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A view of the Geraldine Castle and the main gates to St. Patrick's College in Maynooth, County Kildare.

A view of Wolf’s Arch, Kilkenny City. The caption on the plate reads 'Wolf’s Arch. Kilkenny. 982. W. L'. The image forms part of the Lawrence photograph collection.

A view of a man working on a spinning mule machine in Cill Rónáin (Kilronan) on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

A view of men hauling in nets on board a fishing vessel off the west of the coast of Ireland (possibly off the Aran Islands) in about 1945.

A view of Cork City Hall taken from across the River Lee on South Mall in about 1940.

A view of the village of Killaloe on the River Shannon in County Clare in about 1960.

Two women (one sitting and holding a jug) on a forested hillside. The standing girl appears to be collecting berries. The image was probably taken near the Capuchin Friary in Rochestown, County Cork.

A view of the statue of Father Mathew (designed by John Henry Foley) on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. Tram lines are visible in the background.

A view of a large crowd at the centenary celebrations for the birth of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in Cork on 10 October 1890. The location is Holy Trinity Church which was originally commissioned by Fr. Mathew in 1825. The principal speaker at the celebration was Sir John Pope Hennessy (1834-91), a Cork-born MP and British colonial administrator who had previously served as governor of Hong Kong. He is visible in the centre of the crowded platform, standing with arms folded. In his speech, Hennessy referred to the part that Fr. Mathew had played in improving the conditions of the working population of Cork.

A photographic print of Captain Senan Meskell (1880-1962) and the first mate of the ‘Dún Aengus’ en route to the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway in about 1935.