Gallery: National Library Digital Archive

Updated: 19:04, Tuesday, 16 March 2010

A selection of images from the National Library of Ireland. Following the completion of the latest phase of a major digitisation project, the public can now search and view up to 34,000 historic photographic images of Ireland online.

Full collection available on National Library of Ireland website

  • Market day in Galway. Image taken from the Eason collection. Early 1900s
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    Market day in Galway. Image taken from the Eason collection. Early 1900s

  • Man with umbrella standing at the junction of Nassau Street, Grafton Street and Suffolk Street. View from Nassau Street. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910
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    Man with umbrella standing at the junction of Nassau Street, Grafton Street and Suffolk Street. View from Nassau Street. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910

  • Women and men walking outside St. Vincent's Hospital, 55-59 St. Stephen's Green. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910
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    Women and men walking outside St. Vincent's Hospital, 55-59 St. Stephen's Green. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910

  • Old Wellington Bridge (later replaced by Grattan Bridge) leading to Capel Street. 1860-1890
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    Old Wellington Bridge (later replaced by Grattan Bridge) leading to Capel Street. 1860-1890

  • Woman walking through the gates of Leinster House, Kildare Street. National Library of Ireland in the background. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910
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    Woman walking through the gates of Leinster House, Kildare Street. National Library of Ireland in the background. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910

  • Two women, one wearing necktie, walking on Grafton Street. Bystanders and shop-fronts visible in the background. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910
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    Two women, one wearing necktie, walking on Grafton Street. Bystanders and shop-fronts visible in the background. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910

  • General Richard Mulcahy being filmed by a Pathé cameraman: Independent Newspapers: 1912-1936
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    General Richard Mulcahy being filmed by a Pathé cameraman: Independent Newspapers: 1912-1936

  • Police guarding pigs during a dispute between farmers and bacon producers in Waterford. Poole Collection: 1884-1954
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    Police guarding pigs during a dispute between farmers and bacon producers in Waterford. Poole Collection: 1884-1954

  • Farmers at a fair in Waterford. Poole Collection: 1884-1954
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    Farmers at a fair in Waterford. Poole Collection: 1884-1954

  • Car outside the Shelbourne Hotel, St Stephen's Green. Car is possibly a 12 hp Panhard fitted with a Brougham body. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910
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    Car outside the Shelbourne Hotel, St Stephen's Green. Car is possibly a 12 hp Panhard fitted with a Brougham body. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910

  • Man walking on Eden Quay accompanied by a policeman. Shops in the background include O'Dell Sons Shipping and Missions to Seamen Institute
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    Man walking on Eden Quay accompanied by a policeman. Shops in the background include O'Dell Sons Shipping and Missions to Seamen Institute

  • Westport quays, with mountains in the background. Lawrence Collection: 1870-1914
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    Westport quays, with mountains in the background. Lawrence Collection: 1870-1914

  • Woman with book. Photo taken by medical student JJ Clarke in 1905
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    Woman with book. Photo taken by medical student JJ Clarke in 1905

  • Custom House Quay, Dublin. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914
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    Custom House Quay, Dublin. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914

  • Kilkenny castle, Kilkenny. Poole Collection: 1880-1914
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    Kilkenny castle, Kilkenny. Poole Collection: 1880-1914

  • Woman walking past stationery shop, O'Connell Street. View of shop fronts, including Catal Broin and John Averill. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910
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    Woman walking past stationery shop, O'Connell Street. View of shop fronts, including Catal Broin and John Averill. Clarke Collection: 1890-1910

  • View of 14-18 Ormond Quay Lower and Swifts Row, taken from Wellington Quay, view includes Mangans Furniture Warerooms and Ormond Printing Works
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    View of 14-18 Ormond Quay Lower and Swifts Row, taken from Wellington Quay, view includes Mangans Furniture Warerooms and Ormond Printing Works

  • Uileann piper. Location unknown. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914
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    Uileann piper. Location unknown. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914

  • Bray seafront. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914
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    Bray seafront. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914

  • Main street in Hillsborough, Co Down. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914
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    Main street in Hillsborough, Co Down. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1914

  • Kerley's Coach Factory, Ireland 1905
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    Kerley's Coach Factory, Ireland 1905

  • Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910
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    Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910

  • Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Dublin. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910
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    Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Dublin. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910

  • Bray, Co Wicklow. 1880-1914
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    Bray, Co Wicklow. 1880-1914

  • Patrick Street, Cork City. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910
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    Patrick Street, Cork City. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910

  • Clifden, Co Galway. 1880-1914
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    Clifden, Co Galway. 1880-1914

  • Girl at entrance to Newgrange, Co Meath 1904-1910
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    Girl at entrance to Newgrange, Co Meath 1904-1910

  • Queenstown, Cork. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910
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    Queenstown, Cork. Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910

  • Waterloo Place, Derry City, Derry. 1880-1910
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    Waterloo Place, Derry City, Derry. 1880-1910

  • Two ladies playing golf on Golf Links, Ireland 1900-1904
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    Two ladies playing golf on Golf Links, Ireland 1900-1904

  • St. Stephen's Green, Dublin Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910
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    St. Stephen's Green, Dublin Lawrence Collection: 1880-1910

  • Cardinal Logue and crowd at ceremony to bless bells, Ireland 1906
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    Cardinal Logue and crowd at ceremony to bless bells, Ireland 1906

  • Knox Memorial Hall, Monkstown, Co Dublin. 1890-1914
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    Knox Memorial Hall, Monkstown, Co Dublin. 1890-1914