ireland

George de II. / Koning van Engeland / En / Wilhelmina Charlotta, / Zij...

Blad met 2 portretten van George II Augustus en Caroline van Ansbach, gevat in ovale sierlijsten met vruchten en linten. Genummerd rechtsboven: **6.

map from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volume...

This image has been taken from scan 000119 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More

Tarring and feathering - the reward of the enemies of Ireland / Americ...

Print shows three Irish(?) men and a woman (possibly representing Ireland) are about to tar and feather a man for refusing "to enter into a non-importation and non-consumption agreement." In the background are ... More

Memoir of a map of Ireland. - Public domain old map

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

4th earl of Morton from "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to...

This image has been taken from scan 000175 from "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to the happy Union of both kingdoms ... in 1602 ... By Richard Burton (N. Crouch). A new edition, with woodcut portrai... More

Wars of Scottish Independence from "The History of the Kingdom of Scot...

This image has been taken from scan 000128 from "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to the happy Union of both kingdoms ... in 1602 ... By Richard Burton (N. Crouch). A new edition, with woodcut portrai... More

The lament of the Irish emigrant - a ballad / W. Sharp, del. ; printed...

Sheet music cover shows a man wearing a top hat with sack and walking stick leaning on a stile. Reference copy may be in LOT 7010. Printed below image: The music composed and most cordially dedicated to Mrs. Is... More

map from "[Appleton's European Guide Book illustrated. Including Engla...

This image has been taken from scan 000111 from "[Appleton's European Guide Book illustrated. Including England, Scotland, and Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Northern and Southern Germany, Switzerland, Ital... More

woman from "Illustrated Handbook to Cork, the Lakes of Killarney, and ...

This image has been taken from scan 000056 from "Illustrated Handbook to Cork, the Lakes of Killarney, and the South of Ireland ... From the Irish Tourists' Handbook [or rather “The Tourists' Illustrated Handbo... More

Gardiner Street Area: Brown Street looking towards Millfield

Creator: Alexander R. Hogg for Belfast Corporation..Date: 26th April 1912..Description: Gardiner Street Area: Brown Street looking towards Millfield. Streets in photo: Gardiner Street, Brown Street, Millfield. ... More

Little York Street Area: Right to left Henry Street No.s 7 to 16 & 32 ...

Creator: Alexander R. Hogg for Belfast Corporation.Date: 23rd April 1912.Description: Little York Street Area: Right to left Henry Street No.s 7 to 16 & 32 on plan. Streets in photo: Little York Street, Henry S... More

Hope's Court, Millfield. Northern Ireland

Creator: Alexander R. Hogg for Belfast Corporation..Date: 1915..Description: on back of photo: Hope's Court, Millfield. These houses had no yards. Common lavatory at end of cul-de-sac. Streets in photo: Hope's ... More

map from "[Appleton's European Guide Book illustrated. Including Engla...

This image has been taken from scan 000378 from volume 01 of "[Appleton's European Guide Book illustrated. Including England, Scotland, and Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Northern and Southern Germany, Swit... More

View of Antrim Castle from the river

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: c.1888..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: View of Antrim Castle from the river..PRONI Ref: D1403_1~017~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.gov.... More

Albert Memorial. Northern Ireland

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: c.1888..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: Albert Memorial ..PRONI Ref: D1403_1~007~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_an... More

View of Belfast from Methodist College

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: c.1888..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: View of Belfast from Methodist College...PRONI Ref: D1403_1~012~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.g... More

[The Dargle Bridge. County Wicklow, Ireland]

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Robert French - [Glendalough. County Wicklow, Ireland] view, photochro...

For original glass negative, attributed to Robert French, see the Lawrence Collection at the National Library of Ireland, http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000325656 (Source: Flickr Commons Project, 2013) Titl... More

[Rustic Bridge in Glenariff. County Antrim, Ireland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "12067". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available a... More

[Killiney and Dalkey. County Dublin, Ireland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "12045". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available a... More

[Bray, I. County Wicklow, Ireland] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "12029". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available a... More

[Carlingford Lough. County Down, Ireland] view, photochrome print post...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "12064". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available a... More

[Irish jaunting car and peasants. County Galway, Ireland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "12078". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available a... More

[Phoenix Park, Dublin. County Dublin, Ireland]

Print shows the Wellington Monument. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "1... More

Arthur Henri Poole - On a bicycle made for three

Anyone know the technical term for this very snazzy bicycle? These natty gentlemen are members of the Waterford Bicycle Club.....Photographer: Poole Photographic Studios ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results... More

McCormack in Dublin - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Market day in Kanturk, country-men of County Cork, Ireland

Boy with 2 donkeys hitched to cart in foreground. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Carts...; Markets; ... More

In the "nanny" goat market - the milk supply for the poorer classes, A...

