Decanter (one of a pair) - Public domain dedication museum photo
A large, clear, clear glass decanter with a circular design, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Decanter (one of a pair) - Public domain dedication museum photo
A large antique glass decanter, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
70 Patrick Street, Cork - Victorian era public domain image
These are the premises of the legendary Guy's of Cork - photographers, stationers, and publishers of Guy's Cork Almanacs and Directories. At no. 69 to the left is Allen, a drapers perhaps as a sign in the windo... More
Train station Robert French - Curves in Cork - Public domain photograp...
Chose this curvy photo of the railway station in Cork for the bewildering multiplicity of signage. Most scenes in our early photos are blissfully uncluttered, but not this one!..Also chose it because it has a c... More
Queenstown, where soldiers found a home, and sailors their rest
Lovely view of Queenstown (now Cobh), and more evidence of harbour-side urinals, though perhaps not as fancy as the ones we saw at City Quay, Dublin ( nlireland/8042702091/ ) ...Date: 1890s? (between 1893 and F... More
Robert French - H.M.S. Warspite at Queenstown, now Cobh
Since we visited Kingstown yesterday, thought we might swing by Queenstown in Co. Cork today, now renamed Cobh...This photo lacks the usual impeccable clarity of our Lawrence Collection photos, but thought you ... More
Robert French - Paddy's Market, Cork City
And could this be anywhere other than Cork with all those Beamish & Crawfords (at nos. 31-35 and no. 39)?..One of my favourite Lawrence market photos. We have a framed version of this up on a wall inside in the... More
Robert French - First Class Battleship
Crew sunning themselves in Castletownbere, Co. Cork. Infuriating that the ship's name is not clear on any of the caps.....Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://c... More
Blackrock Road, Cork City, Cork, Ireland
This narrow street with an open top electric tram has lots of people about...roaming paddy ( /photos/roamingpaddy/ ) Was spot on with the location very early in the day, Location Identified as Blackrock Road,... More
When the boat comes in..., Cork, Ireland
This pier should be somewhere near our Telegraph and Post Office ( nlireland/8366240991/ ) at Adrigole in West Cork. Hoping that Peg ( 92418093@N08/8434107109 ) of Peg's Shop in Adrigole (via Bearaboy ( 92418... More
Chetwynd Viaduct and the Mystery Car!!
Chetwynd Viaduct lifting train, Chetwynd, Co. Cork...I will leave it to the reader to keep themselves abreast of the "Mystery Car" controversy - see comments below. ..This a viaduct on the Cork, Bandon and Sou... More
Tramless Patrick Street in Cork
We've seen this snippet of Patrick Street in Cork before, but that was when it was very much be-trammed (technical term). It looks as if trams were gone as a mode of Cork transport by the time this Valentine C... More
Robert French - Nineteen minutes past 11 o'clock
Love when our photos clearly show the time, and that's the case with this great capture of St. Patrick's Hill in Cork City.....Thanks to guliolopez ( achesonblog/ ) who did so much work on Barriscale's Jewelle... More
Grand Parade in Cork City, Cork, Ireland
The clutter of car traffic and how it changes streetscapes is really evident in this one compared to our earlier, more open, street scenes...This is allegedly some time between 1930 and 1950. It'd be really gre... More
March 19, 1961, Cork, Ireland
Bill County taking a breather in the Signal Cabin, Albert Quay in Cork city at around 10.55 by the look of the clock...Date: Sunday, 19 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/58 ( vtls000305401 )
February 10, 1967 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Stopping at Mallow North Junction, Co. Cork for today's Pic of the Day. This includes some random birds perching on the telegraph pole, and I think one in the bare branches of a tree. Oddly enough, it's very ra... More
January 26, 1970, Cork, Ireland
Cars parked on St. Patrick's Hill in Cork City. Added this one, as it's a mirror image from up the hill of this photo from circa 1900 ( nlireland/6627415775/ ) .....Date: Monday, 26 January 1970..NLI Ref.: ODEA... More
Ballyhooly, Co. Cork, 1991, Cork, Ireland
This one is for those of you who've been complaining over the past few weeks about the modern photos being crowded or cluttered by cars - you know who you are, not looking at anyone in particular - well, maybe ... More
Decanter (one of a pair) - Public domain dedication museum photo
