The digital image above shows an aerial view of the Port of Cork in c.1930.
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Photographic prints submitted for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes prints of Irish cities and towns. Many of the prints are annotated on the reverse. The file includes the following images:
• Port of Cork.
• St. Patrick’s Street, Cork.
• Grand Parade, Cork.
• South Mall, Cork.
• O’Connell Street, Dublin.
• Father Mathew Bridge, Dublin.
• River Barrow, Crom-a-Boo Bridge and White’s Castle, Athy, County Kildare.
• Cromwell’s Arch, Youghal, County Cork.
• Galway City Docks.
• Cork City docks.
• The Lord Mayor of Cork ‘throwing the dart’ to define the boundaries and jurisdiction of Cork Harbour.
• Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.
• Penrose Quay, Cork.
• View of Clonmel, County Tipperary, from Convent Bridge with St. Mary’s Church in the foreground.
• Four Courts, Dublin.
• Cavendish Row and Parnell Street, Dublin.
• Leinster Market, Dublin.
• Shandon Tower, Cork City.
• City Hall, Cork.
• St. Patrick’s Hill, Cork.
• Gurranabraher, Cork.
• Entrance to the Ford vehicle plant, Cork.
• The Loopline Bridge, Dublin.
• Main Street, Clifden, County Galway.
• Holycross Cottages, Holycross, County Tipperary.
• Merrion Square East, Dublin.
• The Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin.
• Riverfront, Wexford.
• Boyne Viaduct, Drogheda, County Louth.
• Kilkenny City.
• The ship Innisfallen at Penrose Quay, Cork.
• Falls Road, Belfast.
• Ballina, County Mayo.
• Athlone, County Westmeath.
• Derry City, County Londonderry.
• Sarsfield Bridge over the River Shannon, Limerick City.
• The Band Hollow, Phoenix Park, Dublin.
• Cavendish Row, Dublin.
• Haulbowline, Cork Harbour.
• Shop front, MacCurtain Street, Cork.
• St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
• Dalkey Island viewed from Killiney Hill, County Dublin.
• Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
• Two religious sisters in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.
• School on Cove Street, Cork.
• Mill and malting buildings, Prospect Row, Cork.
• Cobh, County Cork.
• Dún Laoghaire harbour, County Dublin.
• The Custom House, Dublin.
• The Mills at Dublin Port.
• Victoria Quay, Dublin.
• Sunday's Well, Cork.
• National Monument, Grand Parade, Cork.
• Cork Marina and the River Lee as seen from Montenotte.
• Fishing on the banks of the River Liffey, near Chapelizod, Dublin.
• The Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin.
• Changing of army guards at Leinster House, Dublin
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A view of the Grand Parade, the widest street in Cork. The ornate pillared-building seen in the background is Queen’s Old Castle, a Victorian-era building and one of the city’s oldest department stores.
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A view of Upper O'Connell Street looking towards Nelson's Pillar located in the centre of the street.
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A view of Dublin Bridge (formerly Whitworth Bridge and now known as Father Mathew Bridge) in the Irish capital in 1932.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A view of the Four Courts, Dublin, from a photograph taken on Wood Quay in about 1945.
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A view of Cavendish Row looking northwards towards Parnell Square and Frederick Street in Dublin in about 1935.
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A view of Leinster Market, a small lane linking D’Olier Street and Hawkins Street in Dublin’s city centre in about 1910.
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Two photographic prints of St. Patrick’s Hill in Cork in the mid-1940s.
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A view of the Loopline Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Liffey Viaduct) in Dublin in about 1940.
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A view of the main street (looking towards St. Joseph’s Church) in Clifden, County Galway, in about 1950.
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A view of pedestrians crossing the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin in about 1945.
For more information on James Stafford (1860-1947) and his shipping interests see https://www.dib.ie/biography/stafford-james-joseph-snr-a8239
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The woodenworks fronting the quay in Wexford in about 1930. The offices of the Wexford Steamship Company, operated by James Stafford (1860-1947), are visible in the background of the image.
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A view of the ‘Innisfallen’ at Penrose Quay, Cork, leaving for Fishguard in Wales in about 1935.
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A view of the Falls Road, Belfast, looking towards the Diamond Cinema, in about 1950.
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An image of a Ford dealership on MacCurtain Street, Cork, in about 1945.
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A view of what are presumably two religious sisters in the Phoenix Park in Dublin in about 1945.
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A view of Sarsfield Bridge spanning the River Shannon in Limerick in about 1945.
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A view of Victoria Quay, Dublin, in about 1930. The frontage of the quay is mainly occupied by the Guinness Brewery site.
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A view of the National Monument on Grand Parade in Cork in about 1950.
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An image of Dalkey Island and Killiney Bay taken from the top of Killiney Hill in about 1930.
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An overhead view of St. Patrick’s Street, the principal shopping and commercial street running through the centre of Cork.
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A view of the town of Ballina, County Mayo, in about 1940. The Nephin mountains (located to the west of the town) are visible in the background of the image.
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A view of Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour in about 1940. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Irish Naval Service.
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A photographic print of a large crowd at a musical performance at the Band Hollow in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, in c.1945. In the early twentieth century, the Dublin United Tramways Company sponsored the performances of brass bands on the bandstand in the Hollow not far from the Zoo in the Phoenix Park.
