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RM2GFX03G–An early 20th century mass portrait of vendors, customers and children in Paddy's Market, Coal Quay, Cork City, Ireland
RMKYD2HP–PIC 1-M-1222-4 Międzynarodowe zawody lekkoatletyczne na stadionie White City w Londynie 1936
RMHX8TW1–PIC 1 M 1222 4 MiC499dzynarodowe zawody lekkoatletyczne na stadionie White City w Londynie 1936
RFJ299PD–Bruges, Belgium - July 29, 2016: Cityscape of the city of Bruges. The historic city centre is a World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is known for his pic
RMPEJ61A–Bruce Woodcock after fight at White City against Savold in 1950 Bruce Woodcock after fight at White City against Savold in 1950
RM2H0BEPE–Der Hans im Glück Bunnen im Stadtzentrum von Stuttgart, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. Hans in Luck fountain at Stuttgart city centre, Germany 1930s.
RMBWHX32–ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A young Turkish couple walking along a street in the Tophane district of the city. November 2010.
RM2AA03FJ–Pablo Picasso - Head of a woman, 1906 at The Berggruen Museum collection of modern art is housed in a listed building by architect Friedrich August St
RM2GFEWYB–An early 20th century photograph of children in the Claddagh, formerly an Irish fishing village, just outside the old city walls of Galway city, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. During the 19th century the Claddagh attracted many visitors, but sadly the original village of thatched cottages was razed in the 1930s and replaced by council-housing.
RMJG4H6N–PIC 1-M-1 2-4 Międzynarodowe zawody lekkoatletyczne na stadionie White City w Londynie 1936
RM2R4JCXX–A late 19th century view of the Craigavon Bridge over the River Foyle erected in 1863, a little further upstream to replace an earlier wooden bridge. Derry City, aka Londonderry City, the second-largest city in Northern Ireland. The old walled city lies on the west (far) bank of the River Foyle.
RMJ0AFDT–PIC 1-M-1 2-4 Międzynarodowe zawody lekkoatletyczne na stadionie White City w Londynie 1936
RM2GF08RN–An early 20th century view of horse drawn vehicles and people on the Thormond Bridge over the River Shannon overlooked by the 13th century King John's Castle, City of Limerick, Ireland
RM2R4JEMD–A late 19th century view of the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All Ireland for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. The two cathedrals, both named after Saint Patrick (RC on right) can be seen on the skyline.
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.
RM2PN9ADC–A late 19th century view of the West Bridge over the Corrib River in Galway City, Ireland with Father Daly's Chapel on the far bank. A man of many talents, Father Daly was an industrious town commissioner, a member of the Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees, a candidate for Bishop of Galway and member of the Gas Board. He undertook a great deal of work during his long life and was for decades a leading citizen of the town.
RMBWHXYF–ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A traditional wooden house on a street in Beyoglu between Galatasaray and Tophane. Autumn 2010.
RMBWHW70–ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A view down Yenicarsi Caddesi between Galatasaray and Tophane in Beyoglu district. Autumn 2010.
RM2PN99YC–A late 19th century view of the Salmon Weir on the Corrib River at the entrance to Lough Corrib. Galway City, Ireland.
RM2PR436W–A late 19th century photograph of the Scots Guards of the British Army marching through Dublin City, Ireland. Being fellow Celts, they were more popular with locals than other army regiments.
RM2GFEX01–An early 20th century photograph of shoppers and locals in High Street in Galway City. Horse and donkey carts maneuvre around the tramlines running down the centre of the street.
RM2GFEX2X–An early 20th century photograph of Trinity College (University) and the Bank of Ireland in College Green in Dublin City centre, Ireland, with people, horse drawn vehicles and the newly introduced electric trams.
RM2GFEX6B–An early 20th century photograph of horse drawn vehicles in Sackville Street, later renamed O'Connell Street in Dublin City, Ireland. The statue is that of Daniel O'Connell and beyond is Nelson's Column and the facade of the General Post Office (left)
RM2PR43P0–A late 19th century photograph featuring the crowded Horse Show at the R.D.S. (Royal Dublin Society) in Ballsbridge, Dublin City, Ireland. At the time the aristocracy and military used the occasion to purchase highly prized Irish horses.
