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An image of a thatched cottage near Rosslare in County Wexford in about 1950.

An image of construction work on the Pollaphuca (Poulaphouca) electricity generating station in County Wicklow. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'Poulaphouca Water Scheme / unfinished / awaiting completion / showing turbines'. The photograph is credited to Frank O'Brien, Fermoy, County Cork.

A view of the main street (looking towards St. Joseph’s Church) in Clifden, County Galway, in about 1950.

A view of the ‘Innisfallen’ at Penrose Quay, Cork, leaving for Fishguard in Wales in about 1935.

A view of the Falls Road, Belfast, looking towards the Diamond Cinema, in about 1950.

A photographic print of a large crowd at a musical performance at the Band Hollow in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, in c.1945. In the early twentieth century, the Dublin United Tramways Company sponsored the performances of brass bands on the bandstand in the Hollow not far from the Zoo in the Phoenix Park.

An aerial view of Marina Quay and the River Lee taken from the Montenotte area in Cork. The original print is endorsed with an annotation on the reverse affirming that it was ‘passed by the censor’ suggesting that the photograph was taken some time between 1939 and 1945.

A view of Victoria Quay, Dublin, in about 1930. The frontage of the quay is mainly occupied by the Guinness Brewery site.

A view of the town of Ballina, County Mayo, in about 1940. The Nephin mountains (located to the west of the town) are visible in the background of the image.

An image of the view from the top of Errigal ('An Earagail') in County Donegal in about 1955. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'At peace with the world / View from the top of Mount Errigal, County Donegal'.