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Aeriel view of traffic on O'Connell Bridge.
Aeriel view of traffic on O'Connell Bridge.
Aeriel view of traffic on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, Ireland. This photgraph was taken in the mid to late 1960s. A blue and cream liveried public bus is visible going up O'Connell St. and there are no Atlanteans yet.
By kind permission of Dublin City Council.
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O'Connell Street: A Post-war Street Scene 1946-47.
O'Connell Street: A Post-war Street Scene 1946-47.
O'Connell Street: A Post-war Street Scene 1946-47. The tram-tracks are still on O'Connell St. although the last tram closed on that street in June 1940. American taxi cars are on the street and they were a feature of these years.
By kind permission of Seamus Kearns, Old Dublin Society
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Back of Errigal Road sign
Back of Errigal Road sign
Colour photograph of three members of Donegal County Council's Roads Design Team standing beside road sign displaying "Termon to Dunlewey Road Realignment"
Donegal County Council
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Image of postcard depicting train of the Waterford Tramore railway line
Image of postcard depicting train of the Waterford Tramore railway line
Postcard depicting one of the locomotives of the Waterford to Tramore railway line
By kind permission of Martin Whelan
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Map of estuary, with details of ports
Map of estuary, with details of ports
Map of estuary, with details of ports
© Port of Waterford
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Tinted photograph of O'Connell Bridge
Tinted photograph of O'Connell Bridge
Tinted photograph of O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, taken around the turn of the last century. The photograph is identifiable as being after 1899 as the first electric trams are shown. The trams with seven windows were converted horse drawn trams. Eighty-four of these were converted to electric trams.
By kind permission of Dublin City Public Libraries.
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The Three Musketeers of the Air
The Three Musketeers of the Air
Photograph of (left to right) Captain Hermann Koehl, Major James C. Fitzmaurice
Copyright managed by the Library Council
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Snowy Street Scene, College Green 1902
Snowy Street Scene, College Green 1902
Snowy Street Scene, College Green 1902. This photograph shows trams, and parked awaiting hire, horsedrawn cabs known as "cars" driven by drivers known as "jarveys". The automobile is not yet a common feature on Dublin's streets.
By kind permission of Dublin City Public Libraries.
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William Wallace Plaza, 2003
William Wallace Plaza, 2003
William Wallace Plaza, 2003
© Waterford City Library
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Bernard Share, Author of the Transport Feature
Bernard Share, Author of the Transport Feature
Bernard Share contributed the material on inland transport to the new Encyclopaedia of Ireland and is consultant to the Heritage Office of Iarnród Éireann. He is a former editor of Cara, the in-flight magazine of Aer Lingus and was founder editor of Books Ireland. His books include Slanguage - A Dictionary of Slang & Colloquial English in Ireland, which is in its second edition; A History of Aer Lingus; Shannon Departures-A Study of Regional Initiatives; and, The Emergency-A Social History of Ireland in World War II. He has also written three novels and books for children. He has lectured in English in Australia and written and broadcast programmes for RTÉ and ABC, Sydney. He lives in Co. Kildare.