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J. M. Synge 1906
Image of Crayon portrait, part of volume iv of Synges' works. Entitled "In Wicklow, West Kerry etc."
Portrait itself in possession of Mrs. L. M. Stephens
Image is present on following page(s): J.M. Synge, The Literary Revival: space & representation
J. M. Synge 1906 -
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929. The public transport of the time was trams. The automobile is now much in evidence.
By kind permission of Seamus Kearns, Old Dublin Society
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929 -
Shaw at work
This picture shows Shaw in a quite typical pose: at a typewriter! Chances are he is writing one of the more than 250,000 letters he penned in his lifetime.
www.kennys.ie
Image is present on following page(s): Shaw's Carlow Connection
Shaw at work -
Richard Lowell Edgeworth (Longford Co. Library)
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
Richard Lowell Edgeworth (Longford Co. Library) -
Picture of peasants calling at the door of a wealthier house
In past times people in rural Ireland held superstitions and passed them from generation to generation. Those in the gentry were generally suspicious of these traditions. For example there are many associations warning away the evil eye and protecting things of value. There are also associations regarding certain rituals and good luck omens. For example, it is lucky to be awakened by birds singing on the morning of your wedding and if your wedding dress is accidentally torn on the day. It was also thought that keeping a horse shoe or metal over the door of a house would bring good luck to the household.
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
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John and Charles Wesley
Plaque depicting John and Charles Wesley, founders of the Methodist Movement
© Dublin City Public Libraries
Image is present on following page(s): John Wesley in Dublin
John and Charles Wesley -
More Evictions (Mayo Co. Library)
Image is present on following page(s): The Rural Space
More Evictions (Mayo Co. Library) -
Edgeworth Family Tree (Longford Co. Library)
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
Edgeworth Family Tree (Longford Co. Library) -
Those Showband Days (Waterford City Library)
Those Showband Days - a cartoon by Robbie O'Keeffe 1991
© Munster Express (O'Keeffe, Dower and Commerford)
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Ballina Street Scene, 1946 (Mayo Co.)
Bord Fáilte photograph from 1946 of one of the main streets in Ballina. Compared to an earlier photograph from 1900, the most noticeable features are the cars and the absence of horse-drawn transport.
Courtesy Fáilte Ireland
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Authors
Ballina Street Scene, 1946 (Mayo Co.) -
Sackville Street, Dublin, late 19th century
Black and white print of Sackville Street, Dublin in The Industries of Dublin, historical, statistical, biographical, an account of leading business men, commercial interests, wealth and growth, page 20, published by Spencer Blackett, 1887 (approx)with illustrations
© Dublin City Public Libraries
Image is present on following page(s): The City Space
Sackville Street, Dublin, late 19th century -
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell only spent 9 months in Ireland from August 1649 to May 1650, but his impact was to be everlasting on the island. With fierce brutality Cromwell succeed in completing the English conquest of Ireland where others had failed. Cromwell first set a course to Drogheda. 3,500 men women and children were killed over the two day battle, with the city suffering heavy bombardment. Nearby towns surrendered or evacuated. Less than a month later, Cromwell arrived at Wexford town. Here over 1500 people were slaughtered in the massacre that ensued. Cromwell rested in Youghal until the spring of 1650 and then turned his attention towards Kilkenny and the Tipperary towns of Fethard, Clonmel and Cashel. By May 1650 Ireland had been placed under British rule and Cromwell returned home. Sieges on both Limerick and Galway, the last city under Irish control to fall, ended in October and November 1650 respectively. English rule in Ireland was complete.
Image is present on following page(s): The Language of Irish Writing
Oliver Cromwell -
Ballymun Library Reading Group
Ballymun Reading Group
By kind permission of Dublin City Council
Image is present on following page(s): Book Reviews by Dublin Book Clubs
Ballymun Library Reading Group -
Irish Authors
Irish Authors by Dr. Derek Hand traces the development of modern Irish writing from Edgeworth, Synge & Yeats to Banville, Boland & McGahern.
