Streetscene of O'Connell St. from O'Connell Bridge (Dublin City Library)
Streetscene of O'Connell St. from O'Connell Bridge circa 1953. The tram rails are still embedded in the ground but the trams and overheads are gone. The flowerbed in the central isle was created for a tourism festival in 1953.
By kind permission of Seamus Kearns, Old Dublin SocietyBy kind permission of Seamus Kearns, Old Dublin Society
Streetscene of O'Connell St. from O'Connell Bridge (Dublin City Library)
Streetscene of O'Connell St. from O'Connell Bridge circa 1953. The tram rails are still embedded in the ground but the trams and overheads are gone. The flowerbed in the central isle was created for a tourism festival in 1953.
By kind permission of Seamus Kearns, Old Dublin SocietyThis picture of O'Connell street in Dublin was taken approximately 20 years after the civil war, in an independent Ireland of the 1950's. During negotiations to end the War of Independence in 1921 The Republic of Ireland was granted for 26 counties and the dominion status granted for the 6 counties of Northern Ireland. Many republicans had difficulty in accepting this bargain and in 1921 the Civil War started. The war raged for 2 years and its legacy for much longer. The debate still continues over the question of the six counties and the political landscape of Ireland was to be determined for generations to come by pro and anti treaty politics.