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Beauty & history of #Ireland New/old pics, prints etc. Liberties area local historian & guide. Dublin markjenkinsis @gmail .com UCD library assistant

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A funeral Procession on Inisheer Island, Co. Galway 1968. #Ireland Photo by James A. Sugar and published in National Geographic September 1969.
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Was always baffled by the location of this electrical appliance branch. Mountjoy Square Dublin. #Ireland
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Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died #otd 1986. ​"When I'm in England, I say I'm from Ireland. When I'm in Ireland, I say I'm from Dublin. When I'm in Dublin, I say I'm from Crumlin. When I'm in Crumlin, I say I'm from Leighlin Road. When I'm in Leighlin Road, I say I'm a Lynott."
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Pub snug. Slattery's, Rathmines Dublin. #Ireland
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A funeral Procession on Inisheer Island, Co. Galway 1968. #Ireland Photo by James A. Sugar and published in National Geographic September 1969. @NatGeoPhotos
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Meath Hospital nurses, Dublin 1872 #Ireland
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Table made from an old turnstile from Landsdowne Road Stadium. Clarke's pub Ringsend Dublin. #Ireland
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Keogh's South Anne Street Dublin. #Ireland
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Butlins Mosney holiday camp, Co. Meath. The windows on one side in "Dan Lowrey's" pub on the holiday campus looked directly into the swimming pool, which was always bizarre! Photo from 1986 Magnum photos by Martin Parr ref:LON60728 #Ireland
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Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died #OTD 1986. ​"When I'm in England, I say I'm from Ireland. When I'm in Ireland, I say I'm from Dublin. When I'm in Dublin, I say I'm from Crumlin. When I'm in Crumlin, I say I'm from Leighlin Road. When I'm in Leighlin Road, I say I'm a Lynott."
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‘Ireland wrestles with famine while Mr. Balfour plays golf'. From United Ireland publication 1890. #Ireland
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Evening Herald ad 1970. I wonder how he felt when she bounced the hoover off his head! #Ireland
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So true. Costumes are so elaborate these days but these did the job in the 1980's. I remember the elastic on the masks being very tight and not very comfortable to breathe through the sharp plastic! #Ireland #halloween #Samhain
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Romantic Ireland is not dead and gone. Valentine's message from the Academy, Middle Abbey St. Dublin 😂
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Endlessly fascinating zoomable version of the 1846 Map Of Dublin from the Illustrated London News. #Ireland (UWM libraries)
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Love Lane, Crampton Court Dublin #Ireland
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Killarney Co. Kerry #Ireland
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The last menu at The Metropole O'Connell Street Dublin in 1972 before being demolished & replaced by a British Home Stores and where Penneys is now. Thanks to Martin Nolan for sharing it with me. #Ireland
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Phoenix Park Dublin. #Ireland
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On this day 35 years ago. Opening of Stephen's Green shopping centre, Dublin. Nov 8th 1988. #Ireland
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Weather has been upgraded to bleedin miserable in Dublin city centre.
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College Green Dublin before the clutterplaza. #Ireland
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Nov 8th 1988. Opening of Stephen's Green shopping centre, Dublin. #Ireland #otd
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"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett. Born April 13th 1906 Foxrock Dublin. #Ireland
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Usually covered with wallpaper or Brennan's bread wrapper turned inside out. #Ireland
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Red Cow Lane Dublin #Ireland
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The Brazen Head Dublin as it used to look, tucked in behind on Lower Bridge Street. #Ireland Oldest pub in Dublin. Have you ever been?
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Parnell St. Dublin. #Ireland 💚 #lovebooks
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PLEASE SIGN!! Petition to help save the historic Iveagh Markets Francis Street Dublin. Only takes a second then please share to entice as many signatures as possible. Thanks.
