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Here at the National Library of Ireland we look after the largest collection of Irish printed, manuscript, and visual material in the world, and our collections span almost 1,000 years of Irish art, culture, history and literature. We first started on flickr in February 2010 with a range of items from our Ephemera Collections. These printed items - originally produced to be almost as quickly thrown away - are invaluable as a means of gaining snapshots of different periods in Ireland's social, political, economic and cultural history. Though transient items, they're sometimes very beautiful to look at, occasionally fascinating, and often unintentionally funny...

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Winter

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Baby or no Baby?

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  • 20 older comments, and then…
  • Niall McAuley said:
    I think I see Duffy and O'Connor
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Niall McAuley O'Connor looks good.
  • Suck Diesel said:
    There’s a date there also, get out the monocle
  • John Spooner said:
    The first article returned by the BNA with 'oconnor', 'oduffy' and 'baby'. Irish Independent - Saturday 31 March 1934
    GENERAL O’DUFFY
    Sponsor For Doctor’s Child.
    —— Macroom, Tuesday.

    Gen. O'Duffy visited Macroom to-day to act as sponsor at the christening of the baby son of Dr. Edward F. O’Connor, Medical Officer of Macroom Hospital, which took place at the Parish Church, Very Rev. Canon Barrett, PP, V.F., officiating.

    The baby was christened Owen Patrick O’Duffy O’Connor.

    Miss Nellie Manning was also sponsor.
  • John Spooner said:
    The account in the Hull Daily Mail (28/3/34, under the heading Blue Shirt Baby adds that Dr O'Connor was a local Blueshirt leader. and that
    General O'Duffy was escorted to the church by a party of Blueshirts, and blue favours were worn by most of the people in the crowd, which gave an enthusiastic reception.

Curly Stephenson

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  • 30 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Flickr is sometimes amazing!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    I know we have seen this boy before, it was over 10 years ago and I do hope we get more details about him and his life.

  • Niall McAuley said:
    Possibly George Daniel Gerard, born 18th December 1900, New Street, Carrick on Suir? Hmm, family address is still New Street for the birth of sister Olive in 1906.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Hold your horses, there:
    January 8, 1907
  • beachcomber australia said:
    8 January 1907 was a Tuesday ...

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