RM2C5CJ6Y–An early 1920's view of a pony and trap riding past Reginald's Tower in Waterford City. Built by the Anglo-Normans to replace an earlier Viking fortification, when Prince John of England landed in Waterford and organised the rebuilding of the city's defences, including the tower between 1253 and 1280. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RMJPMJHH–1870: The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock. It was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion. In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church. The complex is one of the most remarkable collections of medieval architecture to be found anywhere in Europe. The majority of buildings date from the 12th and 13th centuries. Located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
RM2R06PXK–A late 19th century view of Clonmacnoise, a ruined monastery situated in County Offaly in Ireland on the River Shannon. Saint Ciarán founded the monastery in 544 where the major east–west land route meets the River Shannon. The strategic location of the monastery helped it become a major center of religion, learning, craftsmanship and trade by the 9th century. From the ninth Many of the high kings of Tara and Connacht were buried here. It was abandoned by the end of the 13th century, leaving ruined churches, a castle, two round towers and a large number of carved stone crosses.
RM2F448B6–A 19th Century sketch of the old bridge spanning the River Dargle in Dargle Glen, County Wicklow., Ireland
RM2R06P99–A late 19th century street scene with horse and cart beyond the Alms Houses in Gowran, a town located on the eastern side of County Kilkenny, Ireland
RMT689F6–19th Century beachcombing opposite Wexford, county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney on the sunny southeastern corner of the island of Ireland.
RM2C2X55Y–An early 1920's photograph of foxhounds returning to their kennels after a hunt near Ardee, County Louth, Ireland. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2C2X2J8–An early 1920's view of the 9th century, stone, high cross in Monasterboice Monastery in County Louth, Ireland. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2C2X26X–An early 1920's view of classic car leaving the 18th century Mock Tudor Gateway to Slane Castle, in County Meath, Ireland. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2JFH1AY–A 1762 painting by the Irish artist George Barret, (1767-1842) of the Powerscourt, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland.The large country estate noted for its house, originally a 13th-century castle, was extensively altered during the 18th century by German architect Richard Cassels, starting in 1731 and finishing in 1741.
RM2C5CJ5P–An early 1920's view of an Irish woman in County Tipperary riding to the local creamery on a traditional cart pulled by donkey power, with a churn of fresh milk. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2R06NXR–A late 19th century view of Enniscorthy located on the picturesque River Slaney in County Wexford, Ireland. The tower on Vinegar Hill hill (left background) overlooking the town, was the largest camp and headquarters of the rebels of 1798 who controlled County Wexford for thirty days against vastly superior forces, before their defeat on 21 June.
RMT688CA–Late 19th Century view of the promenade in Bray, a coastal town in north County Wicklow, Ireland situated just south of Dublin on the east coast. When the Dublin and Kingstown Railway opened in 1834 and was extended as far as Bray in 1854. With the coming of the railway, the town grew to become a seaside resort with hotels and residential terraces built in the vicinity of the seafront.
RM2JFH1KD–An 18th Century view of Lismore Castle by the English artist Francis Wheatley (1747 - 1801). Perched above the River Suir, it's the Irish home of the Duke of Devonshire having previously belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh and the Earls of Desmond. It was later re-built in the Gothic style during the mid-nineteenth century by Sir Joseph Paxton for William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
RM2JFH1PB–A painting by the English artist Paul Sandby (1731-1809) of Askeaton Abbey or Askeaton Friary, located on the east bank of the River Deel, County Limerick, Ireland. A former Franciscan monastery it was plundered and later abandoned during the Second Desmond Rebellion of 1579. Revived in 1627 it was again abandoned in 1648 when Cromwell’s forces neared. It was reestablished in 1658 and continued to house friars until 1714.
RMT689EE–A late 19th Century view of Dunmore East, a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's sunny southeastern coast it was the location for arriving passengers and mails coming to Ireland from southern England. A new harbour was built, but by 1837 the harbour started to silt up, traffic was transferred to Waterford, and the newly constructed harbour became an important fishing port.
