, in about 1950. The building perched on the top of the cliff is Mizen Head Fog Signal Station built by the Commissioners of Irish Lights in 1906.
A postcard print of the lake-side scenery at Gougane Barra near Macroom in County Cork. The postcard is printed on the image side. Printed annotation on the reverse reads 'Real Photo by Mason, Dublin'.
A view (from onboard a ship) of the Levensau High Bridge, a high level arch bridge that spans the Kiel Canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Built in 1894, it is the oldest bridge crossing the the canal.
An outdoor group family portrait of six unidentified individuals. The plate is contained within an envelope which has a manuscript annotation of dates from c.1915-27.