Public domain photo of a 3d object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Decanter (one of a pair) - Public domain dedication museum photo
Public domain photo of a 3d object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dead Slow or I Fire!!, Cork, Ireland
Here we are back in Cork again, on "the Banks", looking at the Lower Glanmire Road from the Marina. I think it will be a challenge to get a good date, though perhaps the buildings on the North side will help? ... More
Robert French - Metropole Hotel, Cork
This Wednesday we take a trip south to the City of Cork. Have you ever wondered what the word Metropole actually means? We have seen hotels in Dublin and now Cork using it. Well wonder no more I have found tha... More
Robert French - John Windele's Tomb, Cork City, Co. Cork
I look forward to hearing all about Mr Windele, I for one have not come across that name before...It is a long time since we had a Limerick from our Chief Antipodean Contributor (CAC), and for some reason this ... More
Robert French - Long Quay, Kinsale, Co. Cork
We are off to the Rebel County today. A fine shot of Kinsale from the Lawrence Collection. It is a shame about the crack in the plate but I do not think that it takes too much away from the photo. ..We have a l... More
Your Help Needed during World War I
"Dev. Anti-Conscription Rally, 1918"?..One of our researchers is considering using this photo in an upcoming exhibition, and has asked if the group here could let her know everything that there is to know about... More
Military carrying out official reprisal following an ambush in Meelin,...
Ignorance is a terrible thing, I have never heard of Meelin and I know absolutely nothing about the subject matter of the above description. The big benefit of this job is that within a few hours I will know al... More
Robert French - Annesley Bridge, Cork City
It will be an achievement to arrive at a tight date range for this photograph of Annesley Bridge. There is a lot of work going on and a lot of people looking at the work! I think we have seen one of the "Telegr... More
Republican prisoners captured during the attack on Passage West being ...
Following from yesterday's related Hogan shot ( ...nlireland/21840621989/ ) , here we see pro-treaty forces escorting anti-treaty prisoners following the Battle of Cork. Given the learnings yesterday, it seems ... More
Twomey's Machine Bakery, Cork, Ireland
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 ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) Niall McAuley ( /photos/g... More
Robert French - Belvelly Castle, Fota, Co. Cork
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
Majiculations, Machicolations or Bartizans?
Fortified house (majiculations at Corner) 1 bay deep, adjoining ivy grown building of same height..This is Monkstown Castle, Monkstown Co.Cork, the location was identified courtesy of derangedlemur ( /photos/8... More
Train crossing street, Fermoy, Co. Cork.
Photographer: James P. O'Dea. .Collection: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000148612 ) . .Date: November 10 1966. .NLI Ref.: ODEA 42/97 ( vtls000306838 ) . .You can also view this image,... More
Dublin saves Cork during World War I
Dublin and Cork fire brigade appliances. ..We were not sure if this photo was for our the Irish War of Independence or the Irish Civil War albums so we did not add it to either. We are no confident to change th... More
Robert French - Mansion, Blarney, Co. Cork!!
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
Blackrock Road, Cork, Cork, Ireland
This street is not unlike some recent shots but with some differences. I thought there was what was known as a bit off a gyuck in the line up there but it is a set of points to change from a double into a sing... More
Robert French - Kissing the Blarney Stone
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
Brandy Hall Bridge Castletown-Berehaven.
This lovely shot of a house with a shop and a bridge over a river at an unknown location should make for an interesting quest for our intrepid Flickroonies!..Brilliant work by Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/... More
Tramless Patrick Street in Cork
We've seen this snippet of Patrick Street in Cork before, but that was when it was very much be-trammed (technical term). It looks as if trams were gone as a mode of Cork transport by the time this Valentine C... More
Every cloud has a silver lining!
Thought it'd be good to end the year with a smiley (and you all know that's a technical term!) photo. These happy ladies are salvaging wood from the military barracks in Cork after it had been destroyed by fire... More
Robert French - Vote for Kennedy!
