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Tea Rooms, Victorica Hill, Killiney.
Tea Rooms, Victorica Hill, Killiney.
This building is a stone lodge erected in 1887 and is located in Killiney Hill Park. It was built as a ‘keepers’ house when the lands belonged to Killiney Castle. The building has also served as Tea Rooms. The gate- keeper allowed people enter to view the Obelisk and enjoy refreshments. Vandals caused quite a lot of damage to the building in the early 1980s, but it was restored in 1987.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Tyler’s Boots Advertisement
Tyler’s Boots Advertisement
The postcard shows Kingstown from the East Pier. It features a crest advertising Tyler’s boots. They had a shop in Kingstown on Upper George’s Street dating from 1881 when it was called Amies and Tyler Boot and Shoe Warehouse. This became just Tyler and Sons after a couple of years. The advertisers were depending on the popularity of postcards to spread the message ‘Tyler’s boot are the best’.
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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Main Street, Blackrock.
Main Street, Blackrock.
There are two notable buildings in view on this postcard. One is Alex Findlater & Co., stockists of ales, fine wines, spirits and fine foods. The shop was one of a chain, each one recognisable by the clocks outside and famous for their high quality of customer service. The other is the Ulster Bank, designed by W.M.Mitchell and built in 1892. The town of Blackrock was developing well by the 1900s. The area was known for its notable buildings and houses, such as Frascati and Merrion.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Black Turf - The Coal of the Country
Black Turf - The Coal of the Country
Colour painted postcard showing a man with his donkey & cart of turf
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
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Town hall and Castle Street, Dalkey
Town hall and Castle Street, Dalkey
Castle Street and the Town Hall are visible in this postcard. The Town Hall was previously the Goat Castle, one of seven castles in Dalkey during the fifteenth century. In 1869 it became the Town Hall and today it also houses the heritage centre. The Dalkey tram service was very profitable and ran from 1898 until 1949. The track leading to the right-hand side of the picture took the trams to the tramyard.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Dalkey Hill, Co.Dublin.
Dalkey Hill, Co.Dublin.
Dalkey Hill came to prominence in 1815 when Dun Laoghaire harbour was being built. The rock was quarried from here and so Dalkey Quarry came into existence. The postcard shows the windmill, which was used to pump water to a reservoir at the back of Dalkey Hill. Also visible is ‘The Metals’. This was the track used to transport the trucks, carrying the granite from the quarry to the harbour.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Serrated edge postcard
Serrated edge postcard
The permitted size for postcards was increased in 1899 to 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches. Gradually this size came more widely into circulation. During the 1950s and 60s a slightly bigger size was being produced (John Hinde was the principal advocate of this).
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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The Pavilion in Kingstown.
The Pavilion in Kingstown.
A postcard dating from 1908 approximately. The view is of the Pavilion theatre and gardens and is an aluminium effect postcard. Due to the huge number of postcards in circulation at the time publishers were constantly looking for new ideas. Postcards were made from silk, wood, peat and metal in an effort to break from the normal materials used.
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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Harbour and Pier , Dun Laoghaire.
Harbour and Pier , Dun Laoghaire.
The postcards from the 1960s and 70s were of a larger size and tended to have much brighter colours. John Hinde, who was a prominent producer of postcards in this era, wanted postcards with idyllic Irish scenes. Often the colour intensity was increased or blemishes were removed to help achieve this. His images reached a huge audience worldwide and form a valuable part of the latter day history of postcards in Ireland.
Part of local history collection.
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Concise message on a postcard
Concise message on a postcard
The golden age of postcards dated from the late 1890s until about 1914. Postcards were a very popular method of communication. One reason for this was the small space on the back of them for writing messages. Communications had to be short and concise. It proved a lot less tedious than letter writing and so appealed to everyone. Such was the speed of deliveries at the time (sometimes up to six per day) that people could make arrangements to meet up on the day they sent the postcard
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.