RM2RD76H5–A illustration from the first half 18th Century of the roundtower and St Kevin's Kitchen in Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland. The early Medieval monastic settlement was founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a descendant of one of the ruling families in Leinster, whose fame as a holy man spread and he attracted numerous followers. The destruction of the settlement by English forces in 1398 left it a ruin but it continued as a church of local importance and a place of pilgrimage.
RM2C4B901–An early 1920's view of the megalithic Knockeen Portal Tomb in County Waterford is the largest dolmen in the county exhibiting a double capstone configuration. Erected in the Neolithic period it dates from 4,000 BC-2,500 BC, and one of the finest examples of a dolmen in Ireland. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2R06R9W–A late 19th century view of the then ruins of Trim Castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. Built by Hugh de Lacy, during the 15th century the Irish Parliament met there several times and a mint operated in the castle. It was at that time the centre of administration for Meath and marked the outer northern boundary of The Pale. In the 16th century it fell into decline and was allowed to deteriorate, but was refortified during the Irish Confederate Wars in the 1640s.
RM2C5CJBF–An early 1920's view of the Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock. A historic site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, it was reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century. Traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion until 1101, Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster donated the fortress to the Church. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2GBRNJM–A late 19th century aerial view of the bridge over the River Suir as it flows through Waterford, the oldest city in the Republic of Ireland. Timbertoes was a local name for a timber bridge which spanned the river between 1794 and 1910.It was built by the American bridge builder, Lemuel Cox, who designed a timber bridge using American oak and construction began in 1793 to open the following year. Surprisingly no opening was provided for tall river traffic, so a 12m wide drawbridge was added later.
RM2R4JE8E–A late 19th century block wheeled cart, a throwback to ancient times appears awkward, but was very strong. Pulled by a donkey and manned by two young lads from Carrickfergus area in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
RM2GE7T39–A late 19th century view of Ireland's Kilkenny Castle built in 1195 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and several routeways. It has been important since the 12th century when Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, commonly known as Strongbow constructed the first castle. It then became the seat of the Butlers of Ormonde who arrived in Ireland with the Norman invasion. In the 17th century, the 'Supreme Council' of the Catholic rebel movement, Confederate Ireland, met in Kilkenny Castle from 1642-48 while James Butler, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was in Dublin.
RM2GDWYRC–A late 19th century view of the ruins of Holy Cross Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1169 by King Donal O'Brien of Thomond, in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated on the River Suir, it takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy Rood brought to Ireland around 1233 by the Plantagenet Queen Isabella of Angoulême, widow of King John. The relic, which she bestowed to the monastery was last exposed for public veneration in 1632. Following the Cromwellian war, the abbey fell into ruins. Footnote: it was completely restored in 1969
RM2GHCKRG–An early 20th century view of Howth, a village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district as a whole occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay. A fishing village and small trading port from at least the 14th century, Howth has grown to become a busy and affluent suburb of Dublin, with a mix of suburban residential development, wild hillside and heathland, golf courses, cliff and coastal paths, a small quarry and a busy commercial fishing port. Beyond the harbour can be seen an island called Ireland's Eye.
RMB2KRKG–Mahon Falls in flood, Comeragh Mountains, County Waterford, Ireland
RMB2KR5X–Mahon Falls in flood, Comeragh Mountains, County Waterford, Ireland
RMB2KRJX–Mahon Falls in flood, Comeragh Mountains, County Waterford, Ireland
RMAD72CM–The old Copper Mine Buildings at Tankardstown in the UNESCO designated Copper Coast Geopark, near Bunmahon, County Waterford, Ireland
RMK1TXGB–1870: An ancient round tower and high cross overlooking the River Shannon,from Saint Kieron's 6th Century monastic site at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland
RMF1KX4W–19th Century view of The Giant's Causeway, an area of about 40,000 interlocking hexagonal basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption.It is located on the Causeway Coast in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RMAD71NR–The Cove at Dunmore East, County Waterford, Ireland
RMB2KPF8–Standing Stone below Seefin Mountain, Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford, Ireland
RMB2KRWJ–Doorway near Ballynacourty Lighthouse, With View to Helvick Head, County Waterford, Ireland
RMF07HTM–The Lily Pool in the Walled Garden, Mount Congreve Gardens, Near Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland
RMAD709T–Yachts on the marina and a distant 'Asgard' Sail Training Boat that floundered and sank in 2008, River Suir Quays, Waterford City, Ireland
RM2R5EMAP–A late 19th century view of Patrick Street, the main shopping street of the city of Cork, Ireland. The street dates from the late 18th century, when the city expanded beyond the walls of the ancient city, centred on North and South Main Streets.
