Following the recent related Tríd an Lionsa program ( http://www.tg4.ie/en/player/home/?pid=4636432704001&title=Tr%c3%add an Lionsa&series=Tr%c3%add an Lionsa ) , today's image shows the result of the type of b More
Following the recent related Tríd an Lionsa program ( http://www.tg4.ie/en/player/home/?pid=4636432704001&title=Tr%c3%add an Lionsa&series=Tr%c3%add an Lionsa ) , today's image shows the scope of the eviction m More
Staying in Co. Clare for today we have the enigmatic "Steels Rock" (or more correctly Steele's Rock) and the court house in Ennis. We questioned whether the rock was still there - as the court house undoubtedl More
We return to a harrowing and tragic scene today to mark the latest Tríd an Lionsa ( http://www.tg4.ie/en/programmes/trid-an-lionsa/ ) programme on TG4. This programme uses several of our "Bodyke Eviction" and More
Today we leave the rugged rocks and rascals of Dunloe for the more serene and sophisticated Strand in Rosslare. This fine Lawrence shot of the facilities for the races in Rosslare has been taken from a very hi More
This wonderful Lawrence shot is at Bray Head - but what is going on here and when did it all take place?..While it was quickly established that the catalogue is correct, and this is Naylor's Cove, with the town More
A busy fair day in the south with many cattle for sale and plenty of men there to sell or to buy. The hand slapping is in full swing with deals being done and cows bought and sold...Thanks to all for the comme More
Queens Square in Fermoy with that fine bridge across the Blackwater dominating the shot...While location and subject of this French shot were already clear, we lacked a more refined date range. Rising almost so More
Anyone visiting the college for 2015's "George Boole 200" events may be interested to know that this observatory is accessible to visitors for the first time ( http://georgeboole.com/events/tours/being-boole-ge More
Sounding a little ominous (perhaps somewhere Patrick McGoohan might have spent some time), today we visit "The Colony" on Achilll island. Depending on when French captured this image, it's likely that Nangle's More
Today we visit Castle Forbes in Co. Longford for a change of scene. ..Photographer: Robert French. .Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) . .Date: Betw More
From yesterday's luxurious properties to the spartan settings of the Aran Islands at the turn of the last century...With thanks to derangedlemur ( /photos/8468254@N02/ ) , O Mac ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) , Dann More
For today we have a real Lawrence photograph of Dalkey, and its beautiful village and harbour on Dublin's southside. The view which, as the community points-out, hasn't changed that much in the intervening year More
Moving from downtown Nobber to a more sophisticated and meropolitan Belfast and the department stores and fine buildings on display at Castle Junction...Thanks to John Spooner ( /photos/johnspooner/ ) & sharon More
From the maritime delights of Schull in Co. Cork to the broad plains of Meath and metropolitan Nobber today. This is a fine shot of a business premises in rural Ireland around the turn of the 19th and 20th cen More
Though labelled as "Reelan Bridge, Lifford, Co. Donegal" in the catalogue, after some initial location theories that were closer to Lifford, it was confirmed that we are a little further afield. Within a short More
Robert French took a few shots of this striking early 19th century bridge near Spanish Point in Clare (Miltown Malbay per the catalogue entry). Given that this was likely a famine relief project, the effort tha More
For many towns a four-sided square is sufficient. Not so for the "planned town" of Westport - where norms are doubled to form "the Octagon". The octagonal monument in the centre ( http://www.buildingsofireland. More
FIshing weather. This is part of one of the nicest drives in Ireland...This is Doolough or Doo Lough one of three lakes that make up the Delphi Fishery, it was called Delphi by the Marquis of Sligo who used to More
To finish this week we turn to matters maritime! The quays in Wicklow as we could only imagine them. That wee ship is a nice neat vessel and obviously well cared for OR brand spanking new?..Niall McAuley ( /p More
For our Cork supporters today we have an old and very clear shot of the castle at the bridge from Fota. ..This shot generated a number of good stories today - leaving us with a tough job to select the most int More
Lawrence takes us on a visit to a Garinish Island that is more muckheap than garden. Is this now part of the fabulous gardens???..I am with sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) with regards to the inadeq More
A visit to what has now become a tourist attraction, Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin where the "uncrowned King of Ireland" is buried...Charles Stewart Parnell (Irish: Cathal Stiúbhard Pharnell; 27 June 1846 – 6 Oc More
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 ( http://registers.nli.ie/parish More
This shot of Castlebar 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 More
