Funeral of Archbishop Paschal Robinson OFM
- IE CA CP/1/1/4/10/9
- Parte
- 30 Aug. 1948
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An image of the funeral procession of the Most Rev. Paschal Robinson OFM, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
Funeral of Archbishop Paschal Robinson OFM
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An image of the funeral procession of the Most Rev. Paschal Robinson OFM, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
James Connolly at O'Donovan Rossa’s Funeral
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A photographic print of James Connolly (standing at far right) at the funeral of the veteran Fenian, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa in August 1915. O’Rossa had died in a hospital on Staten Island, New York. When he died Tom Clarke asked for his body to be returned to Ireland for burial. The funeral marked the first occasion when Connolly and the Irish Citizen Army appeared in a formal alliance with the Irish Volunteers. O'Donovan Rossa’s funeral was one of the largest political commemorations ever witnessed in Ireland. It was notable for Pádraig Pearse’s famous graveside oration.
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An image of a holly seller in Cork in about 1940.
Children on Great Blasket Island (An Bhlascaod Mór)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Overlooking Baylough, Clogheen, County Tipperary
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A print titled 'Above Bay Lough', near Clogheen, County Tipperary. The print is dated May 1934.
Ballinasloe Horse Fair, County Galway
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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.
Traditional Wood-turning, County Wexford
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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'.
Family Group and Spinning Wheel
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A family group around a traditional spinning wheel outside a cottage in rural Ireland in about 1945. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Ireland’s wheel of fortune'.