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J. M. Synge 1906
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
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O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929
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
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Shaw at work
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
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Richard Lowell Edgeworth (Longford Co. Library)
Richard Lowell Edgeworth (Longford Co. Library)
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Picture of peasants calling at the door of a wealthier house
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.
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John and Charles Wesley
John and Charles Wesley
Plaque depicting John and Charles Wesley, founders of the Methodist Movement
© Dublin City Public Libraries
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More Evictions (Mayo Co. Library)
More Evictions (Mayo Co. Library)
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Edgeworth Family Tree (Longford Co. Library)
Edgeworth Family Tree (Longford Co. Library)
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Those Showband Days (Waterford City 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.)
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