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Tea Rooms, Victorica Hill, Killiney.
Tea Rooms, Victorica Hill, Killiney.
This building is a stone lodge erected in 1887 and is located in Killiney Hill Park. It was built as a ‘keepers’ house when the lands belonged to Killiney Castle. The building has also served as Tea Rooms. The gate- keeper allowed people enter to view the Obelisk and enjoy refreshments. Vandals caused quite a lot of damage to the building in the early 1980s, but it was restored in 1987.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Cahernane house,Killarney
Cahernane house,Killarney
The Big House is a regular choice for postcard throughout Kerry County Library's Collection. It offers a glimpse of the lives and lifestyle of the landed gentry. In the case of Cahernane House it has been associated with Florence MacCarthy Mór and the Herbert family.The original building dates back to 1684.Itwas rebuilt in 1877 It has been a hotel for some time.
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The Pavilion in Kingstown.
The Pavilion in Kingstown.
A postcard dating from 1908 approximately. The view is of the Pavilion theatre and gardens and is an aluminium effect postcard. Due to the huge number of postcards in circulation at the time publishers were constantly looking for new ideas. Postcards were made from silk, wood, peat and metal in an effort to break from the normal materials used.
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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Serrated edge postcard
Serrated edge postcard
The permitted size for postcards was increased in 1899 to 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches. Gradually this size came more widely into circulation. During the 1950s and 60s a slightly bigger size was being produced (John Hinde was the principal advocate of this).
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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Eucharistic Congress 1932.
Eucharistic Congress 1932.
The Eucharistic Congress was held in Ireland in 1932. The Papal Legate, Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri travelled from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire. 20,000 people attended a Garden Party in the grounds of Blackrock College as part of the celebrations. The place was decorated with flowers, congress banners and Papal flags were displayed everywhere. This was a significant event in Irish history and there were many souvenir postcards produced.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Town hall and Castle Street, Dalkey
Town hall and Castle Street, Dalkey
Castle Street and the Town Hall are visible in this postcard. The Town Hall was previously the Goat Castle, one of seven castles in Dalkey during the fifteenth century. In 1869 it became the Town Hall and today it also houses the heritage centre. The Dalkey tram service was very profitable and ran from 1898 until 1949. The track leading to the right-hand side of the picture took the trams to the tramyard.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Concise message on a postcard
Concise message on a postcard
The golden age of postcards dated from the late 1890s until about 1914. Postcards were a very popular method of communication. One reason for this was the small space on the back of them for writing messages. Communications had to be short and concise. It proved a lot less tedious than letter writing and so appealed to everyone. Such was the speed of deliveries at the time (sometimes up to six per day) that people could make arrangements to meet up on the day they sent the postcard
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Harbour and Pier , Dun Laoghaire.
Harbour and Pier , Dun Laoghaire.
The postcards from the 1960s and 70s were of a larger size and tended to have much brighter colours. John Hinde, who was a prominent producer of postcards in this era, wanted postcards with idyllic Irish scenes. Often the colour intensity was increased or blemishes were removed to help achieve this. His images reached a huge audience worldwide and form a valuable part of the latter day history of postcards in Ireland.
Part of local history collection.
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Monkstown Church
Monkstown Church
The present church in Monkstown dates from 1831 and is the fifth parish church. It is a striking design with notable features like loop windows (arrow slits) and clasping buttresses. The previous church on the same site was deemed too small to serve the congregation after its completion in 1789. The church has attracted varying comments on its design over the years. The Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette declared the design to be ‘an imposing piece of architecture'. Improvements have been made to the church since it was built, for example, the new chancel built in 1862.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Lower George's Street, Kingstown
Lower George's Street, Kingstown
Postcards often provide valuable information about changing street scenes. This view of Lower George’s Street illustrates two shops in particular. P.J.Hand’s was a confectionery shop and Watsons’ was a boot market when this postcard was made. Further down the street it is possible to pick out Findlaters’ store with the distinctive clock outside.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.