Robert French - Eyre Square, Galway
Featuring the shyest tram passengers ever.....Date: 1880s?..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_00775 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000325307 )
Robert French - Castle Place, Belfast.
We stay north of the border again today, with this lovely shot of Castle Place in the center of Belfast. Gaslight, horse drawn trams and lots of action, what more could you ask for. We seem to see people alight... More
Robert French - Eviction scene, Ireland
We have a few photographs which we had readied for the Tríd an Lionsa program. We felt that we would not get the opportunity to post them in the normal course, therefore we have decided to post a number of them... More
Robert French - Salmon and Straw Boaters
No mystery about this one really - just loved it for the rural idyll it portrays, and the smartest dressed anglers ever...Think from the next one in this series ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000335602 ) ... More
Robert French - Middle Row, Lurgan, Co. Armagh, 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. It's especially rich in beautiful ghostly figures, and if I'm rea... More
Robert French - Doing the stations
Station Island, Lough Derg, Co. Donegal...The traditional pilgrimage involved three days of fasting and two days of prayer. The central prayer of the pilgrimage was called a 'station' - prayers were said at the... More
Robert French - Roxborough School, Limerick
Photographer: Robert French..Collection: Lawrence Photographic Collection ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) ..Date: c.1890?..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_03988 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls00033... More
Robert French - S.S. Shannon - Public domain image of a steam boat
Yesterday's photo of the S.S. Hazel showed hundreds of people bundled on board. Today, a rather more orderly group are disembarking the S.S. Shannon at Cappagh Pier, Kilrush, Co. Clare...P.S. Did we ever come t... 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
Robert French - Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin
I keep thinking I have seen this photograph before? We are back in Ballsbridge with this fine shot from Mr French. There is a lot going on which would suggest Spring Show or Horse Show? From a dating point of v... More
Robert French - Admiralty Recreation Grounds, Castletownbere, Co. Cork
It just isn't cricket, at the moment, with football pitches laid out at the Admiralty Recreation Grounds in Castletownberehaven, County Cork. Today, when the presence of the British fleet is hardly a memory, t... More
Robert French - Parnell's Grave, Glasnevin, Co. Dublin
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
Robert French - Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Well now, that surely is a fine display in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on Alma Place in Coleraine...Think that J. McQuillan - shop doorway on left behind gaggle (or giggle?) of children - is... More
Robert French - The Twin Wells
A group taking the waters at the Twin Wells on the banks of the River Aille at Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare...Lisdoonvarna is Ireland's only Spa town, and the healthy benefits of the water were noted as early as 174... More
Robert French - Life on Patrick Street, Limerick
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
Robert French - "The Battering Ram has done its work" (23392381204)
We have a few photographs which we had readied for the Tríd an Lionsa program. We felt that we would not get the opportunity to post them in the normal course, therefore we have decided to post a number of them... More
Patrick Street Cork Ireland from Daunts Square Circa 1890
View of St. Patrick's Street in Cork, Ireland. Photo taken from Daunt's Square looking east. Image dated to circa 1890. National Library of Ireland reference LROY 1918
Robert French - Hair Cut for thruppence
Thanks to everyone for confirming that this wasn't the Great Northern Railway Station in Belfast as it said in our catalogue, but rather York Road Railway Station!..Really love the chap striding towards the cam... More
Robert French - Main Street, Longford on a market day
Starting this week with a Lawrence image of Main Street, Longford on a busy market day! I love shots like this with a wealth of detail, lots of people, animals, carts and produce on display. It will be diffic... More
Robert French - A very rare visit to County Longford
This is a rare visit to the county of Longford and the pity is that it shows two institutional buildings rather than the many fine sights there! The Convent of Mercy beside the Union building on a rise must ha... More
Robert French - Our first Chimney Sweep?
