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A view of Derrynane House in County Kerry, the ancestral home of the Irish nationalist politician, Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847). An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The home of The Liberator / Daniel O'Connell / at Derrynane, Co. Kerry'.

A view of the small mortuary chapel commissioned and designed in 1857 by Charles Bianconi (1786-1875) on the death of his daughter. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Bianconi's Mortuary Chapel / In this small chapel, near Cashel (at Boherlahan, County Tipperary) lies the remains of Charles Bianconi, of stage coach fame. He had this chapel erected as a family burial ground'.

A view of the interior (the organ and choir) of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Armagh in about 1930. The postcard was published by H. Allison & Son of Armagh, Newry and Warrenpoint.

A mother and daughter in a traditional Irish cottage on Great Blasket Island (An Blascaod Mór) off the coast of County Kerry in c.1930.

A view of a craftsman making traditional clay pipes in Belfast in about 1930.

A collection of currachs at Baile-na-nGall on the shores of Smerwick Harbour, County Kerry, in about 1930.

A view of an old ferry boat on Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, in about 1930.

An image showing a procession leaving Soissons Cathedral in France following a ceremony to mark its official re-opening. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Soissons cathedral re-opened 15 years after German bombing / The Soissons historic cathedral, one of the finest gothic buildings in the world, which was bombed by the Germans in 1915 and seriously damaged, was solemnly reopened today by Cardinal [Charles] Binet and many bishops / The cathedral is partly restored / The procession leaving the cathedral'.

Two photographic prints showing Bedouin Arabs in Bethlehem, Palestine, in about 1930. The original captions for the prints are as follows: (top) ‘The Bedouin Arabs from all parts of Judea come into the market at Bethlehem to sell their flocks of goats and camels to local Christians. The market is held every Saturday but very few tourists find their way to this interesting spot in the ancient city’. (bottom) ‘Bethlehem – an unusual scene. The market place is a spot off the track for pilgrims and tourists’.

A view of two farmers at work on Inishmaan (Inis Meáin), one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway, in about 1930.