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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 →

From Flickr: “Twomey’s Machine Bakery” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A Happy Twomey Thursday to you and welcome to the heart of Cork City. There was great activity around todays photo with contributions from sharon.corbet Niall McAuley Carol Maddock beachcomberaustralia Foxglove guliolopez and dorameulman The comments are a must read and give a great account of business on Shandon Street Read More →

From Flickr: “Twomey’s Machine Bakery” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A Happy Twomey Thursday to you and welcome to the heart of Cork City. There was great activity around todays photo with contributions from sharon.corbet Niall McAuley Carol Maddock beachcomberaustralia Foxglove guliolopez and dorameulman The comments are a must read and give a great account of business on Shandon Street Read More →

From Flickr: “Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Here we are in Swords the home of Fingal County Council. It would be fantastic if we could tie this photo in some way to the parish registers of the area see – Parish Registers Take a bow young sharon.corbet for finding a link to the Swords parish register, wherein Read More →

From Flickr: “The ruins of Castlebar, Co. Mayo” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

This shot of Castlebar seemingly in ruins is in stark contrast to the modern, bustling and thriving town we know today! This is the last of our County towns for this week and perhaps an opportunity to search the Parish Registers Photographer: Robert French Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection Date: Read More →

From Flickr: “Lough Fea House, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

We find ourselves in County Monaghan at the Home of the Shirley family at Lough Fea House near Carrickmacross. The house was built in 1827 the following information is from archiseek.com – thanks to sharon.corbet Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Read More →

From Flickr: “Lough Fea House, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

We find ourselves in County Monaghan at the Home of the Shirley family at Lough Fea House near Carrickmacross. The house was built in 1827 the following information is from archiseek.com – thanks to sharon.corbet Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Read More →

From Flickr: “Regatta Season on the Liffey” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Photographer: Robert French Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection Date: between 1880-1900 NLI Ref: L_ROY_06217 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/u3m5ah

From Flickr: “Gothic Grandeur Gloriously Guarded” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

This beautiful shot from the stereo pairs shows a fine church in an unknown location. The initial title was too long so a wee bit of alliteration to start your day:-) Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence Collection: The Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection Date: between ca. Read More →

From Flickr: “Pallas Castle, Tynagh, 1903” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

[Shane’s Castle, 1903] Two women, a man and a dog standing in front of the ruins of Shane’s Castle Randals town, Co. Antrim.] Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: The Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: ca. 1903 NLI Ref: CLON1547 You can also view this image, Read More →