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
Robert French - George's Street, Limerick revisited
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
Robert French - Temprance Bar! postcard
Bad spelling over the door aside, surely a Temperance Bar is a bit of a contradiction in terms?..The main focus here is Thomas Strand's establishment at no. 5 Tivoli Terrace in Lisdoonvarna (lovely lamp lurking... More
Robert French - Patrick Street, Dublin
A murky day on Patrick Street in the Liberties of Dublin. That's the tower of Christ Church Cathedral in the distance. With regard to that fantastic wall of posters, see the next photo uploaded.....Date: Circa ... More
Robert French - Harvest Time
A scene from our Lawrence Collection Irish Life series...Date: Circa 1897..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_03303 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_ROY_03303 )
Robert French - Coral and Copper Snow
… 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
Robert French - Spa Baths, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Happy smelly Monday as todays shot takes us to the beauty of West Clare, and the town of Lisdoonvarna - with its occasional reek of sulphur from the waters...This beautiful shot from the lens of Mr. French show... More
Robert French - Dublin St. Co. Carlow
Happy Main Street Monday to you all! Today we have a fine Lawrence shot of Dublin Street, Carlow, County Carlow. I see some establishments that were once familiar and are now but a memory. That is the real v... More
Robert French - Dublin Bread Company revisited
We recently saw the Dublin Bread Company ( nlireland/8491917382/ ) building at 6-7 Lower Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) in a state of chassis after the Easter Rising of 1916...I think that this photog... More
Robert French - Arcade, New Tipperary
Following on from yesterday's photo of Dillon Street in New Tipperary ( nlireland/8557077664/ ) , here's the Arcade built near the same location. Couldn't decide between the two images we have digitised, and as... More
Robert French - Rock of Cashel - A black and white photo of a castle o...
Thought that as we were in the vicinity, we might as well have a clearer view of the Rock of Cashel.....Date: Circa 1890s?..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_04105 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000335834 )
Robert French - Linen Bleach Green
We had no idea where exactly this Green was, though we believed it was near Belfast...Please read through the comments below for an absolute tour de force of virtual and in-person detective work - we now know t... More
Winter Waterfall, Leinster, Ireland
Stereoscopic view of an icy, and in parts frozen, Powerscourt Waterfall, Co. Wicklow...Date: Circa 1875..NLI Ref.: STP_1093 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/STP_1093 )
Robert French - Earl Street, Dublin
Gorgeous bustling street scene taken at the corner of Earl Street and Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street), that also captures a great array of businesses in turn of the century Dublin. These include:.The Sa... More
Robert French - Donegal Fisherman
A fisherman with his Currach at Ardara, Co. Donegal. Cannot for the life of me explain why, but I find the stance of the second man behind very appealing - something to do with the angle of his head perhaps....... More
Robert French - Eviction scene, Ireland
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
Gothic Grandeur Gloriously Guarded
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:-)..Location Identified as Saint Fin Barre's ... More
Robert French - Changing of the Guard?
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 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000320607 )
Mystery Market = Grattan Square, Dungarvan!
We had no idea where this market place was, but mogey ( mogey/ ) recognised it in record time as being Grattan Square in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford!..We have the National Bank on one corner, and Charles McCarthy... More
Dangan Castle Clare - A black and white photo of an old castle
Dangan Castle (Clare) photographed 1880-1914 by Robert French. Public domain photograph of medieval object / medieval style artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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/[email protected]/ ) we now know that this is not the infamous Kate Kearney's... 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
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
79 Grafton Street..., Leinster, Ireland
... was the Dublin School of Photography and Studio of Frederick Holland Mares.This gives us a much narrower dating window for this one than 1860-1883, as Mares moved to 118 Grafton Street ( http://jacolette.wo... More
Robert French - Lovely lamp posts
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
"Modern Gothic church or institutional / ecclesiastical building much ...
A Gothic masterpiece to end July and welcome August! This looks very institutional today but may have been the height of architectural fashion in its day? Where is it and who built it?..Derangedlemur ( /photo... More
Robert French - Battering Ram "Back with them, away with them"
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
Robert French - Fisher Folk - A group of people standing on a dock nex...
It's not often you see so many smiling faces in our early photographs, or men and women being natural and friendly with each other (by modern standards anyway), so here you have some of the fishing community of... More
Robert French - "Unidentified" = City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast
This photo had been languishing on our catalogue with the sad title Unidentified - an unacceptable state of affairs, but our fantastic Flickroonies have rectified the situation.....Thanks to Niall McAuley ( gnm... More
Dunmore East, Waterford
High angle long shot village over small cliffs to beach and bay with many small boats, low hills, in background...beachcomberaustralia ( /photos/beachcomberaustralia/ ) had the location of this photo identifi... More
Robert French - Biggest hanks of wool in Ireland?