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
Robert French - Meadowvale Dairy Company, Charleville
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
The Siege of Hurley's Mill, Cork, Ireland
Scenes of the siege at Tim Hurley's Mill at Castleview in Co. Cork. This was a momentous enough event to be reproduced in a colour supplement from the United Ireland newspaper.....Would especially like to know ... More
The Burning of Cork, Cork, Ireland
This is the devastation in the aftermath of what's known as the Burning of Cork during the Irish War of Independence. We don't have an exact location, but another Hogan-Wilson photo in this series shows this re... More
Grand Parade in Cork City, Cork, Ireland
The clutter of car traffic and how it changes streetscapes is really evident in this one compared to our earlier, more open, street scenes. We believed this to be some time between 1930 and 1950. And though it'... More
Robert French - To market, to market…
A fine display of pig herding skills on Friar Street in Youghal, Co. Cork...Date: Circa 1900??..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_07723 ( vtls000332419 )
Robert French - That's some back garden...
… at least, I'm assuming that's the back garden of Bantry House in Cork, with the "front garden" swooping down to the bay...Date: Circa 1895??..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_04858 ( vtls000335583 )
The Boys of Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
Love this line up of men, boys, donkeys and dog outside Ballydehob in Co. Cork!..The dog owner is absolutely ensuring that his dog is recorded for posterity by holding the dog immobile. Amazingly Donkey #1 is a... More
Robert French - Queen's Square, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Grand vista of a rather grand square in Cork - Queen's Square in Fermoy. It's not often that we can make out almost every business in a photograph (although things go a little pear-shaped on the right-hand side... More
The London Clown Cricketers are coming!
Knew there was no way we couldn't date this - how often did the London Clown Cricketers come to the Munster Hall and Mardyke Cricket Ground? (At the very least thought there'd be newspaper reports of mothers lo... More
Sidings at Maynooth? No - it's Cork!
Shome mishtake shurely?..This was described in our catalogue as Up mail & 6.15 Sligo crossing up overload in refuge siding, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. Wasn't at all convinced that Maynooth really had a big siding a... More
Fire Engine No. 9 or Dust Cart no. 9?
This is the long vista of the South Mall in Cork...Is this a really early fire engine filling up from a hydrant? Or is there another explanation why No. 9 needed water?..Date: 1871-1883..NLI Ref: STP_0972 ( vt... More
Home & Foreign Fruits (at no. 48)
A lovely high view of King Street (now MacCurtain Street) in Cork. Where was the high point from which this photo was taken?..I hope that the unusually situated dog in this photo will satisfy those of you who r... More
Queenstown, where soldiers found a home, and sailors their rest
Lovely view of Queenstown (now Cobh), and more evidence of harbour-side urinals, though perhaps not as fancy as the ones we saw at City Quay, Dublin ( nlireland/8042702091/ ) ...Date: 1890s? (between 1893 and F... More
Advertisement Poster: Skibbereen
May all of the gods smile on whoever put the sign in Sheehy's shop window that says:.Skibbereen Athletic Sports.and Bicycle Races.Town Park.Monday, 28th Sept...Any of you got one of those snazzy day/year calcul... More
Robert French - Wheeeeee, Cork, Ireland
All-action photo for you this morning! This is the water chute erected on the River Lee for the Cork Exhibition in 1902/03...Would love more information on the Cork Exhibition; more exact date; location of the ... More
Robert French - Queenstown aka Cobh
Fell in love with this street scene from Cobh (Queenstown as was) because of the soldiers, but then noticed the woman further back near the side cars. Virtual prizes for any or all of you who can give a plausib... More
"... small modern church ..." = Trinity Church near Glengarriff!
I guess that "modern" is a relative term. This was taken between 1860 and 1883, and is described as a "small modern church" in our catalogue. It seemed to be on a tidal estuary, but otherwise we had no clue as ... More
Robert French - Butter Market, Cork
There seems to be lots of scrawls on the walls and pillars, but the only clear bit is "John Carroll" on the first pillar on the left!..Date: 1900?..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_05247 ( vtls000334965 )
Robert French - Mitchelstown Eviction Resistance at O'Sullivans!
Feeling some performance anxiety because this photo is very special - it's our 1,000th photo on Flickr Commons! However, it's also special in that it's a quite rare (we think) capture of an eviction in a town. ... More
Robert French - H.M.S. Warspite at Queenstown, now Cobh
Since we visited Kingstown yesterday, thought we might swing by Queenstown in Co. Cork today, now renamed Cobh...This photo lacks the usual impeccable clarity of our Lawrence Collection photos, but thought you ... More
Robert French - Unidentified = Queen's College, Cork (now UCC)
Title in our catalogue was "Unidentified". Thanks to Skink74 ( skink74/ ) for identifying this lovely building as Queen's College, Cork which is now called University College Cork (UCC)...And you should have a... More
"Chapel building ... in an unknown location" = Castletownbere!