RMK1TY2F–1870: The Giant's Causeway, an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located near Bushmills in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve the folowing year.
RMK1TY30–1870: 1870: The Giant's Causeway, an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located near Bushmills in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve the folowing year.
RMK1TY3J–1870: A whaler in rough seas below Pleaskin Head, part of the Giant's Causeway, an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located near Bushmills in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve the folowing year.
RM2GGX3BW–An early 20th century view of St Patrick's Street in Cork City, the second largest city in Ireland. The street dates from the late 18th century, when the city expanded beyond the ancient walls centered on North and South Main Streets. From 1898 to 1931, the street was served by the Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company when services started on 22 December 1898.
RM2GDWRPG–An early 20th century view of St Patrick's Street in Cork City, the second largest city in Ireland. The street dates from the late 18th century, when the city expanded beyond the walls of the ancient city, which was centered on North and South Main Streets. From 1898 to 1931, the street was served by the Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company when services started on 22 December 1898.
RMB2KNWF–Distant Silhouetted Walkers on the Comeragh Mountains, County Waterford, Ireland
RMAD71HX–Tugboats Moored at the Waterfront Quays, Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
RMAD728P–Ballydowane Cove, Near Bunmahon, Copper Coast Geopark, County Waterford Ireland
RMAD729X–Ballydowane Cove, Near Bunmahon, Copper Coast Geopark, County Waterford Ireland
RMAD707P–Tra Na Mbho beach, one of many hidden coves in the UNESCO Copper Coast Geopark Near Bunmahon, County Waterford, Ireland
RMGFT7P8–Edinburgh Castle in 1822, a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.
RMGFT8JC–A 19th Century Sunday parade of irregular militia men on parade near Cashel Rock outside Cashel Town in County Tipperary, Ireland.
RMJPMJH8–1870: An early-surviving flight of cut-limestone steps built by Robert Wale (Wall), procurator of the adjacent Saint Canice's Cathedral in 1614. They lead through the archway leads to the Round Tower of St Canice’s Cathedral. Irish Town, Kilkenny City, Ireland
RMK1TY47–1870: The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede where it is thought salmon fishermen have been building bridges to the island for over 350 years. It spans 20 metres (66 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) above the rocks below.
RM2JGAEM2–Brian Boru (941 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domination of Ireland. He first made himself king of Munster, then subjugated Leinster, eventually becoming High King of Ireland. He was the founder of the O'Brien dynasty, and is widely regarded as one of the most successful and unifying monarchs in medieval Ireland.
RM2R06P68–A late 19th century view of Dunbrody Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in County Wexford, Ireland. The cross-shaped church was built in the 13th century, and the tower was added in the 15th century. With a length of 59m the church was one of the longest in Ireland, until dissolved under Henry VIII after which it fell into ruin. The last Abbot of Dunbrody was Alexander Devereux, who became Bishop of Ferns in 1539.
RM2GBRNA4–A late 19th century view of Glendalough, a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a descendant of one of the ruling families in Leinster. The distant round tower, about 30 metres high acted as a landmark for approaching visitors, bell tower, and on occasion as store-house and place of refuge in times of attack.