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
Robert French - Trinity College Dublin, late 19th century
Very bustling scene at College Green in Dublin (at 13:16 o' the clock?). There are surely clues in this streetscape that can help us narrow down the date.....This photo was taken probably by Robert French, chie... More
Robert French - Heavy traffic expected soon
As you can tell from the ladies in the centre of the road, heavy traffic is anticipated any day soon! This beautiful photograph of the Market Square in Dungannon, County Tyrone shows traders all set up in anti... More
Robert French - Bathing Strand, Co. Wicklow
From the Rocky Road to Glencar to the "golden sands" of Wicklow today. A glorious summer scene with a broad strand dotted with occasional seasonal visitors. I suspect that modern transport has made this a lot... More
Robert French - Eviction scene (Battering Ram)
If you are researching our Eviction photos the notes on this particular photo include summaries of the results of all the findings / research of the NLI flickr community. ..Particular thanks to the folllowing f... 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
We're a Couple of Swells - Two men standing next to a statue in front ...
Two gentlemen admire the statue of Edmund Burke outside Trinity College Dublin... ..Date: Between Tuesday, 21 April 1868 (unveiling) and circa 1870. ..NLI Ref: STP_1257 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000... More
Robert French - The Hell Fire Club
Home of debauchery and devil worship or a gentleman's club? (Maybe the two aren't mutually exclusive!) Generations of Dubliners have been regaled with lurid tales of the goings-on in the Hell Fire Club at Killa... More
Robert French - Sawmill, Foynes, Co.Limerick, circa 1890
Delighted to hear this from Gerard in Ireland: "It is told in my family that the bearded man with hat is Jeremiah O'Connor manager of the sawmill and resident in the large house shown. He died 1922. I am his gr... More
Robert French - Twelfth July at Coleraine, but what year?
We have gas lighting, we have telegraph wires, we have (rather incongruously) mention of American Soda Water, we have a policeman's uniform - might help with dating.....The very lovely Jayne Shrimpton ( http://... More
Robert French - Fore! And Fore more!
Eight golfers (including caddies) at Lahinch, Co. Clare, although there seems to be rather more smoking than golfing going on.....Date: Circa 1897..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_06241 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_CAB_06241 )
Robert French - Ewart's Linen Factory
A great shot of the equipment at Ewart's Linen Factory, Crumlin Road, Belfast. Can only imagine the din when all of the machines were in operation.....Have had to slap this down rather vaguely on Crumlin Road o... More
Robert French - Making nets at Baltimore Fishery School, Cork
This school was opened in 1886...Date: Circa 1890..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02595 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_ROY_02595 )
Robert French - High Street, Belfast
Date: Circa 1906..NLI Ref.: L_CAB_02415 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_CAB_02415 ) Public domain photograph, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robert French - Railway tunnel at Newport, County Mayo
A railway tunnel in Newport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. The railway line was opened in 1894 on completion of this tunnel at the end of Newport Station. It was finally closed in September 1937.
Robert French - Dining Saloon on the S.S. Great Eastern
Thought that after our couple of "shippy" days, it'd be interesting to see what was available to passengers below decks on snazzy (technical term) vessels like the Brunel-designed S.S. Great Eastern, berthed in... More
Robert French - Labourer's hut, Gweedore
Yesterday we visited Parsonstown AKA Birr and the grandeur of Cumberlands column. Today we go north to Donegal and the poverty of a scraw hut near Gweedore...With thanks to the community, and especially B-59 (... More
Robert French - Castle Street in Sligo Town
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
Robert French - Ballinalicken Castle, Co. Clare
Thought we'd have a castle today for those of you as likes them!..Really love that if you let your eye drift down from the castle, you find that gentleman quietly sitting on the parapet of the bridge almost per... More
Robert French - Getting the scent
Looks as if this photo of a Hunt at Kilmessan, Co. Meath was taken just at the moment that the hounds were getting the scent of a fox...Date: Circa 1900..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_09055 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L... More
Colosseum, Rome - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Date: Circa 1875..NLI Ref.: STP_0429 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/STP_0429 ) Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robert French - Winter, Leinster, Ireland
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
Robert French - Penny Farthing - Victorian era public domain image
Not sure if we've seen St. Stephen's Green in Dublin from this angle before. There isn't the usual clarity of a Lawrence Collection photograph, but when I spotted the Penny Farthing, this one was irresistible..... More
Robert French - Camlin Falls, Longford, Co. Longford
These unusual water falls in County Longford are today's offering from the Lawrence Collection. Obviously part of a river management system and I imagine an adventure for kayakers if it still exists. I love t... More
Robert French - Clonhugh, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
From the moving statue of King Billy to a big, a very big, house outside Mullingar in County Westmeath. This large building with extensions looks like yet another country house converted into a convent or scho... More
Small church with square battlemented tower in graveyard, showing grav...