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A view of the northern side of Parnell Square, Dublin, in about 1940. To the left is the Rotunda Gardens, a Georgian square situated at the northern end of O’Connell Street. A sizeable portion of the gardens were later used as the site for the National Garden of Remembrance in the 1960s. The Hugh Lane Gallery is situated in the building recessed at the right, with the Coláiste Mhuire buildings at the far end of the street.
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A view of Dún Laoghaire harbour, County Dublin, in about 1930.
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A view of the changing of the military guard outside the National History Museum at the rear of Leinster House, Dublin. The soldiers are walking towards the pathway which leads to the North Road running between the Museum and the Department of the Attorney General.
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A view of Parliament Bridge and Sullivan’s Quay in Cork in about 1930. The photograph was taken from the highest floor of the Capuchin Friary located on Father Mathew Quay.
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An aerial view of Kilkenny City taken in about 1935. The scene is dominated by the castle which is the signature symbol of Kilkenny’s medieval past.
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A view of the tower of the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne (also known as the North Cathedral) in the Shandon district of Cork in about 1945. The photograph was taken from atop the bell tower of the Anglican Church of St. Anne just a short distance away.
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The clock tower of the Anglican Church of St. Anne, containing the famous 'Bells of Shandon', in Cork.
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The spires of the Church of Ireland Cathedral of Saint Fin Barre as seen from the Sunday's Well district in Cork.
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An aerial view of Marina Quay and the River Lee taken from the Montenotte area in Cork. The original print is endorsed with an annotation on the reverse affirming that it was ‘passed by the censor’ suggesting that the photograph was taken some time between 1939 and 1945.
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A panoramic view of Derry City with the Craigavon Bridge in the foreground. The print was circulated by the Ulster Tourism Development Association (UTDA) which titled the photograph ‘a general view of Londonderry’.
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An aerial view of Athlone, County Westmeath, in about 1940. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (constructed between 1932-39) is prominent in the image.
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An overhead view of St. Patrick's Street looking towards St. Patrick's Bridge, Cork, in about 1945.
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A view of the ‘Innisfallen’ docked at the Port of Cork in about 1955. Constructed in 1948 for the British & Irish Steam Packet Company (later known as B&I Line), this was the third ship named ‘Innisfallen’ to serve on the Irish Sea route between Cork and the ports of Fishguard and Swansea in South Wales. The ship was built at William Denny and Brothers Shipbuilders in Dumbarton, Scotland. The ship continued to serve the Port of Cork until 1968 when it was sold to Hellenic Maritime Lines in Greece and renamed ‘Poseidonia’. Following its long years of service, it ended its days at a shipbreakers’ yard in Brindisi, Italy, in 1985.
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An aerial view of Marina Quay and the River Lee in Cork. The steamship in the upper left-hand corner of the photograph is the ‘Innisfallen’, built in 1930 for the City of Cork Steam Packet Company. This ship was lost off Liverpool on 21 December 1940.
The print is extremely faded with image loss from extensive light exposure and staining.
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A view of St. Stephen's Green (Faiche Stiabhna) in Dublin. An annotation on the reverse of the print gives a date of 27 May 1965.
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A view of Cork City Hall taken from across the River Lee on South Mall in about 1940.
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A view of the village of Killaloe on the River Shannon in County Clare in about 1960.
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A view of an Irish language demonstration passing the Maltings Complex on Prospect Row in Cork city. A typed annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The Irish language protest coming along Prospect Row on their way to the city on Saturday'.
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A view of cargo vessels tied up at Dublin Port in about 1960.
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An image of crowds lining Upper O’Connell Street in Dublin in April 1963. The photograph was taken during a bus strike in the city and the crowds are seemingly waiting for alternative means of transportation home.
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An image of the residents of Featherbed Lane off Barrack Street in Cork city in 1928.
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An image showing horses on parade in the arena at the Royal Dublin Horse Show in Ballsbridge in about 1935.
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A postcard print of the Gresham Hotel on O’Connell Street in Dublin in about 1940.
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A view of the National Monument on Grand Parade in Cork.
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A view of the Custom House from across the River Liffey on City Quay in Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Custom House, Dublin / Andrew Coleman, 24 Vernon Street, South Circular Road, Dublin'.
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An image of South Gate Bridge in Cork. This triple-span limestone arch bridge was built in 1713.
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A view of Galway Docks. The large circular building is the Tynagh mines silo used to store concentrate and ore taken from the lead and zinc mines at Tynagh in County Galway. The mines ceased operation in 1981.
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A postcard print of the Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda in County Louth. Published by Woolstone Bros., London, as part of the Milton Postcard Series.
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An image of the River Suir at Clonmel in County Tipperary. A typescript caption on the reverse of the print reads 'The River Suir, at Clonmel (Picture taken from the Convent Bridge), with St. Mary's Church in the foreground'.
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An image of the clock tower of the Anglican Church of St. Anne, containing the 'Bells of Shandon', in Cork. A typescript annotation on the reverse reads 'Famous Shandon Church and steeple bathed in Spring sunshine'. The image is credited to Liam Kennedy, 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork.
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An image of South Mall in Cork. The large office block is the Irish Life building.
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A view of the coast off Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Dún Laoghaire sunset'.
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A view of the banks of the River Liffey and the Islandbridge area in Dublin. The Wellington Monument obelisk in the Phoenix Park is visible in the background. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Showery Weather'.
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A view of a street in Gurranabraher, a residential suburb on the north western side of Cork. The street is Cathedral Road in Gurranabraher. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Gurranabraher / Red City'.