Old Ireland in Colour
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OLD IRELAND IN COLOUR 3
Out now in all good bookshops and booksellers
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OLD IRELAND IN COLOUR 3
Out now in all good bookshops and booksellers
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Nollaig faoi shéan agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh uilig!
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season!
And now, a puzzle: what is Kate holding in the photo below?
"Kate at a rock in the snow", Waterford, 1890s breslinarchive.omeka.net/items/show/219 @oldirelandincolour.bsky.social
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season!
And now, a puzzle: what is Kate holding in the photo below?
"Kate at a rock in the snow", Waterford, 1890s breslinarchive.omeka.net/items/show/219 @oldirelandincolour.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Nollaig faoi shéan agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh uilig!
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season!
And now, a puzzle: what is Kate holding in the photo below?
"Kate at a rock in the snow", Waterford, 1890s breslinarchive.omeka.net/items/show/219 @oldirelandincolour.bsky.social
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season!
And now, a puzzle: what is Kate holding in the photo below?
"Kate at a rock in the snow", Waterford, 1890s breslinarchive.omeka.net/items/show/219 @oldirelandincolour.bsky.social
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John Breslin - Old Ireland in Colour: Bill Meulemans - Belfast Flashbacks: Music From Sean Keane -Paddy Reilly - The Wolfe Tones- Tommy Sands
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New! EDWARDS AND MAURIAT
1912, Paris [Gallica BnF]
The French rugby captain Paul Mauriat from near Lyon meets the Irish rugby captain Billy Edwards from Strandtown before the 1912 international in Paris. The next year, Edwards became the first person to swim across Belfast Lough. [...]
1912, Paris [Gallica BnF]
The French rugby captain Paul Mauriat from near Lyon meets the Irish rugby captain Billy Edwards from Strandtown before the 1912 international in Paris. The next year, Edwards became the first person to swim across Belfast Lough. [...]
December 22, 2024 at 2:35 PM
New! EDWARDS AND MAURIAT
1912, Paris [Gallica BnF]
The French rugby captain Paul Mauriat from near Lyon meets the Irish rugby captain Billy Edwards from Strandtown before the 1912 international in Paris. The next year, Edwards became the first person to swim across Belfast Lough. [...]
1912, Paris [Gallica BnF]
The French rugby captain Paul Mauriat from near Lyon meets the Irish rugby captain Billy Edwards from Strandtown before the 1912 international in Paris. The next year, Edwards became the first person to swim across Belfast Lough. [...]
Paddy [Maureen Patricia] O'Sullivan (b. 1918, Dublin, d. 1994) was an undercover agent, wireless operator and member of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. Her schooling in Ireland, Belgium and France made her fluent in French and English with strong Dutch/Flemish ...
December 20, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Paddy [Maureen Patricia] O'Sullivan (b. 1918, Dublin, d. 1994) was an undercover agent, wireless operator and member of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. Her schooling in Ireland, Belgium and France made her fluent in French and English with strong Dutch/Flemish ...
Oscar Wilde
1882, New York Library of Congress
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in 1900, where he is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a poet, writer and dramatist, who is known for his works The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and the comic masterpieces ...
1882, New York Library of Congress
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in 1900, where he is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a poet, writer and dramatist, who is known for his works The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and the comic masterpieces ...
December 19, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Oscar Wilde
1882, New York Library of Congress
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in 1900, where he is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a poet, writer and dramatist, who is known for his works The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and the comic masterpieces ...
1882, New York Library of Congress
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in 1900, where he is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a poet, writer and dramatist, who is known for his works The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and the comic masterpieces ...
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣! Margaret Kelly
1930 and 1945, France and Monaco (with her son) [Wikimedia Commons]
Margaret Leibovici OBE (née Kelly; 24 June 1910 – 11 September 2004), known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
1930 and 1945, France and Monaco (with her son) [Wikimedia Commons]
Margaret Leibovici OBE (née Kelly; 24 June 1910 – 11 September 2004), known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
December 17, 2024 at 8:27 AM
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣! Margaret Kelly
1930 and 1945, France and Monaco (with her son) [Wikimedia Commons]
Margaret Leibovici OBE (née Kelly; 24 June 1910 – 11 September 2004), known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
1930 and 1945, France and Monaco (with her son) [Wikimedia Commons]
Margaret Leibovici OBE (née Kelly; 24 June 1910 – 11 September 2004), known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣! Jammet Hotel and Restaurant
1900-1920, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin NLI www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
From Aude to Ireland, Ireland’s most famous French restaurant of the 20th century was established by the Saint-Julia-de-Bec-born Michel and François Jammet in 1901. [...]
