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Members of An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (the FCA, or local defence force) on parade, possibly at a celebration marking Corpus Christi in Dublin. The members appear to be from the 11th Cavalry Squadron (Eastern Command, FCA).

An image of a boating party on Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake or The Torc) in Killarney National Park, County Kerry.

A view of the original Liberty Hall at the corner of Beresford Place and Eden Quay, Dublin, awaiting its demolition in the late 1950s.

A view of the Yellow Steeple (formerly the bell tower of St. Mary's Abbey), a well-known landmark in Trim in County Meath.

A view of two resting fishermen on the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in 1959.

A view of O’Connell Bridge and Eden Quay, Dublin, in about 1960. The Corinthian Cinema is a noticeable landmark on the left of the image. Originally rebuilt after the 1916 destruction of this part of city, the cinema opened in 1921. It was designed by T.F. McNamara with internal alterations to the auditorium in the 1930s by Jones & Kelly. It was apparently given the name ‘The Ranch’ because of the number of westerns it screened. The Corinthian closed in July 1975 but in October of the same year it re-opened as a two-screen cinema called the Odeon. The cinema closed its doors for the final time in 1993. The building was finally demolished in late 2002 to make way for a commercial development.

A view of Leeson Street (near the junction with Adelaide Road) in Dublin in about 1960. The small brickwork building in the centre of the image is the kiosk, a landmark in Dublin’s south city.