Stereo copyrighted by R.Y. Young (American Stereoscopic Co.). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Goats; Geogr.

IRELAND, M.W. GENERAL - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Custom House, Dublin, Ireland - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

H119761 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 02102. Copyright by J.J. Killelea & Co.

Constable on car - Dublin - Public domain portrait photograph

Photo shows a streetcar in Dublin, Ireland. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of C... More

Carrickfergus from East Pier. Northern Ireland

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: c.1888..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: Carrickfergus from East Pier..PRONI Ref: D1403_1~015~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.gov.uk/index... More

Donaghadee, County Down. Northern Ireland

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: 1914..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: Donaghadee Harbour from Church Tower..PRONI Ref: D1403_2~017~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.gov.uk... More

Ocean liners: Britannic - Public domain image of a steam boat

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: 1912..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic...PRONI Ref: D1403_2~036~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.... More

Glencolumbkill, County Donegal. Northern Ireland

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: 1914..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: A cabin in Glencolumbkill, County Donegal..PRONI Ref: D1403_2~024~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.g... More

The Saxon - Public domain image of a steam boat

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: c.1905..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: The Saxon..PRONI Ref: D1403_2~038~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_recor... More

Old North Gate, Carrickfergus. Northern Ireland

Creator: R. Welch (Photographer)..Date: c.1888..Original Format: Photographic Print..Description: Old North Gate, Carrickfergus..PRONI Ref: D1403_1~019~A..Copying and copyright:.Please see www.proni.gov.uk/inde... More

Mr. John Redmond, M.P., and the war. Irishmen! Follow Mr. John Redmond...

Poster is text only, with lengthy quote from Redmond. Public domain scan of British poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

July 4, 1922 - A black and white photo of a group of people in a car

Maud Gonne McBride on Red Cross duty during the Irish Civil War...Date: 4 July 1922..NLI Ref.: HOG197 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000218441 )

Arthur Henri Poole - Rolls-Royce, but where? Ballyboggan, that's where...

We had some tentative information on this one, not all of which we could stand over in a court of law.....We believed these are Mr and Mrs Philip B. Pierce. This is their Rolls-Royce. The photo may have been ta... More

McCormack in Dublin, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Irish American tenor singer John McCormack (1884-1945) laying a wreath at the cenotaph erected to the memory of Irish Republican leaders Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith at Leinster House La... More

All of early 20th century transport is here…

… well, with the possible exception of an early bi-plane spluttering across the façade of Trinity College, but we can't have everything!..A lovely high angle view of the junction of Dame Street with College Gre... 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

US Embassy in Dublin - Chancery Office Building

The original finding aid described this item as: Caption: Interior Property Number: X 1001 Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Kilfree Junction, Co. Sligo - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

A man pushing a steam train round a turntable...Date: May 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA20/12 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000148330 )

US Embassy in Belfast - Consulate Office Building - 1979

Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings Public domain photograph related to United States diplomacy, embassies, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

England, Scotland & Ireland, with the iles thereto belonging.

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

The British Isles, comprehending Great Britain and Ireland; with the a...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Third Lock, River Lagan, Belfast, Co. Antrim

From Apostles of Temperance in Cork to locks on the Lagan near Belfast for todays image. The Eason collection has some interesting and educational images, and for me this was an eye-opener - as I never knew th... More

From Ghosties and Ghoulies and Long Legged Beasties...

