Early automobiles - Lord French Ambush
The car in which Lord French was ambushed: sergeant pointing out bullet hole...On 19 December 1919: The IRA attempted to assassinate the British Lord Lieutenant Lord French. The attack was carried out at Ashtow... More
Where's the Austin Cambridge, Leinster, Ireland
General view with crane, Adelaide Road, Dublin City, Co. Dublin or where's the Austin Cambridge...Thanks for all the comments and fun today. The Mystery car issue is fascinating, was O'Dea a lazy photographer, ... More
Tramway demolition, Howth, Co. Dublin
This is the demolition of the Hill of Howth Tramway...The Howth Tram was a tram which circled Howth Head, near Dublin, Ireland, beginning and terminating at Sutton railway station. It operated from June 1901 to... More
Happy days..., Dublin, Ireland
This beautiful summery photograph from the lens of the elegant Elinor Wiltshire seems appropriate on a day when Storm Diana has been wreaking havoc in these islands. Taken at the Martello Tower in Seapoint wit... More
The Five Lamps, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
To finish off our week we stay in Dublin. We are on the North side of the City at an intersection that will see plenty of traffic this weekend, with the expectant followers of Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry and Galway m... More
Armoured car on Henry Street, Dublin
We have had armored cars on this stream before and whereas I do have that "déjà vu" feeling, I believe we have not seen this particular one. We are in the center of Dublin the questions are what is the date an... More
"Clergy" sign, St. Columcille's Well, Ballycullen, Rathfarnham, Co. Du...
An image from the lens of Reginald and Elinor Wilthsire and as usual with Elinor she has the capacity not only to surprise but also to observe people in public situations. Here, over 60 years ago, she has capt... More
Stone Font, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
This enormous stone bowl or font stands/stood in Tallaght in South County Dublin. The creation of such a font must have been a great undertaking at the time and have taken a long time to complete. What was it... More
I.S. Varian & Co., brushmakers. North Dublin
To finish off the week we make a visit to the Mason Collection. What a great variety of brushes, I wonder can we identify all the different uses? In the 1911 Census there are 337 people with "brush" as part of ... More
Robert French - Vice-Regal Lodge, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
We have a very special edition for you today - we are posting 3 photos for you to enjoy.. .Sabina Higgins, wife of President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, officially launched our “Photo Detectives” exhibition ... More
Robert French - Vice-Regal Lodge, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
We have a very special edition for you today - we are posting 3 photos for you to enjoy.. .Sabina Higgins, wife of President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, officially launched our “Photo Detectives” exhibition ... More
Robert French - Vice-Regal Lodge Boudoir, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
We have very special edition for you today - we are posting 3 photos for you to enjoy.. .Sabina Higgins, wife of President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, officially launched our “Photo Detectives” exhibition in... More
Robert French - General View, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
A Monday morning with a view! Dalkey from the heights was a small village at that time, scattered and with a great sea view. At first I thought those rocks in the foreground were fence height but looking at t... More
Robert French - Crosthwaite Park, Kingstown, Co. Dublin
A shot of a suburban scene in an exclusive area of Kingstown, as it was then known, in County Dublin. The beauty of the seascape, the proximity to the city centre and the easy access to the first railway in Ir... More
Robert French - Victoria Castle East Gate, Killiney, Co. Dublin
Had I not seen the caption on this image I would have thought that I was looking at a castle in Spain or some far land! A beautiful scene that is nearly on the doorstep of Library Towers! Killiney has changed... More
Margaret Pearse & boys of St. Enda's, ca. 1930?
Finally, on a week where we have featured photographs of significant figures from the time of the Easter Rising and the.period thereafter, we have a photograph of the continuation of the dream of PH Pearse! St... More
W.D Hogan and friends at the Keany's house, Westbrook, Dundrum
Another entry for our "Focus on our Photographers" Album. I am hopeful of finding names for quite a few of this jolly group. I wonder which of the two men is our Mr Hogan and who took the photo? I suppose if i... More
Robert French - Lucan steam train
This photograph reminds me of a painting by Jack B. Yeats titled "In the Tram" I have also seen it described as "In the Lucan Tram" and "The Merry Wives of Lucan" The painting is owned by our near neighbours t... More
Robert French - Chains, corner boys and a rookery?
This unusual church at Monkstown ( Monkstown_Church,_Dublin ) , County Dublin is beautifully captured by Mr. French in this shot. The swinger on the chains, the sitter on the wall and the seeming flock of rook... More
Howth Harbour and Irelands Eye - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...