It's Fergus Friday! Another one of our "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photos despatched with ease by our indefatigable researchers (see comments below). Thanks to them, we now know this photo was taken at C... More
Horse in a Harbour, Cork, Ireland
This was no. 11 in our "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photos, and as you all despatched this morning's one with such ease, I added two more.....Didn't think this one would prove too difficult but it took a ... More
Street corner, Cork, Ireland
And here's no. 12 of our "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photos!..Had hoped that there'd be at least some pretence of difficulty locating this one, but it was not to be... Using the shop owned by Deasy's, a ... More
"Townscape and riverbank in an unknown location" = Castletownbere!
This was no. 10 in our "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photos, and we've only had one failure to date so I had high hopes for this one. Thought it might be a bit of a toughie (technical term!), unless you ha... More
Robert French - Ballyhooly, Co. Cork, late 19th century
This photo was taken in the late 19th century, probably by Robert French, chief photographer of William Lawrence Photographic Studios of Dublin...You can compare this view of Ballyhooly with its companion photo... More
Ballyhooly, Co. Cork, 1991, Cork, Ireland
This one is for those of you who've been complaining over the past few weeks about the modern photos being crowded or cluttered by cars - you know who you are, not looking at anyone in particular - well, maybe ... More
Viaduct and maybe a Mill - found to be Kilnap Viaduct, Cork
This was the 8th of our "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photographs, but not any longer! See below for tour de force identification by Niall McAuley ( gnmcauley/ ) of this as the Kilnap Viaduct in Cork........ More
This is an Offal Photograph..., Cork, Ireland
... taken on the Lower Road, Crosshaven, Co. Cork by James O'Dea, and we can just see his shadow down the bottom topped off by his distinctive hat. Was wondering if J. Kidney is still in the butcher business, a... More
Clock House, Mallow, Cork, Ireland
Following a gentle nudge from guliolopez ( 20727502@N00/ ) yesterday, that he'd been "waiting patiently for a Cork photo for a while", I thought we might indulge him with another today. We don't want to get on... More
Coliseum Theatre, Cork, Ireland
This photo of the Coliseum Theatre includes an unlikely ad for Wolsey Underwear complete with an image of Cardinal Wolsey?!..Our catalogue mistakenly gave Dublin as the location for this photo, but it didn't ta... More
March 19, 1961, Cork, Ireland
Bill County taking a breather in the Signal Cabin, Albert Quay in Cork city at around 10.55 by the look of the clock...As Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) tells us, this signal cabin was likely the one bas... More
March 13, 1922, Cork, Ireland
Michael Collins addressing a mass meeting in Cork, described by photographer W.D. Hogan as a "Free State demonstration". Sean McKeon is also somewhere on the platform with Collins...Thanks to blackpoolbeach ( b... More
Robert French - Born to Run, Cork, Ireland
This is Patrick Street, Cork (or Pana, as a colleague who hails from the Real Capital of Ireland calls it)...We said that any and all ideas as to where this woman was running from or running to would be gratefu... More
Unknown unknown is now a known known
Thought that identifying this market square would be a bit of challenge, but not so...The square was identified in under 12 hours as the Market Square, Castletownbere, Co. Cork. ..This is the second photo from ... More
This is not Youghal, y'all!, Cork, Ireland
A publicity shy man and a rather more confident little girl pose on a quayside. We originally thought this might be Youghal, Co. Cork, but thanks to everyone for a lot of input on this one - wrestling with Goog... More
February 10, 1967 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Stopping at Mallow North Junction, Co. Cork for today's Pic of the Day. This includes some random birds perching on the telegraph pole, and I think one in the bare branches of a tree. Oddly enough, it's very ra... More
January 26, 1970, Cork, Ireland
Cars parked on St. Patrick's Hill in Cork City. Added this one, as it's a mirror image from up the hill of this photo from circa 1900 ( nlireland/6627415775/ ) .....Date: Monday, 26 January 1970..NLI Ref.: ODEA... More
Robert French - Nineteen minutes past 11 o'clock