Courtesy of Sligo County Library
Irish Authors -
Brochure promoting the Abbey Theatre as a venue for hire December 1904 (Dublin City Library)
Brochure promoting the Abbey Theatre as a Venue for hire December 1904
© The Abbey Theatre
Image is present on following page(s): The Literary Revival: space & representation
Brochure promoting the Abbey Theatre as a venue for hire December 1904 (Dublin City Library) -
Irish Language conversation group
Photograph of Irish Language conversation group in The Central Library, Dublin
By kind permission of Dublin City Public Libraries
Image is present on following page(s): The Language of Irish Writing
Irish Language conversation group -
Map of Sligo (Sligo Co. Library)
© Sligo County Library,Ordnance Survey 1885. Local History Collection No.982
Image is present on following page(s): The Rural Space
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Dublin slum dwellers, 1901 (Dublin City Library)
Black and white illustration of Dublin Slum dwellers in article entitled 'The Last of an Historic Dublin Slum' written by Mary Costello, photograph by Mrs. Charles O'Connor. The Lady of the House magazine, Volume XII, Number 143, Christmas, 1901, page 11.
© Dublin City Public Libraries
Image is present on following page(s): The Language of Irish Writing, The City Space
Dublin slum dwellers, 1901 (Dublin City Library) -
Thomas MacGreevy and Samuel Beckett
Photograph of Thomas MacGreevy and Samuel Beckett in a London street in the 1930s
Thomas MacGreevy and Samuel Beckett -
Snowy Street Scene, College Green 1902 (Dublin City Library)
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.
Snowy Street Scene, College Green 1902 (Dublin City Library) -
Maria Edgeworth (Longford Co. Library)
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
Maria Edgeworth (Longford Co. Library) -
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 Society
Image is present on following page(s): The Literary Revival: space & representation
Streetscene of O'Connell St. from O'Connell Bridge (Dublin City Library) -
Edgeworthstown's poor during the Great Famine
A Sketch of Edgeworthstown's poor during the Great Famine. This was taken as they assembled for soup in February 1847.
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
Edgeworthstown's poor during the Great Famine -
Handwritten poem by Padraig Colum.
Handwritten poem by Padraig Colum.This was included in a letter addressed to Thomas McDonagh, a friend of Colum and one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising.
Image is present on following page(s): Pádraic Colum, The Literary Revival: space & representation
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Eva And Constance Gore-Booth
Eva And Constance Gore-Booth © Sligo County Library
Image is present on following page(s): 1916, The City Space
Eva And Constance Gore-Booth -
Title Page of 1795 Edition of Letters for Literary Ladies
Title Page of 1795 Edition of Letters for Literary Ladies. his was printed in London for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard.
Image is present on following page(s): Literary Output
Title Page of 1795 Edition of Letters for Literary Ladies -
Pamphlet referring to the Dublin Strike, 1913 (Dublin City Library)
The Dublin Strike by 'A.E' (George W. Russell), A Plea for the workers: a speech delivered in the Royal Albert Hall, London, November 1, 1913, to an audience of 12,000 persons, published by the 'Irish Worker' Press, Liberty Hall, Dublin, 1913
© Dublin City Public Libraries
Image is present on following page(s): The Literary Revival: space & representation
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Illustration from Tales of Fashionable Life
Illustration from 1832 edition of Tales of Fashionable Life by Maria Edgeworth.Underneath is a quotation from Ennui. This edition was published in 1832 in London by Baldwin and Cradock, Paternoster Row.
Image is present on following page(s): Literary Output
Illustration from Tales of Fashionable Life -
Votes For Women
Black And White Images Showing Votes For Women © Sligo County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Authors, Manchester
Votes For Women -
The View from the Library Window of Edgeworthstown House.
The View from the Library Window of Edgeworthstown House. This was sketched in 1868 and shows the lawns in summertime, a view Maria loved.
Image is present on following page(s): Maria Edgeworth
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Man writing circa 1848
Illustration of a man writing taken from the Illustrated London News 1848.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Carlow Writers
Man writing circa 1848 -
Illustration by Jack B. Yeats from A Boy in Eirinn by Colum.
Illustration by Jack B. Yeats from A Boy in Eirinn by Colum.This edition was published in Londom by J.M.Dent&Sons and was dedicated to P.H.Pearse.
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Authors, Longford's Literary History, Jack B. Yeats, Jack B. Yeats
Illustration by Jack B. Yeats from A Boy in Eirinn by Colum.