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Real old school corner shop. Corner of John Street/Pimlico in the Liberties Dublin. #Ireland
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The Hungry Tree. King's Inns grounds, Constitution Hill Dublin #Ireland
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Dublin in 1966 by Evelyn Hofer who took many beautiful shots on a visit in that year. #Ireland
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Beautiful old photograph of St. Kevin's church, Glendalough Co. Wicklow. The 12th century church is known as St. Kevin's Kitchen as the bell towers' likeness to a chimney. Have you been to Glendalough? If not put it on your list! #Ireland
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A Christmas candle lighting in a cottage window in the Scalp, county Wicklow 1955 #Ireland Photo part of the Dublin City Library and Archive colleciton ref: vital:14051
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Raheny Dublin as described in 1901. "Raheny is a shapeless, straggling little hamlet with parklike, tree-dotted fields round about. It has two inns, two churches, the same number of schoolhouses, and a single shabby little shop." #Ireland
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Very funny housing estate design proposal from the Dublin Opinion in response to the claim that Irish architecture wasn't Irish enough. Post:
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Ireland and France rugby captains 1912 #FRAvIRE #IREvFRA
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Got a look at the oldest house in Dublin, early 1600's! Some carbon dating shows timber from 1300's Co. Armagh woods 130 Thomas St #Ireland
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Middle Abbey Street Dublin. #Ireland #notoracism #Philo
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Malahide Castle Dublin, where the Talbot family lived from 1185 until the 1970's. #Ireland
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Ring belonging to Robert Emmet, who was hanged and beheaded on a makeshift gallows in front of St. Catherine's Church Thomas Street Dublin #OnThisDay 1803. #Ireland
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The famous Dick Mack's pub in Dingle, county Kerry. Part of the Failte Ireland collection(no date of photo) of the Dublin public library and archive collection, shared by creative commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), DRI. #Ireland @dri_ireland
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Double parking. Photo I took at Mullranny on the way to Achill Island, Co. Mayo #Ireland
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Christmas decorations at the Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street Dublin 1952. Photo is part of the Dublin City Library and Archive photographic collection. Ref:vital 12429 #Ireland
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Happy #WorldBookDay Marsh's library. The first public library in Ireland, Est. 1707. St. Patrick's Close Dublin
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"Heaven in Glasnevin" The Gravediggers pub, Prospect Square Dublin. Est.1833, one year after the cemetery opened. #Ireland
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Anyone know the significance of the numbers 55 and 60 on the lower panels of the front of Bowe's Fleet Street Dublin? #Ireland
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Two boys with a lobster catch. Great Blasket Island Co. Kerry 1924. Photo by Carl Von Sydow and part of our National Folklore Collection University College Dublin reference: cbeg 14852
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Shot of Dublin in the snow at the Ha'penny Bridge 2010. #Ireland Photo by Motorito (shared via Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
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"TAXI!" Cabs lined outside the Shelbourne hotel Dublin. #Ireland
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The Lady Chapel St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin, built 1270. Became known as The French Church after use by influx of Huguenots to the Liberties area after revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Refurbished in 19th century & recently. #Ireland
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The Wren Boys by Jack B. Yeats. "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, Saint Stephens's day, she was caught in a furze, Up with the kettle, and down with the pan, Give me some money to bury the wren." #Ireland
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1947 menu from the Gresham Hotel O'Connell Street Dublin. Plenty of options! Thanks to Jacinta Deevey for sending it on. #Ireland
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Anne Devlin, Rathfarnham village Dublin. Nationalist and loyal friend of Robert Emmet. Love this statue by Clodagh Emoe. #Ireland
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"The Window Seat" by William Orpen(1878-1931). The subject is Grace, wife of the painter and the scene painted while they were on their honeymoon in Lisheen Co. Cork. #Ireland
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I've been working helping out with the Lambert Puppet Theatre for a few years now after the fire. I wish there was some way it could be saved. So sad today as the news of closure breaks officially. @LambertPuppet
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John Dillon St. with remains of the old Dublin city wall in behind. #Ireland
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"The wren, oh the wren; he's the king off all birds, On St. Stephen's Day he got caught in the furze, So it's up with the kettle & it's down with the pan, Won't you give us a penny to bury the wran? " #Ireland Photo #Onthisday 1946 Co. Limerick @duchas_ie
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O'Connell Street Dublin #Ireland
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"On Raglan Road on an Autumn day, I saw her first and knew That her dark hair would weave a snare That I may one day rue" -Patrick Kavanagh. Died #Onthisday 1967 #Ireland
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A group of people on Gorumna Island, Connemara Galway in the 1950's. #Ireland Photo part of Failte Ireland collection, Dublin Public Libraries and Archive via @dri_ireland DOI: 10.7486/DRI.np19gs23v
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#OnThisDay 77 years ago Dublin Airport opened. Here's what it looked like in the early years! #Ireland
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Padraig Pearse, Kilmainham Gaol. "Beware of the risen people" #Ireland2016 #EasterRising
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The Brazen Head, oldest pub in Dublin but looked a bit different just in 1981. Photo part of @dubcilib library and archive. Established in 1188 and meeting place of United Irishmen and hideout for rebel Robert Emmet. Have you been? Post: #Ireland
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Photos taken #onthisday 1891 of Augustine Street Dublin, off Thomas Street. By James Talbot-Power and part of @NLIreland collection. #Ireland #otd
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"On Raglan Road on an Autumn day, I saw her first and knew That her dark hair would weave a snare That I may one day rue" -Patrick Kavanagh. Died #Onthisday Nov30th 1967 #Ireland
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My brave niece Chloe this morning with her bright smile. Please have her in her thoughts today for her big scan in Crumlin hospital. #TeamChloe #Chloesjourney #cancer
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Morning. O'Connell Street Dublin #Ireland
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The Metropole Hotel, now site of Penneys O'Connell Street Dublin. #Ireland
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Guinness boats at Custom House Quay Dublin 1975. #Ireland Source collections Aero-Views Ltd. Dublin. South Dublin Libraries.
