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A photograph of Schoolhouse Lane, Dublin, in about 1950.

A view of John's Street in Dublin in about 1950. The Church of St. Augustine and St. John, commonly known as John's Lane Church, is prominent in the image.

A view of the Dublin Quays at dusk. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Evening on the Liffey, Dublin'.

A view of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Knock, County Mayo. A large crowd appears to be assembled at the shrine on the south gable wall of the church.

A view of a group of children dancing a jig on Great Blasket Island (An Bhlascaod Mór) off the coast of County Kerry in about 1940.

An image of two inhabitants of the Aran Islands in about 1940. The title of the print is ‘seanchas’, an old Irish word referring to the act of storytelling and conveying an ancient tale handed down by oral tradition. A ‘seanchaí’ was a storyteller or a custodian of this tradition.

A view of the landscape around Slemish, a small mountain near Ballymena in County Antrim in about 1935. According to tradition, Slemish (or Slieve Mish as it was historically called), is the first known Irish home of Saint Patrick.

A print titled 'Above Bay Lough', near Clogheen, County Tipperary. The print is dated May 1934.

A view of the horse fair in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in about 1940. Held annually in October, the Ballinasloe Fair is one of the oldest horse fairs in Europe dating back to at least the eighteenth century.

A view of a turner working on a traditional pole lathe in County Wexford. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Bowl-turning on the pole lathe. One of the oldest crafts and now almost extinct as an art'.