An image of Leinster Lawn situated on the Merrion Square side of Leinster House, the seat of the Oireachtas. The Cenotaph commemorating Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and Kevin O'Higgins, and John Henry Foley’s statue of Albert, the Prince Consort, are visible in the image.
A view of Leeson Street (near the junction with Adelaide Road) in Dublin in about 1960. The small brickwork building in the centre of the image is the kiosk, a landmark in Dublin’s south city.
The Lee Public Baths, Victoria Cross, Cork, in about 1945. The Lee Baths were a sprawling outdoor and unheated swimming pool complex with rudimentary concrete finishes and a perilous diving board. Costing £23,000 to build, the baths opened to the public in 1934.
The Lee Public Baths, Victoria Cross, Cork, in about 1945. The Lee Baths were a sprawling outdoor and unheated swimming pool complex with rudimentary concrete finishes and a perilous diving board. Costing £23,000 to build, the baths opened to the public in 1934.
An image of Edward Byrne, Archbishop of Dublin, blessing the foundation stone for the Church of Saint Anne in Shankill in County Dublin. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads: 'Laying the foundation stone of new Dublin church / 27 July 1931 / The Archbishop of Dublin yesterday blessed and laid the foundation stone for the new Church of St. Anne at Shankill, Dublin / The Archbishop of Dublin praying at the foot of the cross surrounded by a huge congregation'. The photograph is credited to Keystone View Company, 12 Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London.
A large group of both men and women (both sitting and standing) in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin. Most of the individuals are wearing Father Mathew Temperance Society badges and medals. They are almost certainly members of the lay temperance association attached to the church.
A large group of both men and women (both sitting and standing) outside the main door to St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin. Some of the men in the back row appear to be wearing temperance badges. They are probably part of a lay temperance association attached to the church.
A clipping referring to an exhibition of paintings by Sir John Lavery and Lady Lavery at the Alpine Club Galleries in London. The article is taken from the ‘Irish Independent’ (12 October 1921). (Volume page 179).
A clipping of an article advertising the ‘Varnishing Day’ exhibition in the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. The article includes images of Laurence Campbell’s sculptural busts of Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap., Bishop William MacNeely, and Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The article was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (13 April 1946).
