The Changing Landscape
We usually associate postcards with greetings from friends on holiday abroad. However, postcards from the past to the present day can tell us much about our home place.
Adare Cottage Postcard
This postcard shows one of the thatched cottages on the main street in Adare, Co. Limerick. Those living in the cottages were usually labourers on the Dunraven Estate. This building has been preserved in much the same condition to this day.
This image is copyright of L. McCarthy, Adare.Adare Cottage Postcard
This image is copyright of L. McCarthy, Adare.
This image is copyright of L. McCarthy, Adare.
Adare Cottage Postcard
This postcard shows one of the thatched cottages on the main street in Adare, Co. Limerick. Those living in the cottages were usually labourers on the Dunraven Estate. This building has been preserved in much the same condition to this day.
This image is copyright of L. McCarthy, Adare.The postcards shown here are from the Limerick Studies collection and illustrate how information can be learned about the past from old images.
The first postcard is a view of a cottage in Adare, Co. Limerick, from the 1940s.
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to view an image of the Adare Manor from the same time.
Adare Manor
Building on Adare Manor begun in 1832 to replace the old manor house. At the time this Irish Tourist Association photo was taken in the 1940s, Adare Manor was the still the ancestral home of the Earls of Dunraven. It continued as such until it was sold by the Dunraven family in the early 1980s. It is now a luxury hotel resort.
© Limerick County Library.
The Castle, Kilmallock
This postcard shows the castle on the main street in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, in around 1940. This castle dates from the fifteenth century and is also known as King's Castle and John's Castle. Pedestrians can still use the archway but the building is closed to any other traffic.
This image is copyright of Gaffney, Kilmallock.The Castle, Kilmallock
This image is copyright of Gaffney, Kilmallock.
This image is copyright of Gaffney, Kilmallock.
The Castle, Kilmallock
This postcard shows the castle on the main street in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, in around 1940. This castle dates from the fifteenth century and is also known as King's Castle and John's Castle. Pedestrians can still use the archway but the building is closed to any other traffic.
This image is copyright of Gaffney, Kilmallock.
The second postcard shows the castle on the main street of Kilmallock in the 1930s, which looks very similar today.
Click here to view an old postcard of St. Mary's Church in Athlunkard Street in Limerick city.
Though the church building has not changed significantly over the years, the area now has a busy road beside the church.