On this, what was one of the great feast days of the ancient Irish and today is the greatest scare fest of the western world we have a scary shot from the Clonbrock Collection. The actual title in the catalogu... More

Arthur Henri Poole - Boys in uniform

"Group of boys and young men in uniform commissioned by Mr. R. Grubb" is the title of this shot, and we have nine boys with uniform accouterments in shot. it reminds me of a ditty my mother would trot out some... 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

Arthur Henri Poole - The family that prays together - stays together

House decorated for the Eucharistic Congress from the Poole Collection. The Congress took place in Dublin but the faithful took part in many activities in places throughout the country. In this case Mr. Quinn... More

Arthur Henri Poole - The Earl of Sligo and his lady

The Earl of Sligo in his plus fours in confident pose standing beside a lady who is not identified. Yesterday we had the Earl of Meath's residence but today, for Sligo, we have the man himself. What was Sligo... More

And the crowd went wild., Dublin, Ireland

The title on this Hogan-Wilson image is "Michael Collins arrival being made the scene of a great ovation when the crowd become aware of his presence" The challenge now is to establish the date, the place and if... More

Square & Main street, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork

If I remember correctly we have been to Mitchelstown before but not with this particular view and not with the Eason collection? Up in the heights of north Cork, Mitchelstown is a small town of wide streets an... More

Kuno Meyer, head and shoulders, front facing portrait

An Irish Political figure I must confess to never having heard of before. Kuno Meyer does not sound too Irish but then again neither did DeValera. I shall be watching with bated breath to see what light can b... More

"Downing Street? Treaty Negotiations?" is at least half-wrong

We are staying with the Irish Political Figures Photographic Collection today and for the rest of this week. The title from our catalogue is extremely vague to say the least, and the underlying description "Uni... More

Robert French - Dame Street in the centre of Dublin

So much has changed and so little has changed! This shot of Dame St. in Dublins city centre is still recognisable today despite perhaps 100 years that have elapsed. Mr. French must have obtained access to a bui... More

Doyle's Corner, Phibsborough, Dublin

While slightly hungover and off colour after yesterday's celebrations here in Library Towers at reaching 50M, it is still my duty to post today! And what a post? This Eason image of Doyle's Corner is full of ... More

I really wanted a guitar!

Today, 24th December is Christmas Eve and for children all over the world is a day of delicious anticipation and hope. Sometimes the wait is worthwhile and sometimes the gift is not quite what was wanted. The... More

Town scales, in the market square, Donegal town

Today we have an image from a collection I have not personally come across before - so for those also new to the collection, let me introduce Joshua H. Hargrave. Those who have followed the stream for a while (... More

St Gallen, Cathedral, Switzerland

This Mason shot of a church interior has the look of a set from a Stephen King book with the degradation on the plate. It looks to be a vast and beautifully decorated interior but where is it?..I thought this ... More

Dublin GPO, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

We welcome your comments on whether this image pre-dates the 1916 Easter uprising

Robert French - Gap Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry

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

Funeral of Michael Collins (before 1920)

National Army soldiers drive a car laden with wreaths through the streets of Dublin towards Glasnevin Cemetery for the burial of Michael Collins...cattlewagons ( /photos/95059349@N07/ ) Tells us that the vehi... More

Robert French - Hippodrome, Belfast

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

Robert French - We haven't had a gadget in a while…

… 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

Robert French - Grafton Street in all its glory

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

Bloomsday, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Poets Patrick Kavanagh and Anthony Cronin at the church in Monkstown with the carriage in which they'd been proceeding about Dublin in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom, the main protagonist in Ulysses - 50 years ... More

Robert French - Breastagh Ogham Pillar

This ogham stone is near Killala, Co. Mayo. Promised to issue virtual sticky buns to anyone who could tell us what it says, and so those wholly imaginary sticky buns have gone to Niall McAuley ( nlireland/84842... More

The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, 1990

Taken by photographer, Matilda Cooney, who noted that the scene was "pretty much unaltered"...You can compare this view of The Square at Rathdowney with its companion photo ( nlireland/8166240548 ) taken appro... More

Down from the Diamond. Northern Ireland

Thought some of you might like to play "Name that Flag" with this one, taken on Shipquay Street (just down from The Diamond) in Derry City...Date: Circa 1890, and definitely before installation of Guildhall Clo... More

Oscar Traynor (under the X), Leinster, Ireland

We were originally fairly sure this photo was taken on Monday, 10 July 1922, but wanted to know a lot more about it than we did. If correctly dated, this would have been taken 5 days after Oscar Traynor's anti-... More

Arthur Henri Poole - Happy Days

Choosing photos for this stream is an interesting process, but whenever a photo makes me laugh that more or less clinches a slot, and that's what happened when I came across this one. Hope you like it too.....S... More