1900-1920, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin NLI www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
From Aude to Ireland, Ireland’s most famous French restaurant of the 20th century was established by the Saint-Julia-de-Bec-born Michel and François Jammet in 1901. [...]
December 16, 2024 at 8:39 AM
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣! Jammet Hotel and Restaurant
1900-1920, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin NLI www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
From Aude to Ireland, Ireland’s most famous French restaurant of the 20th century was established by the Saint-Julia-de-Bec-born Michel and François Jammet in 1901. [...]
1900-1920, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin NLI www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
From Aude to Ireland, Ireland’s most famous French restaurant of the 20th century was established by the Saint-Julia-de-Bec-born Michel and François Jammet in 1901. [...]
Settlement: the dwelling-house
Date: 1945
Location: Clonmelsh, Co. Carlow
Photographer: Caoimhín Ó Danachair
Archival information: The Dwelling-house: House at Clonmelsh.
Source: duchas.ie/en/cbeg/5587 duchas.ie CC BY-NC 4.0
Date: 1945
Location: Clonmelsh, Co. Carlow
Photographer: Caoimhín Ó Danachair
Archival information: The Dwelling-house: House at Clonmelsh.
Source: duchas.ie/en/cbeg/5587 duchas.ie CC BY-NC 4.0
December 10, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Settlement: the dwelling-house
Date: 1945
Location: Clonmelsh, Co. Carlow
Photographer: Caoimhín Ó Danachair
Archival information: The Dwelling-house: House at Clonmelsh.
Source: duchas.ie/en/cbeg/5587 duchas.ie CC BY-NC 4.0
Date: 1945
Location: Clonmelsh, Co. Carlow
Photographer: Caoimhín Ó Danachair
Archival information: The Dwelling-house: House at Clonmelsh.
Source: duchas.ie/en/cbeg/5587 duchas.ie CC BY-NC 4.0
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Then and now
c. 1937, Cappoquin, County Waterford
Norrie Ahearne, Barrack Street, Cappoquin, canvassing for Fianna Fáil with her donkey and two placards at The Square, Cappoquin.
Source: Waterford County Museum
Ref.: UK5262
Link: www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/...
c. 1937, Cappoquin, County Waterford
Norrie Ahearne, Barrack Street, Cappoquin, canvassing for Fianna Fáil with her donkey and two placards at The Square, Cappoquin.
Source: Waterford County Museum
Ref.: UK5262
Link: www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/...
December 1, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Then and now
c. 1937, Cappoquin, County Waterford
Norrie Ahearne, Barrack Street, Cappoquin, canvassing for Fianna Fáil with her donkey and two placards at The Square, Cappoquin.
Source: Waterford County Museum
Ref.: UK5262
Link: www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/...
c. 1937, Cappoquin, County Waterford
Norrie Ahearne, Barrack Street, Cappoquin, canvassing for Fianna Fáil with her donkey and two placards at The Square, Cappoquin.
Source: Waterford County Museum
Ref.: UK5262
Link: www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/...
From "Old Ireland in Colour 3", out now in all good bookshops:
c. 1926, Ardara, County Donegal
This photograph has been restored from the original colour (autochrome by CR Adams), and is not colourised
c. 1926, Ardara, County Donegal
This photograph has been restored from the original colour (autochrome by CR Adams), and is not colourised
December 1, 2024 at 10:07 AM
From "Old Ireland in Colour 3", out now in all good bookshops:
c. 1926, Ardara, County Donegal
This photograph has been restored from the original colour (autochrome by CR Adams), and is not colourised
c. 1926, Ardara, County Donegal
This photograph has been restored from the original colour (autochrome by CR Adams), and is not colourised
"Old Ireland in Colour 2" now available for €22.46 at Eason www.easons.com/old-ireland-...
November 30, 2024 at 2:19 PM
"Old Ireland in Colour 2" now available for €22.46 at Eason www.easons.com/old-ireland-...
Markets: Dundalk market day.
1935, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Original B&W by Maurice Curtin
Colourised by Old Ireland in Colour
“The Photographic Collection, C050.15.00005” by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
1935, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Original B&W by Maurice Curtin
Colourised by Old Ireland in Colour
“The Photographic Collection, C050.15.00005” by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
November 29, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Markets: Dundalk market day.