RM2R06PF0–A late 19th century view of Glendalough, renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin in County Wicklow, Ireland. Kevin, a descendant of one of the ruling families in Leinster, went to Glendalough with a small group of monks to found a monastery. The surviving buildings probably date from between the 10th and 12th centuries when the monastery included workshops, areas for manuscript writing and copying, guest houses, an infirmary, farm buildings and dwellings for both the monks and a large lay population.
RM2GBRNDD–A late 19th century view of the round tower in Glendalough, a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a descendant of one of the ruling families in Leinster. The round tower, is about 30 metres high, with an entrance 3.5 metres from the base, and would have had six timber floors, connected by ladders. The four storeys above entrance level are each lit by a small window; while the top storey has four windows facing the cardinal compass points. It served seberal functions, landmark for approaching visit
RMF1M0HF–Late 19th Century View of Collage Green with the main entrance to Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
RMHABY9M–19th Century view of Queenstown, or Cobh Harbour looking towards Rostellan, County Cork, Ireland
RMHAC099–19th Century view of the Bay and town of Dundalk, With the distant Cooley Peninsula and Mountains, County Louth, Ireland
RMHABY3Y–19th Century view of the River Barrow and upriver port and town of New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland
RMHABY9X–19th Century view of the statue of King George II on the South Mall, Cork City, Ireland
RMHABY8K–19th Century view of Blackrock Castle, built 1772, on the River Lee, Cork City, Ireland
RMHABY51–19th Century view of shipping moored alongside Merchant's Quay on the River Lee, Cork City, Ireland
RMHABY2J–19th Century view from the Dunmore East road of the River Suir and Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
RM2GF08YG–A thatcher and his young assistant on a cottage roof in early 20th century County Monaghan, Ireland
RM2GF0904–An early 20th century of family life as a grandmother reaches for her grandchild outside her cottage in County Monaghan, Ireland
RM2GF094M–Teacher and a young boy reading a book at a 20th century National School in County Monaghan, Ireland
RMHABY2B–19th Century view of boats and ships moored in the River Suir along side the quays of Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
RM2GF09MW–An early 20th century scene of a family cutting turf (or peat) in the blanket Bog of Allan in County Kildare, Ireland
RMHAC0MA–19th Century view of the new Lighthouse and Quays in Dunmore East. Designed by Alexander Nimmo to facilitate the Royal Mail ships. County Waterford, Ireland
RM2GGX6KX–An early 20th century view of Enniskerry, a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, situated on the Glencullen River in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains.
RMK1TY84–1870: A view of Ireland's Eye, Howth Harbour and the 14th Century Howth Castle later restyled by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
RMK1TXN9–1870: Village life below the Round Tower built in the 5th Century monastic site instigated by St Patrick in Kilalla, County Mayo, Ireland
RM2GF0946–Two young ladies interrupt their accordion playing to read a newly arrived letter outside their cottage in early 20th century County Monaghan, Ireland
RM2GF08G6–A shepherd and sheep in an early 20th Century Sheep Fair in Athlone, a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland.
RMK1TXM9–1870: Exploring the subterranean passage known as 'the Pigeon Hole' or 'Pole na g-columb' through which the water passes from Lough Mask to Lough Corrib, County Mayo, Ireland
RMHABY49–19th Century view of the Ruins of Dunbrody Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, built in the 13th century, with the tower was added in the 15th century, County Wexford, Ireland.
RM2R06RRE–A late 19th century view of a market donkey a street trader during market day in Drogheda, County Louth on the east coast of Ireland.
RMF1M0JW–Charles I (1600 – 1649), King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 as a result of the English CIvil War.
RM2GFX03R–The early 20th century interior of a hosiery and linen factory in the Balbriggan area, County Meath, Ireland. It was a business that had been in the area for some two hundred and fifty years.
RM2R06RWN–A late 19th century street scene in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland in which a maker of clay pipes, called in Irish 'dudeen', chats to a potential customer.
RM2GHCYPT–An early 20th century photograph of Trinity College (University) in College Green in Dublin City centre, Ireland, with soldiers, horse drawn vehicles and the newly introduced electric trams.