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The G.P.O. and the spire, O'Connell Street Dublin. #Ireland
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The Stag's Head pub, Dame Court Dublin(est. c.1770). Was once called the "John Bull's Hotel and Tavern". The pub facing the Stag's Head used to be called The Stag's Tail but now the Dame Tavern. Nice Victorian interior fittings and design from a refurbishment in 1890. #Ireland
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Spectators at the Connemara pony show, Carna 1935 Irish Press photo. #Ireland
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Once asked a local on Inis Mòr once what time the pubs close at. "Around October" was the answer 😂 #Ireland
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Autochrome image of Irish life 1927 captured by National Geographic photographer Clifton Adams. #Ireland
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Neary's pub Chatham Street Dublin. #Ireland
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Dublin in 1966 by Evelyn Hofer who took many beautiful shots on a visit in that year. #Ireland
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My kinda pub. Prefer quirky character over any bland superpub. The Bridge Bar Gorey, Co. Wexford. #Ireland
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A funeral Procession on Inisheer Island, Co. Galway 1968. #Ireland Photo by James A. Sugar and published in National Geographic September 1969. @NatGeoPhotos
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House of Arthur Guinness. Thomas Street Dublin #Ireland
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My niece Chloe has finished all the chemo she can take. Big scan at the end of the month and hoping that they are able to operate on the neuroblastoma cancer after that. Please keep your fingers crossed for her and thanks to so many for their support for Chloe.
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After postponement my dad finally had his open heart surgery today, 5hr op and in ICU induced coma for a couple of days. Long road ahead but sí far so good. Love him so much ❤️
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Dublin gigs 1985. The Blades, Mama's Boys, UB40, Jim Diamond, Trojan, King, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Posters on Pearse St./Westland Row. Dublin. Photo by Billy Mooney, Dublin city library and archive ref: vital:35902 #Ireland
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View from Grattan Bridge Dublin #Ireland
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Mother Redcaps. Back Lane Dublin. #Ireland
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Boys playing in the open expanse of Smithfield Dublin in 1960. #Ireland Photo by Berndt Klyvare(Museet Nordska)
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Love this photo. Women in matching clothing on Inishmaan, one of the Aran Islands, Co. Galway. Photo circa 1930's and by photographer Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh and part of our National Folklore Collection photographic archive in UCD. @duchas_ie ref:cbeg/16139
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Grattan Bridge Dublin. #Ireland
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Irish boxer Fred Teidt who won silver in the 1956 Olympics. At home with his wife Phyllis in Sandymount 1959 having returned after a spell living in Kentucky. Many mentioning resemblance to @mickconlan11 #Ireland
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Hacienda bar Dublin. #Ireland
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The Wren Boys by Jack B. Yeats. "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, Saint Stephens's day, she was caught in a furze, Up with the kettle, and down with the pan, Give me some money to bury the wran." #Ireland
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Finglas Dublin, 1971. The Duck Inn pub on the left and The Drake Inn on the right. Photo by Billy Mooney and part of the Dublin City Library and archive collection #Ireland
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Ring that belonged to the bold Robert Emmet, Irish revolutionary and rebel. Born 4th March 1778. #Ireland
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Aerial view of St. Stephen's Green Dublin. 💚💙❤️ (Taken by dronpicr, shared via wikimedia commons) #Ireland
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Irish sod built cabin, Co. Antrim (NMNI). #Ireland
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Great rare photo of Thomas Street Dublin by Helen Hooker O'Malley beside former I.A.W.S. building @IconicOffices "Ireland in the rare old times. Photographs capture an unspoiled country." via @IrishTimesCultr #Ireland
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Please keep my beautiful niece Chloe in your thoughts and prayers. The cancer is growing again. Thanks for all the support people here have given.
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Dorset Street Dublin #Ireland
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No tweets from me recently, haven't been feeling well. Hope to be back to normal order soon. Mark
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