Main Street, Bagnelstown, county Carlow today (top) and at the turn of the 20th century (above)
Steve Bowbrick writes:
Look at this scene, from Bagenalstown maybe 120 years ago (above): Six donkeys, four horses, two bicycles, two coppers, one dog and at least 50 hats. From the brilliant National Library of Ireland Flickr account…
Photo from the back page of The Word magazine February 1967.
“Young John is not a bit afraid of air travel, especially when he has his teddy bear and an understanding hostess with him.” pic.twitter.com/GqjRyvlKiv
— Brand New Retro (@brandnewretro) February 22, 2021
1967.
Good times.
The vintage Soviet Russian collages of Dutch artist Tamara Stoffers. None of your digital jiggery-pokery here. Sez she:
The Soviet Union has a mysterious appeal to me. Its typical visual language in architecture and art feels nostalgic to some and is still relevant to others. I compose my images of old books concerning the USSR, cutting and pasting to create new situations. For me, crafting these works is a game. By digging through archives without a preconceived plan, I subconsciously find visual connections. My biggest challenge while doing this lies in the limitations caused by the size and subject of the source material. Subtle traces of the material and of my interventions, like grids and cuts, show that the basis is strictly analogue.
Grotto Dublin Hill #Cork late 1950s#LoveCork #PureCork #Corklike
Photo: Blackpool rare & recent photos pic.twitter.com/y3gxw6tGKk— IrishFamilyDetective (@Fiona_Forde_Irl) September 18, 2020
Late 1950s
A laconic gent, possibly pub-bound, ambles on Dublin Hill, Cork.
Name that jammer, anyone?
Circa 1907-1914.
An unnamed placard wielding girl, presumably Irish, with a basket containing copies of Votes for Women newspaper.
So demanding.
Via LSE Library
Stop that.
Dublin, Summer 1974.
Rarely seen images of Dublin life from noted American street photographer William Gedney.
Gedney spent a week in Ireland in July 1974 on a stopover to London calling on from top: The Forty Foot, Sandycove, County Dublin; Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2; Sandymount Strand, Dublin 4; Leonard’s Corner, South Circular Road, Dublin 8; Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3; near the Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin 2.
William Gedney photographs and papers (Duke University)
Save single-pipe Poolbeg.
1950s.
Anglers Rest, Knockmaroon Hill, Strawberry Beds, Chapelizod, Dublin 20.
A bream world.
Name that jammer, anyone?
Pic: Emma Corcoran
Via Photos Of Dublin
South City Market, George’s Street – Circa 1890.#PhotosOfDublin pic.twitter.com/AwVmWwCRSF
— Photos of Dublin (@PhotosOfDublin) August 26, 2020
Virtually unchanged.
Damn hipsters.
Sourcing archive pictures for the next IRRS Journal featuring catering reveals this spring 1952 publicity photo of the refurbished CIÉ refreshment bar at Harcourt Street Station, Dublin (nowadays the ‘Odeon Bar’) #irishrailways #irishrailarchives pic.twitter.com/I7MHfZaLwo
— Irish Railway Archives (Ciarán Cooney) (@irishrailways) August 24, 2020
1952.
CIÉ refreshment bar, Harcourt Street Station, Dublin 2.
They made a foamy mocha latte to die for.
Dublin city, 1956
One of a selection of noir-esque images from famed photojournalist Peter Bock-Schroeder, now available online.
In 1956, Bock-Schroeder spent several days walking through Dublin and documented the everyday life of the capital.
Ireland By Chance (Peter Bock-Schroeder)
Donerail?
Boycott Foreign press?
in 1954, a British journalist, Honor Tracy, condemned Donerail, County Cork parish priest Canon Maurice O’Connell for spending the then exorbitant amount of £9,000 on his parochial house while there was so much poverty in the village.
Following The Sunday Times’ apology to O’Connell, Tracy sued it and was awarded £3000 in compensation. In response some 3000 of Doneraile’s parishioners marched in the village in support of Canon O’Connell,…
Good times.
Thanks Mark Geary