A visit to the Stereo Pairs Collection today lets us stay in Howth, and gives a view of the area that perhaps neither you nor I has ever seen in reality. Today's fashionable suburb of Dublin is seen in its rus... More
Howth Castle, Library, Howth, Co. Dublin
It is a bit late for National Book Day which fell in the past week, but for those who love books every day is National Book Day! This castle is a source of great fascination and a fine attraction in a beautifu... More
Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin
For many years an iconic building in the heart of Dublin it was torn down much to the dismay of many Dubliners and theatre goers! The streetview of this won't be pretty!..I have always felt that I missed out o... More
116 St James's Street - Probably Guinness owned
Ornate arch and gateway, Charlemont House, Parnell Square North, Dublin - Catalogue description..Todays shot looks more like the entrance to a Spanish Grandee's dwelling in Madrid than Dublins North side with t... More
Robert French - Sea Park House, Malahide
On a bright if cold day in Dublin we have a shot taken on a bright summers(?) day in Malahide. I admit to not knowing if Seapark House still exists...The sad news is that the house no longer exists, It was dem... More
Abbey Street corner, Hibernian Bank shelled
Following the image of Sean MacDiarmada yesterday we continue with another image from 1916. The Hibernian Bank facade on the corner of Abbey St. and O'Connell street stands in the midst of the destruction wrou... More
Men with horse-drawn float at St. Stephen's Green
Our final "Clarke Week" entry, and probably our last Clarke image for a while, keeps us on the capital's south side where men are readying a float. The phrase "float your boat" takes on different meaning here, ... More
Top hat and male - Victorian era public domain image
Man with umbrella standing at the junction of Nassau Street, Grafton Street and Suffolk Street...The "Clarke Week" image for today (a little later than usual - apologies) is another candid streetlife shot from ... More
Group of boys in uniform marching at the corner of Portobello and Rich...
Continuing with "Clarke Week" (not to be confused with Discovery channel's "Shark Week"), today's candid shot prompts questions about where these youngsters were off to...A number of theories were offered on wh... More
Two women walking past jewellers, Grafton Street
This week we're doing something a little different - and posting an image a day from a single collection: the Clarke Photographic Collection. Those who have followed the stream for a while will be familiar with... More
Scoops of a Friday, Leinster, Ireland
To close the week we might have "one" in the Brazen Head Hotel courtyard, Bridge Street, Dublin. Photographed here in the 1960s, this public house reputedly dates from the 12th Century. While Sean's Bar Athlone... More
O'Donovan Rossa funeral committee
Though recent sleuthing ( ...nlireland/20866908436/ ) has meant we've had to change the tag ( 100ishyearsago ) for our recent series to "100ish years ago", we are a little more confident of the date for this ... More
Fianna Éireann Council, 1915?, Leinster, Ireland
Sticking with our recent "100 years ago" theme, today we post an image of the council members of Fianna Éireann ( Fianna_%c3%89ireann ) . The catalogue lists this as "1915" with a front row (left to right) of P... More
Sir William Chambers - The Casino in Marino
One of my very favourite buildings in Dublin, a love nest with a view, a "trompe l'oeil" in the heart of the capital!..This is different, usually we are dealing with new buildings which have dis-improved over t... More
Cross at Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
This reminds me of the Spencer Tracy film, "Bad day at Blackrock" so the question is which Blackrock is it. A really nice Mason shot to start this week...sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) Identified ... More
Kapp & Peterson: Men/women pipe making
What was once a thriving industry and considered the height of fashion is today almost invisible - pipe smoking! While Kapp and Peterson still exist they are a fraction of what they once were. I always loved ... More
9 men in front of ornate door, Trinity College, Dublin
Another from the Clonbrock collection today with a group of men outside a "grand" building with a pair of ornate and formidable doors behind them. ..As usual, sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) was very... More
Drimnagh Castle, lantern slide, Leinster, Ireland
Staying with the Mason collection we moved a lot closer to Library Towers today. Though the catalogue entry meant we knew what and where today's image subject was, we thought that the community might find some... More
Moving statue of O'Connell, Italy
A different day and a different hero, The Liberator in a spot we never saw him in our liftimes?..This photograph of Hogan's Statue of Daniel O'Connell "The Liberator" brings us an interesting story of a Civic ... More
Robert French - Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin
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
Couple seated by a weir - River Dodder
Taking a break from the County Towns and the Parish Registers today with a beautiful and previously "unidentified location" in a Fergus O'Connor shot! A fine weir with a river in full flood to whet your appeti... More
Robert French - General View, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
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
Where's the Austin Cambridge, Leinster, Ireland
General view with crane, Adelaide Road, Dublin City, Co. Dublin or where's the Austin Cambridge...Thanks for all the comments and fun today. The Mystery car issue is fascinating, was O'Dea a lazy photographer, ... More
The Irish House, Leinster, Ireland
"The Irish House", Winetavern Street, Dublin City, Co. Dublin...sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) Links us to a history of this Public House, "A site acquisition order was announced, with Dublin Corpor... More
Lord French Ambush (before 1920)
The car in which Lord French was ambushed: sergeant pointing out bullet hole...On 19 December 1919: The IRA attempted to assassinate the British Lord Lieutenant Lord French. The attack was carried out at Ashtow... More
Howth, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
A tram crossing over the elevated road bridge at Howth, Co. Dublin...Thanks to A. P. Luckwill ( apl-irl/ ) we have an exact location for this photo as that bridge is long gone, and he also said:."Parts of the ... More
Robert French - Alexandria School's
Alexandra Schools on a much-changed Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin.....The buildings on the right are Alexandra College which was founded in 1874 at No.6 Earlsfort Terrace. By 1879, a new hall and theater was con... More
Tailteann Games Visitors at the R.I.A. 1924
"Group outside 19 Dawson Street [headquarters of the Royal Irish Academy], including Eoin O'Duffy, Kevin O'Higgins, William T. Cosgrave, Desmond FitzGerald, Chief Justice Kennedy and W.B. Yeats"..From the catal... More
Where's the Austin Cambridge, Leinster, Ireland
General view with crane, Adelaide Road, Dublin City, Co. Dublin or where's the Austin Cambridge...Thanks for all the comments and fun today. The Mystery car issue is fascinating, was O'Dea a lazy photographer, ... More