An image of a passenger liner arriving at Dún Laoghaire for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress. Irish Air Corps aircraft in a crucifix formation can be seen above the ship.
An image of official ceremony at the Mansion House in Dublin during the 31st International Eucharistic Congress. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alfie Byrne (1882-1956), is in attendance.
An image of the large congregation at a Pontifical Mass held in the Phoenix Park during the 31st International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin. Members of religious congregations and the clergy are visible in the photograph.
An aerial view of Bective Abbey, a ruined Cistercian abbey on the banks of the River Boyne in County Meath. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Army Air Corps / 10 September 1931 / Bective Abbey / Lens: 8½ inch'.
An aerial view of Carlow Town in about 1945. Prominent buildings in the image include (in the foreground) the Cathedral of the Assumption. Work on this Gothic-Revival style building commenced in 1828 and it was completed in 1833. The cathedral’s 151 feet (46 metre) spire is a conspicuous landmark in the town. Adjacent to the cathedral is St. Patrick’s College, a former seminary for the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, and now a liberal arts and humanities college for lay students. The English-born architect Thomas Alfred Cobden (1794-1842) was responsible for the design of the college’s south wing (1817-1819) and north wing (1821-1835) and later the adjoining cathedral. Near the River Barrow adjoining Wellington Bridge (better known as Graiguecullen Bridge) are the ruins of Carlow Castle.
A photograph of Seamus Murphy, sculptor (1907-1975), a Cork-born sculptor, and an important figure in twentieth century Irish art. The photograph shows Murphy under the pillars of the old butter exchange building opposite the tower of the Church of St Anne, Shandon, in his native Cork.