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From Flickr: “Rebels, irregulars, a flying column…” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

This image of a group of armed men was commissioned by a Captain McGrath from Mr. Poole in 1923. My first impression of it was that they were very well armed which made it unlikely to have been taken before 1922 and they are very well turned out for men Read More →

From Flickr: “Sackville Street in the quiet” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Morning Mary is taking a bit of a punt today by posting two images of the same scene from the wonderful Eblana "upsidey downsie" collection. Since they are the same scene yet with great differences of population and activity we felt that together they would provide even more enjoyment? This Read More →

From Flickr: “Lough Erne shrine” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

From Christendom to Christianity the National Library of Ireland has it all! Christendom is a townland in the Waterford area but it would appear that yesterdays cricket match took place in Cork. Today’s shrine is most certainly Christian and hails from Lough Erne in the north of the island. Where Read More →

From Flickr: “We’re going on a bear hunt!” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A cave deep in the woods would always hold the attraction of exploration and the thrill of danger, especially for the young at heart! Where is this one and has the scene changed much in the last 150 years? Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence Collection: Read More →

From Flickr: “We’re going on a bear hunt!” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A cave deep in the woods would always hold the attraction of exploration and the thrill of danger, especially for the young at heart! Where is this one and has the scene changed much in the last 150 years? Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence Collection: Read More →

From Flickr: “The wheels fell off the wagon!” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Reading the catalogue description of this I thought that it would be like a "Cardall" image, an idealised bit of Paddywhackery but when I looked at the image my reaction was WOW! This is so different, almost Eastern European in its style and there are so many things to wonder Read More →

From Flickr: “The wheels fell off the wagon!” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Reading the catalogue description of this I thought that it would be like a "Cardall" image, an idealised bit of Paddywhackery but when I looked at the image my reaction was WOW! This is so different, almost Eastern European in its style and there are so many things to wonder Read More →

From Flickr: “The wheels fell off the wagon!” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Reading the catalogue description of this I thought that it would be like a "Cardall" image, an idealised bit of Paddywhackery but when I looked at the image my reaction was WOW! This is so different, almost Eastern European in its style and there are so many things to wonder Read More →

From Flickr: “The wheels fell off the wagon!” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Reading the catalogue description of this I thought that it would be like a "Cardall" image, an idealised bit of Paddywhackery but when I looked at the image my reaction was WOW! This is so different, almost Eastern European in its style and there are so many things to wonder Read More →

From Flickr: “Portrait of two young girls reading.” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A charming portrait from the Clonbrock Collection to follow Col. R. Burke which was explored yesterday! The Clonbrocks were true amateurs with a great love of photography and they developed great skill in the art. This is a really lovely image that any photographer might be proud of! Photographers: Dillon Read More →