Love when our photos clearly show the time, and that's the case with this gorgeous photograph of St. Patrick's Hill in Cork City! Thanks to guliolopez ( ...20727502@N00/ ) who did so much work reconstructing t... More
Robert French - Kissing the Blarney Stone
A small group of tourists seeking the alleged eloquence that comes from kissing the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle in Co. Cork...Date: Circa 1897..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_04830 ( L_CAB_04830 )
Robert French - One Man and his, er, Goat
Taken near Fermoy, Co. Cork, this is a Royal Welsh Fusilier with the Regimental Goat, complete with strap-on crest. Know almost nothing about this regiment (for "almost", read "absolutely nothing") or where exa... More
Stop the presses - A black and white photo of a machine shop
This is how Republicans left the typesetting machines at the Cork Examiner newspaper offices before Free State or National Army troops arrived in Cork city...Date: 9 or 10 August 1922..NLI Ref.: HOGW 129 ( vtls... More
Robert French - Patrick Street, Cork from Daunt's Square
See: www.woodfordbourne.com/history_wb.htm ( http://www.woodfordbourne.com/history_wb.htm ) for a history of the business at the left of this photo. This building is now a McDonalds...Thanks to Carrignafoy ( c... More
Train crossing street, Fermoy, Co. Cork.
Photographer: James P. O'Dea. .Collection: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000148612 ) . .Date: November 10 1966. .NLI Ref.: ODEA 42/97 ( vtls000306838 ) . .You can also view this image,... More
Robert French - Mansion, Blarney, Co. Cork!!
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
Blackrock Road, Cork, Cork, Ireland
This street is not unlike some recent shots but with some differences. I thought there was what was known as a bit off a gyuck in the line up there but it is a set of points to change from a double into a sing... More
Brandy Hall Bridge Castletown-Berehaven.
This lovely shot of a house with a shop and a bridge over a river at an unknown location should make for an interesting quest for our intrepid Flickroonies!..Brilliant work by Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/... More
Robert French - Vote for Kennedy!
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
Robert French - The Good Ship Excel…
… at least I think that's what it says on the bow of the nearest ship...Good view of the bustle along the quays in Cork city. The Lawrence Studios have been kind to us, as Cork Exhibition inscribed on the glass... More
Robert French - Meadowvale Dairy Company, Charleville
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
The Siege of Hurley's Mill, Cork, Ireland
Scenes of the siege at Tim Hurley's Mill at Castleview in Co. Cork. This was a momentous enough event to be reproduced in a colour supplement from the United Ireland newspaper.....Would especially like to know ... More
The Burning of Cork, Cork, Ireland
This is the devastation in the aftermath of what's known as the Burning of Cork during the Irish War of Independence. We don't have an exact location, but another Hogan-Wilson photo in this series shows this re... More
Robert French - A Portable Joanna!
At first glance, this looked like many of our other Main Street photos, but what did Robert French (almost certainly) capture for us but a Barrel Piano on Main Street, Bandon in Co. Cork! At least I think that'... More
Robert French - To market, to market…
A fine display of pig herding skills on Friar Street in Youghal, Co. Cork...Date: Circa 1900??..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_07723 ( vtls000332419 )
Horse-drawn tram, Patrick Street, Cork
Today we have the battle of the horse-drawn tram versus omnibus photos. It's Cork (the real capital of Ireland?) versus Dublin ( nlireland/9005122884 ) (the real capital of Ireland!)...Which is the best image?... More
Robert French - That's some back garden...
… at least, I'm assuming that's the back garden of Bantry House in Cork, with the "front garden" swooping down to the bay...Date: Circa 1895??..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_04858 ( vtls000335583 )
Robert French - The Barracks, Cork
This is Victoria Barracks (now Collins Barracks) in Cork. Nice selection of uniforms, and I'm hoping that the helmet/cap insignias can identify the regiment, and hence maybe the approximate date of this photo..... More
The Boys of Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
Love this line up of men, boys, donkeys and dog outside Ballydehob in Co. Cork!..The dog owner is absolutely ensuring that his dog is recorded for posterity by holding the dog immobile. Amazingly Donkey #1 is a... More