With a catalogue heading such as that above, identifying this church should perhaps be a doddle(?) On the morning of the winter solstice, the true new year perhaps, we can look forward to longer days, brighter... More
Robert French - St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
This amazing shot of St. Patricks Cathedral taken by Mr. French could probably never be repeated. Not at least short of knocking down buildings and recreating others! It creates a vision of a very open and spa... More
Robert French - Roaring Meg, Derry City, Co. Derry
Thanks to sharon.corbet ( /photos/[email protected]/ ) 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
The Tholsel, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Very definitely the earliest sighting of a Post No Bills sign in our photos, way earlier than this Galway one ( nlireland/6988679474/ ) ! Although by the looks of the shopfront visible through the arches, nobod... More
Robert French - George's Street, Limerick
Hope you don't mind, but think I'll recycle one or two photos that have been hiding away in the bowels of our stream since we started on Flickr and before we hit the Commons, as they're pretty good but haven't ... More
Robert French - Traffic Jam, Shannon at Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Irelan...
Barges and boats jockeying for position at the lock at the weir on the Shannon at Athlone, Co. Westmeath...Here's an interesting post on the Irish Waterways History site about this lock and its mechanics ( http... More
Robert French - Main Street, Tipperary, County Tipperary
Welcome back to everybody and we hope that you all had a most enjoyable Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year! To begin 2018 we have a view of Main Street, Tipperary Town with lots of activity, commerical an... More
Robert French - National Museum, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
Library Towers stands on one side, the National Museum stands on the other and the adage "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet" applies! A very old view of the Museum which will n... More
Robert French - Lady's Island, Co. Wexford
Believe it or not this photo was selected because it was felt that it would sit well in our "Focus on our Photographers" album. I will leave it up to you to discover the reason for its inclusion. As a bonus we ... 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 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000332419 )
Robert French - House of Rest, Bangor, Co. Down
An odd little one, this! Called House of Rest on our catalogue...Would be delighted to hear the story about this G.F. Home of Rest, as it's described on the glass plate itself... (G.F. = Girls' Friendly Home?).... More
Robert French - Fish and Vegetable Sellers
NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02704 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_ROY_02704 )
GNR (i.e. Great Northern Railway) Station, Belfast (33983057401)
For such an important city on the island this station looks rather modest and unassuming, not quite what I would expect for so fine a city as Belfast. There is certainly plenty of activity there with comings a... More
Market Square, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, 1991
Taken by photographer, Padraig J. Laffan, who noted: "Catholic Church is on left where tress are, building in distance (Clerys) now gone."..You can compare this view of Bagenalstown with its companion photo ( n... More
Horse Trams at corner of Bachelor's Walk and O'Connell Bridge
Date: ca. 1891-1897..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_03114 ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_ROY_03114 )
Robert French - Lawrence No. 1, Leinster, Ireland
Think this is a good shot of Sackville Street, the G.P.O. and Nelson's Pillar in and of itself (and certainly tram heaven for transport enthusiasts), but like it also as it's "No. 1" of the Lawrence Cabinet-siz... More
Robert French - Howth-on-Sea, Leinster, Ireland
Gloriously sunny day (even in black and white) at Howth, Co. Dublin...Date: Circa 1905? (info. from the excellent Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio ( https://sites.google.com/site/hurdygurdymuseum/home ) in ... More
Robert French - Wolf's Arch, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny
From the childish charm of Monday to the rustic history of Tuesday! ..This building in Kilkenny is a very distinctive, and captured in a particularly fine image, with good detail of the arch and adjacent build... More
Robert French - Irish Jaunting car
The once ubiquitous Irish Jaunting car, or as it was also called, the "side car". Up to the 1950s they were the taxi of choice in most places. Often with little comfort, as one hung-on precariously sideways to... More
Robert French - James Malton - Survey of Dublin, Co. Dublin
An ancient map of a much smaller Dublin as photographed by Lawrence. The north side appears to have been the poor relation even back then...With thanks to today's contributors, and following from a previous po... More
Mathias Magrath's house, Moyasta, Co.Clare with the Battering Ram in f...
We have a few photographs which we had readied for the Tríd an Lionsa program. We felt that we would not get the opportunity to post them in the normal course, therefore we have decided to post a number of them... More