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    John Breslin

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    John Breslin is Director of TechInnovate and holds a Personal Professorship in Electronic Engineering at the National University of Ireland Galway. 

    Cash's department store in ruins

    War of Independence in colour: the ruins of Cork City

    In his Old Ireland in Colour project at the Insight SFI Research Centre at NUI Galway, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 28 Aug 20
    Crowds gather to pray

    War of Independence in colour: prayers at Downing St

    History • 20 Aug 20
    Flames emerge from the Custom House in 1921 in this image colourised by John Breslin

    War of Independence in colour: the Custom House burns

    In his Old Ireland in Colour project at the Insight SFI Research Centre at NUI Galway, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 20 Aug 20
    RIC men on Patrick Street, Cork, in 1921. Image colourised by John Breslin

    War of Independence in colour: armed RIC men in Cork

    Adding colour to black and white photographs allows us to reimagine the past and view it in a new way. In his Old Ireland in Colour project, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 25 Aug 20
    Women protesting outside Mountjoy in 1920. Image colourised by John Breslin

    War of Independence in colour: women's Mountjoy protest

    Adding colour to black and white photographs allows us to reimagine the past and view it in a new way. In his Old Ireland in Colour project, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 20 Aug 20
    Unidentified young woman wearing what looks like a Cumann na mBan pin

    War of Independence in colour: who is the mystery woman

    Adding colour to black and white photographs allows us to reimagine the past and view it in a new way. In his Old Ireland in Colour project, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 24 Jul 20
    British soldiers inspect a train in Kerry during the war of Independence. Original image from the National Library of Ireland, colourised by John Breslin

    War of Independence in Colour: Soldiers search a train

    Adding colour to black and white photographs allows us to reimagine the past and view it in a new way. In his Old Ireland in Colour project, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 16 Jul 20
    Auxiliaries in Dublin City Centre during the War of Independence. Image colourised by John Breslin

    War of Independence in colour: Auxiliaries on the move

    Adding colour to black and white photographs allows us to reimagine the past and view it in a new way. In his Old Ireland in Colour project, Professor John Breslin uses DeOldify, an open source tool, to bring colour to archive images.

    History • 10 Jul 20
    War of Independence in colour: Armoured car with daring graffiti

    War of Independence in colour: Armoured car graffiti

    In his Old Ireland in Colour project, John Breslin adds colour to black and white photographs, allowing us to reimagine the past.

    History • 03 Jul 20
    John Breslin

    Colours of the past: how John Breslin transforms old photographs

    In his project Old Ireland in Colour, Professor John Breslin enables us to reimagine the past by adding colour to black and white historical images. Here he explains just how he finds the right shades.

    History • 03 Jul 20

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