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George
George
Poem about George O'Connor by Tom Williams, celebrating George's contribution to Wexford county hurling over a 17 year period.
courtesy of Tom Williams
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Faction Fighting among the Fairies
Faction Fighting among the Fairies
A page from Patrick Kennedy's book 'Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts' entitled 'Faction Fight among the Fairies'. Refers to fairies playing hurling.
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Violence in the G.A.A.
Violence in the G.A.A.
Castlebridge Newsletter article entitled 'There's nothing new about violence at Matches'. Describes an account of a rough match between Castlebridge and Ballyvalloo in 1843.
courtesy of Hilary Murphy
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Henry Bruen of Oak Park, Carlow
Henry Bruen of Oak Park, Carlow
Henry Bruen of Oak Park House and Demesne was the president of Carlow (Leinster) Golf Club between the years 1912 and 1927. He was still in office when the Golf Club moved from Gotham to a site at Deerpark, also on the Bruen estate. The present day golf course is still at that location.
Mr. J.D. McDonald
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'Divided back' era 2
'Divided back' era 2
Eventually all communication could be written on the back of postcards along with the address, regardless of the destination. This was a natural progression from the earlier regulations and gave people more room for their messages.
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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White Water Canoeing
White Water Canoeing
White water canoeing in Annamoe, County Wicklow.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Castles and Abbeys- Tintern Abbey
Castles and Abbeys- Tintern Abbey
Postcard of Tintern Abbey, New Ross, County Wexford. Founded in the 13th century by the Earl of Pembroke who was shipwrecked on the coast.
Wexford County Library
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A Little Drop of
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.
Linen Hall Library
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After the Insurrection
After the Insurrection
Black & white postcard of Bachelor's Walk & Lower Sackville Street, Dublin after the 1916 Easter Rising
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
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'Divided back 'era 1
'Divided back 'era 1
The rules on this postcard stated that the back could be used for writing messages too, but only for inland post. Postcards being sent abroad could still only have the address on the back. The ‘divided back' era began in Britain and Ireland in 1902 with the above limitations.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.