Arthur Henri Poole - April 6, 1915

A group of officers at the Barracks in Waterford. ..Thanks to ofarrl ( 33577523@N08/ ) and noonies12 ( 7787431@N07/ ) for discovering that these gentlemen were Royal Engineers...Date: Tuesday, 6 April 1915..N... More

Arthur Henri Poole - February 7, 1907

This is the gloriously appointed Chemist Shop of Mr Jones on the Quay in Waterford City. Having explored Mr Jones' shelves, I think that the next time I go into a modern chemist/pharmacy for "Tablets of Compres... More

Arthur Henri Poole - More tigers, but not as nature intended...

These sadly deflated creatures adorned the hall of Glencairn Abbey, Tallow, Co. Waterford...The Abbey is now known as St. Mary's Abbey and is occupied by the only community of Cistercian nuns in Ireland. I woul... More

Arthur Henri Poole - February 2, 1924

Three generations of a family pose beside their "home" at Alexander Street, Waterford. A Mrs E. White paid A.H. Poole photographers to take this photo. There is a lot of information below on Mrs White's Council... More

Arthur Henri Poole - Bringing out the big guns

Following on from yesterday's photo of the Coast Guard drilling with swords at Tramore, Co. Waterford, here are the same men practising with artillery at the Battery beside Doneraile Walk (thanks to guliolopez ... More

Arthur Henri Poole - October 30, 1901

Murphy's Saw Mills at Ferrybank, Waterford. Murphy's was a very sizeable enterprise - importing and selling coal and lumber. Fuel briquettes were made on the premises, and there was a Salt House on the complex ... More

Arthur Henri Poole - The original Trip Advisor

Offices of the London & North Western Railway Co. at 123 The Quay, Waterford...Date: Saturday, 3 September 1910..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2099 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/P_WP_2099 )

Arthur Henri Poole - August 24, 1953

We believe this is the Hanlon family of Bosheen, New Ross, Co. Wexford. So this is James Hanlon, his wife and children, and either his mother or mother-in-law...Date: 24 August 1953..NLI Ref.: P_WP_4658 ( http:... More

July 23, 1921 during World War I

Cumann na mBan protest outside Mountjoy Prison during the Irish War of Independence. Placards read Mother of God, open the prison gates; Release our Fathers and Brothers; and Mother of Mercy, pray for prisoners... More

Arthur Henri Poole - Roberts Butcher Shop

Date: December 1901..NLI Ref.: POOLEIMP 948A ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000036766 )

Irish war of independence - June 4, 1921

Clean up after fire at former munitions factory, Parkgate Street, Dublin. At the time of the fire the building was being used as the Royal Army Motor Depot...NLI Ref.: HOG158 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vt... More

Allan Ramsay - Lady Boyd as the Goddess Diana

Regular visitors to this stream will know that it's been a constant struggle to find photographs with dogs in them to satisfy our resident canophile DannyM8. So in a break from scheduled programming, here's an ... More

Arthur Henri Poole - The Fannings

This family is almost certainly from Newtown in Waterford city, and Mr Fanning may have had something to do with a Butter Store. I'd say from the clothes, etc. that this is quite early for a Poole photo? (1884 ... More

Ireland. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map

The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More

Britain at the time of the Saxon Heptarchy - John Speed proof maps 160...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

SULLIVAN(1888) p039 Map of the City of Dublin

Public domain image of a cityscape, city view, streets, 18th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

MORRIS(1889) p270 LOWER CASTLE YARD WITH RECORD TOWER AND CHAPEL

Picryl description: Public domain image of a castle, view, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

DUBLIN(1837) p119 THE VICE-REGAL LODGE, PHOENIX PARK

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

DUBLIN(1837) p153 THE FOUR COURTS

Public domain image of 18th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MAXWELL(1845) p463 Robert Emmett

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FRENCH(1891) Our Boys in Ireland

Public domain photograph of decorated book cover, binding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FRENCH(1891) p330 STATUE OF HENRY GRATTAN

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

NEWENHAM(1830) p 055 CLARE - BUNRATTY CASTLE

Public domain photograph of castle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NEWENHAM(1830) p097 DONEGAL - FANCISCAN ABBEY

Public domain image of 18th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NEWENHAM(1830) p113 DUBLIN - BULLOCK CASTLE