RM2PR42KX–A late 19th century photograph of the quays along the River Liffey in Dunlin City, Ireland. The distant Custom House, O'Connell Bridge can be seen along with the Ha'Penny foot bridge sporting advertising 'French's Epilepsy Remedy'.
RM2GFX01G–An early 20th century view of an electric tram aka trolley car at the time, making its way along Patrick Street in Cork City centre. Operated by the Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company they ran from 1898 until 1931 a victim to the increasing popularity of bus services.
RM2PR44AE–A late 19th century photograph of the Parnell Memorial Car in Dublin City, Ireland. Charles Stewart Parnell was born on 27 June 1846 in County Wicklow into a family of Anglo-Irish Protestant landowners and elected to parliament in 1875 as a member of the Home Rule League (later re-named by Parnell the Irish Parliamentary Party).
RM2R6KKCY–A late 19th century view of shipping moored against the quays on the River Shannon as it flows through Limerick city in County Limerick on the west caost of Ireland. In the late 18th century, Limerick Port established itself as one of Ireland's major commercial ports exporting agricultural produce from one of Ireland's most fertile areas, the Golden Vale, to Britain and America.
RM2PR433N–A late 19th century photograph of the statue of King William III on horseback in the centre of College Green, Dublin City, Ireland. Created in 1701 by Grinling Gibbons, the statue was frequently defaced, painted with pitch and attacked numerous times through the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to many repairs. It was eventually taken down after it was badly damaged in an explosion on 11 November 1928.
RM2R6KKEC–A late 19th century view of the Wellesley Bridge over the River Shannon, in Limerick City. Opened in 1835, following 11 years of construction, it was designed by the Scottish engineer Alexander Nimmo and based on the Pont de Neuilly in Paris. It was renamed the Sarsfield Bridge to commemorate Patrick Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan, who is renowned in Limerick for his role in the Williamite War and the 1691 siege and Treaty of Limerick in particular.
RM2GFWYXT–An early 20th century view of an electric tram crossing Patrick's Bridge over the River Lee in Cork City, Ireland. The first bridge, completed in 1789 and incorporating a portcullis to regulate ship traffic underneath the bridge was destroyed by a severe flood in 1853. A temporary timber bridge, was put in place and the present bridge opened in 1861, remains one of the best-known landmarks in Cork.
RM2R6KKWB–A late 19th century view of the River Suir flowing under the timber and iron bridge later replaced by the Rice Bridge in the early 1980s. Waterford City in the south-east of Ireland is the oldest city in the Republic of Ireland. Waterford Port was a major port for over a millennium and during the 19th century,the location for the Neptune Shipyard, when the Malcomson family, built and operated the largest fleet of iron steamers in the world between the mid-1850s and the late 1860s.
RM2GFWYYD–An early 20th century view of a stage coach held up by sheep on their way to market over St Patrick's Bridge in Cork City, Ireland. The first bridge, completed in 1789 and incorporating a portcullis to regulate ship traffic underneath the bridge was destroyed by a severe flood in 1853. A temporary timber bridge, was put in place and the present bridge opened in 1861, remains one of the best-known landmarks in Cork.
RM2GFX0ED–An early 20th century view of the Bishops Gate in the walls of Derry City aka Londonderry City, in Northern Ireland. The original gate was replaced in 1789 by a triumphal arch to mark the first centenary of the closing of the gates by The Apprentice Boys of Derry. The architect was H.A. Baker, with the sculpted heads representing the River Foyle (external) and the River Boyne(internal) designed by Edward Smyth, who had sculptured the thirteen riverine heads on the Dublin Custom House in 1784.
