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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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Great Northern Hotel, Warrenpoint, Co. Down

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  • 61 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Good morning, Dennis!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    IJ 718 ??
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Good morning.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    National Library of Ireland on The Commons Good morning, morning Mary.

    Streetview looks like not much has changed - goo.gl/maps/ba7dw5RnYaZ2QUjd8
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Sometimes Flickr ... via Internet Archive Book Images, an advertisement in the 1908 Guide to Donegal, with this text before it -
    "THE GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL. Occupies a fine position at the head of Carlingford Lough. Sea and Fresh Water Baths. Telegraphic Address :— NORTHERN, WARRENPOINT. Combined First-Class Rail and Hotel Tickets Are issued to the above Hotels at the Company's principal Stations but these Tickets will not be available at Bundoran from the 15th July to the 15th September, inclusive. For further information, apply to the Managers at the Hotels. T. MORRISON, Secretary. Amiens Street Terminus, Dublin." See the book online - archive.org/stream/picturesquedoneg00shru/picturesquedone...

July 21, 1925

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  • Stuart said:
    Sheez....Mr Veale....put a snip in it, you already got too many!!
    Six and the eldest is hardly 10 years.
  • Sherrie said:
    Such a great photograph. And the comments here are hilarious!
  • Tammy said:
    makes you wonder how many more they had after this photo!
  • cristina said:
    quanto avevano da fare.... solo per tenerli puliti!!!!!
  • Christine Curtin said:
    A wonderful old portrait such quality.

December 18, 1928

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  • highthorn(Nicky) said:
    The building is still used for the motor trade : g.co/maps/ee5dn
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    highthorn(Nicky) Great to see continuity of a trade.
  • Paul O'Farrell said:
    Great photo. I walked past this building everyday when I was going to school. By the way this was the first garage in Ireland.

    www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Paul O'Farrell That's great to know, and we have pictures of Peares, and of Mr Peare in his motors and his motor boat! Wish the picture of Kelly's in your link was larger, then we might be able to identify individual salesmen in our photo...
  • Bob Montgomery said:
    This is the garage established by WF 'Bill' Peare and WGD Goff at Catherine Street, Waterford in 1900. Peares went into liquidation in 1917 and the garage has continued in use under different owners to this day. It was the first purpose-built garage in Ireland. (The first garage in Ireland was Porters at Montgomery Street, Belfast in 1899).

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