This view of Main Street, Tallaght in South County Dublin has changed dramatically in the meantime..If anyone feels inclined to try out the Parish Registers ( http://registers.nli.ie/parishes ) to find the par More
This morning we bring a particularly bright view of the Main Street in Naas, Co. Kildare! I doubt that any one of us has ever seen this street so clear of traffic:-).Continuing our promotion of the Parish Regi More
Though listed in the catalogue as "County Louth", sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) was quick off the mark to establish (with derangedlemur ( /photos/8468254@N02/ ) confirming) that no only does the bu More
Our Catalogue described this photo as:."Tenant Farmer's Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry" .Which clearly wasn't correct...After posting (to possibly identify and correct the entry), we noticed that the slide was a More
"School building, 2 storey (3 in central wing) 3 bays deep, 11 wide, professors in foreground boys with cricket bats"..Keeping with our academic theme, the "zoomed" view of this stereo-pair (or at least one hal More
Thanks to sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) for the following information on "Roaring Meg"...Roaring Meg, named because of its ferocious sound in battle, was used during the Siege of Derry. One accoun More
Between breastfeeding a brush and a dog striking a pose this shot has everything! Cashel, Co. Tipperary...Thanks to Carol Maddock ( /photos/47297387@N03 ) for the following information on Mr William Mullins.. More
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. More
I think this is one of the nicest photos we have had for a while, there is so much going on, it is a real shame that we do not have the notes feature as I have no doubt that there would have been at least 20 ne More
To Mayo, God help us, this morning with a view of a typical Irish town...It is thought that the town grew up around St Mary's Augustinian Friary (popularly referred to as "the Abbey"), which was founded in 1348 More
King Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo..Not King Street Ballina Co. Mayo, nor King Street, Ballina, New South Wales, this is a view overlooking the famous Ridge Pool and the old fish traps on the River Moy. ..The Balli More
Main Street, possibly Dungannon, Co. Tyrone...derangedlemur ( /photos/8468254@N02/ ) with customary speed identifies this photo as Donaghmore, not Dungannon as our Catalogue suggests. ..Did you know that as More
NOT - Kate Kearney's Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry as per our Catalogue and the face of the photo...Thanks to Beara Peninsula ( /photos/97197821@N07/ ) we now know that this is not the infamous Kate Kearney's More
What a lovely photograph, it even has not one but two dogs!!...It seems that Long Cars are a type of early public transport (strike free perhaps?) Carol Maddock ( /photos/47297387@N03/ ) refers us to an adver More
it's hard to believe but none of the industrial buildings that we see in this photo survive, There is not even a hint of their existence, ..Evidently the buildings were there to transform peat into ammonium sul More
It transpires that this is the Tipperary County Club, it also transpires that there is very little information about the club on the web. However we did discover that the club was founded in 1836 and that Lord More
One of our first photos from Inismore on the Aran Islands...As per Sharon the Cross was carved by the Farther of Pádraig Pearse. James Pearse, established a stonemasonry business in the 1850s a business which More
I would think reservoir is more correct than lake as it is man made. It took a long time to get a streetview but OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) seems to have gotten it nearly spot on, thanks Owen...Befor More
A very interesting photo of a fishing party in Clonbur Co Galway, They can proceed north to Lough Mask or south to Lough Corrib, I wonder which lake and if their piscatorial pursuits were rewarded on the day in More
This is intended to confuse the uninitiated! Everybody knows that Blarney is in Cork?..Of course you all knew that Blarney is in Cork not Kerry as per our catalogue. This fine house unlike some we have seen re More
sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) tells us that the building was erected in 1897 so I have adjusted the dates to reflect that fact...There is a Titanic connection in that the building was opened in 18 More
An interesting photo and another of our stream selected by Flickr Explore because of its interestingness . This selection does increase traffic to our stream...We find ourselves in County Tyrone, with a view d More
This Robert French shot of Hare Island Lodge in Lough Ree close to Athlone might look right in colonial Africa, India or even in 80's Ireland...I am surprised there was no mentioned of the 3 small cannons - I w More
A beautiful statue of a lady (without hat) in the house "Woodstock" in Co. Kilkenny!..Thanks to Seuss. ( /photos/90124154@N00/ ) who tells us that the Sculpture is of Mary Blachford Tighe (1772-1810) as scu More
This shot of the iconic tourist experience in Ireland was taken a long time ago...You might also like Sean O'Neill's photo ( vtls000342928 ) which was part of the The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991. T More
