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A view of the exterior of Saint Patrick's Catholic Cathedral on North Street in Skibbereen in County Cork. Located in the Diocese of Cork and Ross, this neo-classical church was built between 1826 and 1832 to a design by the Cork-born architect, Michael Augustine O'Riordan (c.1783-1848), a Presentation Brother.

A view of the exterior of the Pro-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas located on the corner of Middle Street and Lower Abbeygate Street in Galway. The building was a Catholic place of worship from 1816 until the new Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas was opened in 1965. The former Saint Nicholas Cathedral was deconsecrated and the building now houses a variety of retail outlets.

A postcard print of Harbour Row in Cobh (formerly Queenstown) in County Cork.

A view of MacCurtain Street, Cork, in about 1945. Formerly called King Street, this historic thoroughfare was renamed in honour of Tomás Mac Curtain (1884-1920), a republican Lord Mayor of Cork who was assassinated during the War of Independence.

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 Kilsheelan (Cill Síoláin), a small village in County Tipperary, in about 1930. Situated on the north bank of the River Suir, Kilsheelan is located about eight kilometres from Clonmel and eleven kilometres from Carrick-on-Suir.

A view of West Gate Tower in Wexford in about 1950. The tower in the photograph was originally called Selskar Gate and served as a private entrance to Selskar Abbey rather than as a public town gate. The image shows the structure in a rather dilapidated state (complete with pigeon coops fixed to the walls). In the 1990s, Selskar Gate underwent a complete restoration and was renamed West Gate Tower serving as an important reminder of Wexford’s built heritage.