Catholic Archives

O'Connell Street, Dublin

IE CA CP/1/1/1/1/C
Part
c.1940

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of Upper O'Connell Street looking towards Nelson's Pillar located in the centre of the street.

Dublin (later Father Mathew) Bridge

IE CA CP/1/1/1/1/D
Part
1932

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of Dublin Bridge (formerly Whitworth Bridge and now known as Father Mathew Bridge) in the Irish capital in 1932.

Cromwell’s Arch, Youghal, County Cork

IE CA CP/1/1/1/1/E
Part
c.1945

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of Cromwell’s Arch in Youghal, County Cork, in about 1945. It was from here on 26 May 1650 that Oliver Cromwell departed Ireland having overwintered in the town following his military campaign in the country.

Galway Docks

IE CA CP/1/1/1/1/F
Part
c.1935

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

‘Throwing the dart’, Cork Harbour

IE CA CP/1/1/1/1/G
Part
c.1930

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

An image of the Lord Mayor of Cork about to throw a ceremonial dart into Cork Harbour at its boundaries symbolizing the city’s control over the port.

Penrose Quay, Cork

IE CA CP/1/1/1/1/H
Part
c.1933

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A photographic print of an aerial view of Penrose Quay, Cork, in the early 1930s. The sailing ship (a four-masted barque) in the foreground is believed to be the 'Moshulu'. The steamship in the background is the ‘Innisfallen’, built in 1930 for the City of Cork Steam Packet Company. The ‘Innisfallen’ was lost during the Second World War when she struck a mine off Wirral Shore whilst sailing to Liverpool.