This fine shot of Main Street in Wexford is well worth an airing!..Photographer: Robert French..Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) ..Date: Circa More
On parade at the Barracks, Nass, Co. Kildare...Horrendous stories from WW1 - in one Comment it is reported that only 45 of 600 returned to Nass after the war, and a story from our own beachcomberaustralia ( /ph More
This strange shot is from the Lawrence Collection and is said to be taken on Carlisle Fort in Crosshaven! The wide expanse of water is suitably occupied by the presence of a sailing boat going by!..Everyone se More
Thought this would be a good image to end on (please excuse me while I tuck away my dangling preposition). This is my last day here at the NLI, and I want to thank all of you for the research, investigation, ar More
The canny billh35 got in his request to see this one just under the wire. It's Blackrock in Co. Louth...Traffic-wise, a rather more relaxed scene than yesterday's photograph of Dame Street/College Green ( nlire More
Archetypal Robert French/Lawrence Collection street scene of the Albert Memorial in Belfast, complete with horse-drawn trams. I hope that you'll enjoy it for itself and its many charms, but I'm uploading it bec More
Locomotive 107 at Valentia (Valencia) Harbour Station in Co. Kerry…..Photographer: Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) , Dublin..Date: Between 190 More
We've stopped off twice before ( http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=47290943@N03&q=rockingham ) at the Rockingham Estate on Lough Key in Roscommon. We're back there again today because of the moaning grumbling er More
If that name sounds familiar, then so it should. This gentleman is Robert Griffith French, son of our photographer Robert French, whose photos ( nlireland/tags/robertfrench/ ) we've been exploring and enjoying More
Royal Irish Regiment memorial in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Leaving this one quite large to help any of you who want to find out more about any of the named combatants "who fell during 1840 - 41 - 42 in t More
A succinct and apt title for this photograph of the fountain beside the Mansion House on Dawson Street, Dublin in a be-icicled state...Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studi More
Not being entirely accurate here, as I don't think a Chakram (Indian throwing weapon) is actually among the array of lethal weapons here, but when I saw the Chintzy soft furnishings, it seemed like a snappy tit More
Taken on Parkgate Street in Dublin.....Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) , Dublin..Date: 1910-ish??..NLI Ref.: L_ More
Again, we must give thanks to our very good friends Bill Posters and Bill Stickers! There's a great array of posters for dating this one - but still plenty of fun to be had with the shops and businesses, etc... More
We haven't really had a clear shot of an autocycle before, so I was delighted to spot this one alone and palely loitering outside Margaret O'Doherty's Hotel at Malin Head in Co. Donegal.....Photographer: Almost More
Never even knew of the existence of this very impressive structure at Celbridge in Co. Kildare. Did you? Where exactly was it and is it still there? Who built it and why?..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert More
Even by the standards of the time this photograph is very posed, but I hope you will enjoy it nonetheless. And we may be able to find out something about Daniel Ferry while we're at it. Plus, if known colloquia More
This Blue Coat School building is on Blackhall Place in Dublin, and here it has been captured without its "hat" on. I don't know how long it was in this unadorned state, but hopefully one of you will (or will f More
A traffic jam at the creamery in Charleville, Co. Cork. From this photo and other similar creamery ones, it looks as if it was woman's work to take the milk in to the creamery at this time.....Photographer: Alm More
Have upcycled this Kerry photo to a higher res so ye can actually see what's going on! Nicest thing is that this revealed a great sign saying "To Henry Gaze ( nlireland/6633861673 ) & Sons Tourist Office"..... More
Think this might be our first spotting of a chimney sweep in the wild - or at the very least his brushes, in front of Lipton's Market on Church Street in Athlone…..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French o More
... at Rathmullan Pier on Lough Swilly in Co. Donegal. At least I think that's what it says on their caps, which I studied at close quarters with great diligence, all in the pursuit of knowledge and not because More
... a-dredging in Courtown Harbour, Co. Wexford...Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) , Dublin..Date: Between circa More
Was tempted to call this one The Killing Fields…..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) , Dublin..Date: Circa 1900??. More
Amazing (to modern eyes) array of crutches, bandages, rosary beads near this Holy Well in Donegal...Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collec More