RM2PR434P–A late 19th century photograph of Grafton Street, Dublin city centre, Ireland at the College Green end,originally a fashionable residential street with some commercial activity. It became increasingly dilapidated by 1849, then during the late 19th century, a number of retail properties were built and several long standing businesses established their presence on the street, such as the department stores Switzer's and Brown Thomas. The jewellers Weirs opened in 1869. During the 20th century, it became known for the coffee house Bewley's, mid- and up-market shopping, and as a popular spot for
RM2R6KKH5–A late 19th century view of George's Street, the main thoroughfare of the city of Limerick, later renamed O'Connell Street after Daniel O'Connell. It dates from the late 18th to early 19th century as part of Edmund Sexton Pery's plan for the development of a new city on lands he owned to the south of the existing medieval city. In 1765, he commissioned the engineer Davis Ducart to design a town plan on those lands which have since become known as Newtown Pery. The centrepiece of this development was O'Connell Street, now part of Limerick's Georgian Quarter.
RM2PR43GY–A late 19th century view of the Shelbourne Hotel, a historic hotel on the north side of St Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland. The hotel was founded in 1824 by Martin Burke, a native of Tipperary, when he acquired three adjoining townhouses overlooking Stephen's Green, Europe's largest garden square. Burke named his grand new hotel The Shelbourne, after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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.
RM2GFX0BY–An early 20th century view of an electric tram passing the Royal Hippodrome Theatre and Royal Opera House in Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Grand Opera House was designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham and opened on 23 December 1895. The Royal Hippodrome Theatre opened in April 1915.
RM2PN9AB5–A late 19th century view of the Tudor-Gothic Queens College, Galway, Ireland. Designed by the architect J B Keane and completed in 1849, it's apparently a replica of Christ Church, one of the buildings on the campus at the University of Oxford. Now just one of the buildings on the campus of University of Galway.
RM2RTW79M–Following the outbreak of the Second World War on the 3rd September 1939, Winston Churchill, appointed First Lord of the Admiralty pauses on the steps of the Admiralty prior to taking up his new post.
RM2PR44GJ–A late 19th century photograph of steam locomotive pulling passenger coached out of Heuston Station.
RM2PN9AEP–A late 19th century view of Sligo, a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland. Rows of thatched cottages can be seen in the foreground while the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception can be seen left. Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre and its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to the poet W. B. Yeats, have made it a tourist destination.
RM2PR42XK–A late 19th century photograph of the Grattan Statue in College Green, Dublin, Ireland. Henry Grattan 1746-1820) was an Irish politician and lawyer, a Member of the Irish Parliament (MP) from 1775 to 1801 and a Member of Parliament (MP) in Westminster from 1805 to 1820, who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century from Britain. Described as a superb orator, he demanded that Ireland should be an independent nation, though he always insisted that Ireland would remain linked to Great Britain by a common crown and by sharing a common political tradition
RM2R6KKFN–A late 19th century view of people fishing beside the Thomond Bridge built in 1836 and beyond is 13th-century King John's Castle, aka Limerick Castle, Ireland. Although the site dates back to 922 when the Vikings lived on the Island, the castle itself was built on the orders of King John in 1200. One of the best preserved Norman castles in Europe, the walls, towers and fortifications remain today.
RM2PR42B4–An late 19th century view of workmen loading Guinness Barrels onto barges moored to the quays on the River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland. When St. James's Gate land was leased to Arthur Guinness at £45 per year for 9,000 years, the brewery founded in 1759 has been the home of Guinness ever since. It became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838, and the largest in the world by 1886, with an annual output of 1.2 million barrels.
RM2PR42G2–A late 19th century photograph of the Grattan Bridge, a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, and joining Capel Street to Parliament Street and the south quays. The first bridge, built in 1676 was named as Essex Bridge, until 1872, when the bridge was widened and flattened with cast iron supports extended out and reopened as Grattan Bridge in 1874, being named after Henry Grattan MP (1746-1820).
RM2FK5KN6–World War Two, and following a heavy German air raid over Battersea in London, England during the 1940 blitz, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, walks through the wreckage in an attempt to boost morale.
RM2GF0A3Y–An early 20th century aerial view of the O'Connell Bridge, spanning the River Liffey in Dublin and leading to O'Connell Street. The original bridge (named Carlisle Bridge for the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle) was designed by James Gandon, and built between 1791 and 1794. Between 1877 and 1880 the bridge was reconstructed and widened and when reopened c.1882 it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell, aka The Liberator, (1775-1847). Beyond is Nelson's Column.
