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The woodenworks fronting the quay in Wexford in about 1930. The offices of the Wexford Steamship Company, operated by James Stafford (1860-1947), are visible in the background of the image.

A view of West Town Harbour on Tory Island off the coast of County Donegal. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Donegal Mountains seen at a distance of 10 miles from the harbour at West Town, Tory Island'.

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.

An image of a wedding party leaving a church in Cape Town, South Africa.

A view of the exterior of Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Kilternan, County Dublin, in about 1945. Known locally as 'the Blue Church' (after its Marian color), it was constructed from timber in 1929.

A view of Waterford city from the opposite (Ferrybank) side of the River Suir in about 1955.

The corner of Washington Street and the Grand Parade in Cork in about 1935. The family-owned business, T.W. Finn & Co. (now known as Finn’s Corner), is still a well-known sports clothing retailer in the city.

A woman washing sheep fleeces on the shoreline at Dooagh on Achill Island off the coast of County Mayo in c.1935.

A print titled 'Washing day in The Claddagh, Galway’, c.1940.

A view of the seafront at Warrenpoint in County Down in about 1930.