Taken at McKeown's in Leenane, Co. Galway. Must have been quite a sizeable enterprise to be called McKeown's Industry?..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://cat More
Upcycling this lovely Limerick photograph for your viewing (and hopefully commenting) pleasure! It's been here since February 2011, but hopefully we can find out a bit more about it now.....Photographer: Almost More
This lovely street scene was uploaded in December 2010, but has not had a lot of attention to date. So I'm upcycling it and hopefully you'll find it of interest…..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of More
Not many people can boast a feature like this less than three paces from their front door. No wonder that gentleman looks quite pleased with himself.....Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence More
Parts of this photo may not be pin sharp, but it's a great high view along Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) in Dublin, with lots of details to feast on…..Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of L More
… of 49 Amiens Street! Could not believe my good luck when I spotted these two ice cream carts alongside the statue of Thomas Moore on the corner of College and Westmoreland Streets. If I haven't said it often More
Zoom in on our Market Cross in Kells, Co. Meath scene ( nlireland/9682531809/ ) - to see if we can work out if this is a post box, or some other wondrous contraption.....Date: Circa 1900??..Detail from NLI Ref More
The eye is immediately drawn to the ancient Cross here in the middle of the town of Kells in Co. Meath, but I don't think we've come across such an ornate post box before. (Or if it isn't a post box, what is it More
We've seen The Palace/Grand Opera House ( nlireland/8592211954/ ) in Belfast before, but that was before this architectural extravaganza was built and opened next door...Photographer: Almost certainly Robert F More
This is a statue erected in memory of Surgeon Major T.H. Parke (Thomas Heazle Parke) on what was Leinster Lawn at the "back" of Leinster House, and now is part of the grounds of the Natural History Museum. That More
Very patiently queueing horses at the Market Square in Dromore, Co. Down. Do we reckon those sacks and bundles are grain? (In which case, it must have been torture for the horses - so near and yet so far!)..Lov More
… so here's a horse-drawn harvester? / thresher? in action near Malin Head in Donegal...Photographer: Probably Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) More
A fine display of pig herding skills on Friar Street in Youghal, Co. Cork...Date: Circa 1900??..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_07723 ( vtls000332419 )
Apparently this was the ancestral home of William McKinley, 25th US President?..Fascinating how the rafters were used for storage.....Date: 1890s??..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_02181 ( vtls000337929 )
… with just the prow of the Rothesay Bay showing...Date: Between October and December 1889 or between July 1890 and mid-1899..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_06638 ( vtls000333345 )
… taken from further back, showing all of the Rothesay Bay out of Glasgow (is that how it's termed?)...Date: Between October and December 1889 or between July 1890 and mid-1899..NLI Ref.: L_NS_01663 ( vtls000344666 )
This was taken just around the corner from our 1798 Memorial on Market Street ( nlireland/9182730208 ) . Good vista, good mix of businesses, very clear registration number on that motor too (IK 833)…..Wonder wa More
Hope this detail will help us find out more about this photo... ( nlireland/9288919635/ ) ..Date: Circa 1905?..Detail from: L_ROY_06807 ( vtls000320605 )
Taken at Dublin Castle. If you recognise regiments, ceremony, anything at all really, please let us know…..Date: Circa 1905??..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_06809 ( vtls000320607 )
Very open urban space around the Town Hall in Coleraine in comparison to this 1990 photograph ( nlireland/9265719305/ ) taken at the same spot...Date: Circa 1890??..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_03951 ( vtls000041887 ) ..Th More
One moment in the life of late 19th/early 20th century Grafton Street in Dublin captured - just in front of Sibley's booksellers and stationers, and proud purveyors of Stylographic Pens! Apologies for the missi More
Bizarre and quite frankly scary-looking viewing post in Co. Clare to what the sign says is Sampson Island. In another photo, the rest of the text on the sign seems to say Landed July 1? 183? (very speculative). More
It's not often that we see such a "journalistic" photo in our Lawrence Collection. This illustrious gathering (at Belfast City Hall?) was present for the unveiling of a memorial to Lord Dufferin and Ava. Plenty More
In this one, the memorial to Lord Dufferin and Ava has just been unveiled, and the "looky loos" are getting more reckless in their quest to get a good vantage point.....Date: Friday, 8 June 1906 (thanks Niall M More
Couldn't resist the clarity of this one - so sharp that you can see the number on the gas lamp. Plus it's great to see the original position of our beautiful "bollards" ( nlireland/6509876797 ) . And a clear ru More