A view of horse-drawn hay harvesting in County Carlow in c.1935. The image shows the Brownshill Dolmen, a large megalithic portal tomb in County Carlow. The date of the tomb’s construction has been estimated to be between 4000 and 3000 BC. At one hundred metric tons, the dolmen’s cap stone is reputed to be the largest in Europe.
A view of the coastal town of Moville in County Donegal in about 1962. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'An inviting place to relax near Moville, County Donegal'.
An image of fishing vessels moored at Castletownbere Harbour in County Cork. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The Pier, Castletownbere'.
A photographic print of a view of the ruins of Graiguenamanagh Abbey in County Kilkenny in 1792. An annotation on the reverse reads 'The ruins as they were in 1792 / 20 years before restoration'.
A postcard from John O’Gorman (1908-1994) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. O'Gorman painted a view of Dingle Harbour on the image side of the postcard. O’Gorman remarks that he was enjoying the scenery in County Kerry (Moynihan's home county).
A letter and signed print of Micheál Ó Ciánain (Michael Keenan), a piper from Shercock in County Cavan, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. His letter refers to a local tradition regarding Andrew Campbell (1711-1769), the Bishop of Kilmore, who was known as the ‘the Piper Bishop’ during the Penal era. Ó Ciánain explains how the prelate ‘disguised himself as a piper’ with the instrument serving as ‘a Bell to call the flock together at a time when no Bell could be heard’.