RM2PR432F–A late 19th century photograph of College Green in the centre of Dublin, Ireland. On its northern side is the Bank of Ireland building, which until 1800 was Ireland's Parliament House. It was originally constructed by Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester in the early 17th century and later adapted for the Irish Parliament around 1670. It was replaced by a new Parliament House in 1729, designed by Edward Lovett Pearce, it was later enlarged by James Gandon in 1787 and Edward Parke between 1804 and 1808. The site is now the Bank of Ireland.
RM2T7KX7T–A drawing by Feliks Topolski illustrating an overnight air raid during the Second World War by the Luftwaffe on the docks and commercial buildings of the east end of London, England on the 7th September 1940.
RM2PR42T9–A late 19th century photograph of the busy, O'Connell Bridge crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. The original bridge (named Carlisle Bridge after the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle) was designed by James Gandon, and built between 1791 and 1794. Originally humped and narrower, the bridge was reconstructed and widened between 1877 and 1880.
RM2GFX0C8–An early 20th century view of Donegal Square, named after the Donegall family in the centre of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Left is Belfast City Hall, the headquarters of Belfast City Council.
RM2R5ENW2–A late 19th century view of a jaunting car in the main street of Inishannon, then little more than a hamlet. Now it is a large village on the main Cork–Bandon road (N71) in County Cork, Ireland. Situated on the River Bandon, the village has since grown due to its proximity to Cork city, and is now a dormitory town for city workers.
RM2R4JEG6–A late 19th century view of the sea front in Bangor, a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. The site of a Gaelic Irish monastery renowned throughout Europe for its learning and scholarship, Bangor was the victim of violent Viking raids in the 8th and 9th centuries, and the new home of Scottish and English planters during the Plantation of Ulster.
RM2GFX073–Early 20th century giant rollers in a Belfast Irish Linen Factory, Northern Ireland. From the 17th century, Ulster produced superior quality flax seed when 1685, Louis Crommelin – a French linen weaver – was invited to Northern Ireland by William, Prince of Orange to reform the Irish linen industry. By the late 18th century, Belfast, during the Industrial Revolutio became the biggest producer of linen in the world, leading to the city being nicknamed ‘Linenopolis’.
RM2GFX06P–An early 20th century warping room in a Belfast Irish Linen Factory, Northern Ireland. From the 17th century, Ulster produced superior quality flax seed when 1685, Louis Crommelin – a French linen weaver – was invited to Northern Ireland by William, Prince of Orange to reform the Irish linen industry. By the late 18th century, Belfast, during the Industrial Revolutio became the biggest producer of linen in the world, leading to the city being nicknamed ‘Linenopolis’.
RM2PR4528–A late 19th century photograph of Coliemore Harbour, also known historically as Dalkey Harbour in County Dublin, Ireland. The harbour developed strategic value as a port for bulk shipments bound for Dublin during the 15th century. The channel between Dalkey Island with its Martello Tower and the mainland provided ideal conditions for unloading galleons carrying heavy cargo due to its depth (relative to Dublin Bay) and its sheltered position. The treacherous shallows of Dublin Bay prevented direct shipments into the city center, making Dalkey an ideal access point for trade.
RM2R4JF0W–A late 19th century view of Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Situated between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne the castle was built in the 15th century as a stronghold of the Maguires, before coming under English control in the early 17th century. The castle and town were expanded during the Plantation of Ulster.
RM2RHHKKW–An early 20th century photograph of Cork Sinn Féin delegates who negotiated in Dublin in 1919. They included Tomás Mac Curtain, later shot in his home by the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) and Terence McSwiney who died while on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England.
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.
RM2RTW7NF–Following the invasion of Poland, Adolf Hitler flew to Warsaw on the 5th October 1939 to take the salute at a march past of his victorious army. Although troops lined the streets to keep crowds at bay, the local population stayed indoors, hence the empty streets.
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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