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A view of the seafront at Gyles' Quay in County Louth in about 1950. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Gyles' Quay near Dundalk'.

An image of the Gothic-Revival style Lismore Castle and its gardens in County Waterford.

A print titled ‘Small talk on Shandon Street, Cork’. The print is dated to c.1940. From the eighteenth century onward, Shandon Street was known as major site for commercial activity on the north-side of Cork. Some of the women in the image are wearing a traditional black shawl. Many working-class Irish women survived as street traders, selling fruit, vegetables and second-hand clothing. In Cork they were known as ‘the Shawlies’ because of the distinctive, traditional black shawls they wore on the streets.

A view of Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin, in about 1945. The photograph was taken from the bridge spanning the Grand Canal. Although usually referred to as Portobello Bridge, the official name is La Touche Bridge, named after William Digges La Touche (1747-1803), the heir to a prominent Dublin business family and a director of the Grand Canal Company.

A view of Dublin Bridge (formerly Whitworth Bridge and now known as Father Mathew Bridge) in the Irish capital in 1932.

A view of Cromwell’s Arch in Youghal, County Cork, in about 1945. It was from here on 26 May 1650 that Oliver Cromwell departed Ireland having overwintered in the town following his military campaign in the country.

An image of the Lord Mayor of Cork about to throw a ceremonial dart into Cork Harbour at its boundaries symbolizing the city’s control over the port.

A view of the Four Courts, Dublin, from a photograph taken on Wood Quay in about 1945.

A view of Leinster Market, a small lane linking D’Olier Street and Hawkins Street in Dublin’s city centre in about 1910.