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Ardgroom, County Cork

A postcard print of the main street in Ardgroom, a village on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. The image is credited to Kennelly Photoworks, Ashe Street, Tralee, County Kerry.

Ardtully House, Kilgarvan, County Kerry

A view of the ruins of Ardtully House near Kilgarvan in County Kerry. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Grounds of Ardtully Castle / showing the turret of the Orpen Mansion'. The original castle on this site was destroyed during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century. In 1847, Sir Richard Orpen (1788-1876) demolished the remains of the castle and replaced it with a five-bay, two-storey Scottish-Baronial style house. This house was itself destroyed during the War of Independence in 1921.

Armagh

A print captioned 'General view of Armagh'. An ink stamp on the reverse of the print credits the image to 'A & C Photography, 14 Howard Street, Belfast'.

Armagh

A view over the town of Armagh. The image is taken from an elevated position on Sandy Hill, the site of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The statue in the foreground honours William Crolly (1780-1849), the Archbishop of Armagh from 1835 to 1849 who was instrumental in securing the site for the cathedral and who laid its foundation stone on St. Patrick’s Day in 1840.

Armagh City

A snowy image of Armagh in January 1945. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is prominent in the background. Built between 1840 and 1904, it serves as the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Armagh.

Arranmore, County Donegal

An image of a resident of Arranmore, an island off the west coast of County Donegal. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Off to the bog, Arranmore Island, County Donegal'.

Ashford Castle, County Mayo

A postcard view of Ashford Castle (referred to as 'Ashford House, Cong') situated on the Galway-Mayo border. The original caption refers to the purchase of the castle by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness (1798-1868) in 1852. Reference is also made to the extensive renovation work carried out by Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun (1840-1915).

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