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A view of the O’Connell Monument at the southern end of O’Connell Street in Dublin in about 1940.

A postcard print of the Browne-Clayton Monument on Carrigadaggan Hill, Carrigbyrne, County Wexford. This Corinthian column was designed by Thomas Alfred Cobden (1794-1842) in about 1840 at the request of Robert Browne-Clayton to perpetuate the memory of his comrade, General Sir Ralph Abercromby (1731-1801), who died in Egypt during the Napoleonic Wars. Published by the 'Strand Hotel, Rosslare / From the Movie Film "Historic Wexford"'.

An image of the coastline at Portnoo in County Donegal. The view shows Inishkeel island located in Gweebarra Bay. A printed annotation on the reverse of the print credits the image to Keogh Brothers' Studio, 124 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

A print titled 'Road through The Claddagh, Galway', in about 1940.

A view of the coastal village of Clogherhead in County Lough in about 1940. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Co. Louth / Clogherhead - in the village street'.

An image of a traditional thatched cottage in the village of Baltray in County Louth.

An image of men collecting turf in traditional creels. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Turf gatherers from the West of Ireland'.

A view of the exterior of the Pro-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas located on the corner of Middle Street and Lower Abbeygate Street in Galway. The building was a Catholic place of worship from 1816 until the new Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas was opened in 1965. The former Saint Nicholas Cathedral was deconsecrated and the building now houses a variety of retail outlets.

A print titled ‘Small talk on Shandon Street, Cork’. The print is dated to c.1940. From the eighteenth century onward, Shandon Street was known as major site for commercial activity on the north-side of Cork. Some of the women in the image are wearing a traditional black shawl. Many working-class Irish women survived as street traders, selling fruit, vegetables and second-hand clothing. In Cork they were known as ‘the Shawlies’ because of the distinctive, traditional black shawls they wore on the streets.

A view of the town of Ennis in County Clare in about 1940. The photograph was taken from the bell tower of the old Franciscan Friary located on Abbey Street in the town.