So it goes

A wall crumbles down after having been set on fire, presumably by the IRA, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Abbas, 1972

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Physical Culture Class from the Poole Collection, 27 April 1909.

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A fishing trawler returning to Skerries, Co. Dublin with a full catch, 1960.

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Dublin Zoo, March 1936.

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March 1, 1897.

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A very young member of the Irish Guards, pictured at Waterford Barracks with the regiment’s mascot, an Irish Wolfhound, Wednesday, 21 February 1917.
The dog was Leitrim Boy, out of Galtee Boy and Carlow Nora. Leitrim Boy was born on Tuesday, 12 November 1907, and so would have been 9years old when this photo was taken.

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A flautist and lambeg drummer marching with their Orange Lodge in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to celebrate the victory of William III over James II in 1690 and to re-affirm their loyalty to the king and empire. 12th July 1951.

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Mr. Bond with his Irish Setter “Derry Sunsrar” arrives at the Belfast Championship Dog Show. September 1912

A field covered in cobwebs, Ballyandreen, Ireland.

2 December 1923, A group of students from Mallow pictured at De La Salle College, Waterford. Many of the young Corkmen are wearing the Fáinne rings and/or Pioneer badges on their lapels, showing that they speak Irish (enthusiastically) and abstain from alcohol.

I like huge old group photos.

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Rampart Walk at Navan, Co. Meath, circa 1897

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A group taking the waters at the Twin Wells on the banks of the River Aille at Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare.Lisdoonvarna is Ireland’s only Spa town, and the healthy benefits of the water were noted as early as 1740.

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