An exhibition of colour photographs taken in Ireland in 1913 by French photographers opens in Dublin.
French philanthropist Albert Kahn sent two photographers, Marguerite Mespoulet and Madeleine Mignon-Alba, to Ireland as part of a project to make a photographic inventory of the surface of the globe. The project was known as 'The Archives of the Planet'.
During their visit to Ireland in May and June 1913, the two women photographed the people, their homes, and the costume of the time, as well as religious monuments.
The photographs have been brought to Dublin by the French Foreign Ministry for an exhibition at the Alliance Française. The photographs
Are not only of remarkable quality and clarity, they are also in colour.
'Today Tonight' broadcast on 4 February 1981. The reporter Eddie Barrett
The reporter Eddie Barrett refers to the photographers as "French men". In fact the photographers were women.