RMJPMJJ5–1870: Torc Waterfall or Torc Cascades is a waterfall of the Owengarriff river at the base of Torc Mountain, near Killarney in the Ring of Kerry, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.
RM2F4485B–19th Century steel engraving by W H Bartlett of the Salmon Leap, a stretch of the Rover Liffey where the river cascades over rocky ledges just above the town of Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland.
RM2R06PJ7–A late 19th century view of Wicklow, the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. A commercial port for timber and textile imports, the harbour lies on the River Vartry flowing through the town.
RM2JFH18M–A 1796 painting by the English artist Thomas Whitcombe, (1763–1824) of the Irish Postal Packet 'Earl Of Leicester', with 10 guns, approaching the entrance To Waterford Harbour, via Hook Head, County Wexford, Ireland.
RM2GF08JY–Horses, carts and local people in profusion at a vegetable market next to the bridge over the River Shannon, in Athlone, a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland.
RM2GFEWHT–Children at play during the early 20th century at Ballidian National School, Ballybay in County Monaghan, Ireland. The girls playing ‘Green grow the rushes, O’ while boys do gymnastic exercises watched over by their teacher.
RM2F26PYF–A 19th Century illustration of the Romanesque archway at Cong Abbey, also known as the Royal Abbey of Cong, in County Mayo, Ireland. The former Augustinian abbey, was one of the earliest Augustinian settlements and mostly dates to the 13th century.
RM2GF0A0B–An early 20th century view of Saint Laurence's Gate, a barbican built in the 13th century as part of the walled fortifications of the medieval town of Drogheda on the border of counties Meath and Louth in Ireland.
RMH9W2G8–19th Century view of the harbour in Cobh, known as Queenstown, from 1849 until 1920. Facing the town are Spike Island and Haulbowline Island Naval Base, all of which is sitiuated in Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland
RMH9W23D–19th Century view of the ruins of 12th Century Courtstown Castle in Tullaroan parish, aka Graces' parish and the chief stronghold of the Grace family. Situated a few miles from Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
RMH9W24K–19th Century view of Inchmore Castle situated on the River Nore, about four miles from Kilkenny City. It was erected by Robert Grace, the Baron of Courtstown, and Member of Parliament for the County, who died in 1640. County Kilkenny, Ireland
RMH9W1YD–19th Century view of Poulaphouca, (Irish: Poll an Phúca, meaning 'the Púca's hole'). It's the name of a waterfall and bridge on the River Liffey in County Wicklow, Ireland. The waterfall has little water running over it any longer because of a hydroelectric project.
RMK1TY91–1870: The huge freestanding rock called 'the Stack', at the northeastern corner of the island, host to a large variety of seabirds, on Ireland's Eye, A small uninhabited island off the coast of County Dublin, situated directly north of Howth Harbour, Ireland,
RMMADB6X–The sixteenth century North Gate (now demolished) which formed part of the Town Walls of Athlone. The town owes much to the location of a strategic ford (river crossing point) on the River Shannon. It straddles the border between County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland.
RM2C2X3GA–An early 1920's view of three young girls, from Drogheda on the Louth/Meath border. Originally photographed by Clifton Adams (1890-1934) for 'Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn', a National Geographic Magazine feature from March 1927.
RM2GGX5GX–An early 20th century view of shipping moored at the south quays along the River Suir as it flows through Waterford, the oldest city in the Republic of Ireland. In the early 1700s, the city walls facing the river were demolished and the remains used to widen the quays.
RMK1TY5Y–1870: The ruins of St Mary's Abbey King Sitric, Viking King of Dublin, no doubt recognized the superb views of Howth Bay from this location when he founded the earliest church here in 1042. The church was replaced around 1235 by an abbey. Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
RM2R06RNY–A late 19th century view of the Potato Market, in Bolton Square, in Drogheda, County Louth on the east coast of Ireland. The locals can be seen chatting and buying the ubiquitous spud. It was also the location for other markets selling butter, meat, fish and horses.
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