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- Postcards of Ireland
Postcards of Ireland | Linen Hall Library
- Tipperary's Historical Postcards
Sports & Recreation | Tipperary Joint Libraries
- Postcards of Kerry
Postcards of Ireland | Kerry Library
- Postcards of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Sports & Recreation | Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Library
- Greetings from Roscommon
Sports & Recreation | Roscommon County Library
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The Postcards of Ireland feature by John Killen of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, traces the evolution of the postcard in Ireland from its origins in the late nineteeth century to the present day.
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Greetings from Roscommon
Depicted on this postcard is a colour photo montage of Roscommon landmarks. The "stamp" in the top right is of Clonalis House, Castlerea, whilst the one on the bottom right is Strokestown House, seat of the Pakenham Mahons. The Roscommon town Norman Castle is placed in the middle centre, beside the Roscommon town Courthouse, on the bottom left. The larger stamp in the top left, is the tower and ruins at Clonmacnoise. This card was posted from Castlerea to Dublin in 1992.
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Greetings from Roscommon
Depicted on this postcard is a colour photo montage of Roscommon landmarks. The "stamp" in the top right is of Clonalis House, Castlerea, whilst the one on the bottom right is Strokestown House, seat of the Pakenham Mahons. The Roscommon town Norman Castle is placed in the middle centre, beside the Roscommon town Courthouse, on the bottom left. The larger stamp in the top left, is the tower and ruins at Clonmacnoise. This card was posted from Castlerea to Dublin in 1992.
A little drop of
This is a whimsical novelty postcard displaying a bottle of whiskey which has a flap containing twelve fold out photographs of Tralee. Most of the photographs are from the Lawrence Collection (1890-1910) but also include a photograph not available elsewhere in Kerry County Library's Collection. This postcard highlights how postcards can display rare and unique material.
Visitors' Impressions of the Irish Jaunting Car
Colour cartoon postcard showing a man struggling to climb up onto a horse & trap
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Ulster Covenant Day, Belfast 1912
Black & white postcard of Sir Edward Carson signing the Ulster Covenant in Belfast City Hall, 28/09/1912
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Through the Green Hills of Erin
Colour postcard of a painting depicting an evicted tenant's cabin
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Their Majesties Crossing O'Connell Bridge
Black & white postcard of King George V & Queen Mary crossing O'Connell Bridge Dublin on their return from a Garden Party on July 11, 1911
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Sun Terraces, Dun Laoghaire
Colour postcard of sun terraces in Dun Laoghaire, overlooking Dublin Bay, Ireland
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
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