1935, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Original B&W by Maurice Curtin
Colourised by Old Ireland in Colour
“The Photographic Collection, C050.15.00005” by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
1935, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Original B&W by Maurice Curtin
Colourised by Old Ireland in Colour
“The Photographic Collection, C050.15.00005” by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
There are just two days left to see the Old Ireland in Colour photography exhibition at the L'Hermine Cultural Space in Sarzeau, Brittany!
November 28, 2024 at 8:54 AM
There are just two days left to see the Old Ireland in Colour photography exhibition at the L'Hermine Cultural Space in Sarzeau, Brittany!
From "Old Ireland in Colour 3":
John Butler Yeats was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats.
Photo from 1910, colourised by Old Ireland in Colour.
John Butler Yeats was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats.
Photo from 1910, colourised by Old Ireland in Colour.
November 27, 2024 at 2:45 PM
From "Old Ireland in Colour 3":
John Butler Yeats was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats.
Photo from 1910, colourised by Old Ireland in Colour.
John Butler Yeats was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats.
Photo from 1910, colourised by Old Ireland in Colour.
Old Ireland in Colour (Paperback) now on sale at Bookstation for €16.99 www.bookstation.ie/product/old-...
November 26, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Old Ireland in Colour (Paperback) now on sale at Bookstation for €16.99 www.bookstation.ie/product/old-...
ありがとう ございます ！Thank you to everyone who visited our Old Ireland in Colour: Japan exhibition in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka over the past two weeks, including most recently the Chair and members of the Japan Celtic Society, shown on the right and also... (1/2)
November 25, 2024 at 8:41 AM
ありがとう ございます ！Thank you to everyone who visited our Old Ireland in Colour: Japan exhibition in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka over the past two weeks, including most recently the Chair and members of the Japan Celtic Society, shown on the right and also... (1/2)
@johnbreslin.bsky.social talks to Garry Talks about the #1 Irish bestselling book series Old Ireland in Colour and the many positive ways it has impacted people. ✨📸 🏞️
📺 Watch the full video on garrytalks.com
🎙️ Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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📺 Watch the full video on garrytalks.com
🎙️ Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
(Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean)
November 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM
@johnbreslin.bsky.social talks to Garry Talks about the #1 Irish bestselling book series Old Ireland in Colour and the many positive ways it has impacted people. ✨📸 🏞️
📺 Watch the full video on garrytalks.com
🎙️ Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
(Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean)
📺 Watch the full video on garrytalks.com
🎙️ Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
(Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean)
From "Old Ireland in Colour 3": The Irish Brigade and Future Irish Presidents of the University of Notre Dame
July 1862, Union Army Camp, Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, USA
War Chaplains with two officers from the Irish Brigade was taken at the main eastern theater of the American Civil war...
July 1862, Union Army Camp, Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, USA
War Chaplains with two officers from the Irish Brigade was taken at the main eastern theater of the American Civil war...
November 22, 2024 at 8:31 AM
From "Old Ireland in Colour 3": The Irish Brigade and Future Irish Presidents of the University of Notre Dame
July 1862, Union Army Camp, Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, USA
War Chaplains with two officers from the Irish Brigade was taken at the main eastern theater of the American Civil war...
July 1862, Union Army Camp, Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, USA
War Chaplains with two officers from the Irish Brigade was taken at the main eastern theater of the American Civil war...
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“How AI is Revolutionising the Future of Business”, AKA “Inside John Breslin's Brain”, is out this morning on Garry Talks: garrytalks.podbean.com/e/112-how-ai...
Thank you Garry for a really interesting set of questions, a great discussion that flowed through many tech and innovation-related topics
Thank you Garry for a really interesting set of questions, a great discussion that flowed through many tech and innovation-related topics
November 20, 2024 at 10:08 AM
“How AI is Revolutionising the Future of Business”, AKA “Inside John Breslin's Brain”, is out this morning on Garry Talks: garrytalks.podbean.com/e/112-how-ai...
Thank you Garry for a really interesting set of questions, a great discussion that flowed through many tech and innovation-related topics
Thank you Garry for a really interesting set of questions, a great discussion that flowed through many tech and innovation-related topics
We were delighted to see Old Ireland in Colour on display when we visited the Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina recently... Such a great museum, a must visit for those interested in Irish history!
November 16, 2024 at 10:31 AM
We were delighted to see Old Ireland in Colour on display when we visited the Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina recently... Such a great museum, a must visit for those interested in Irish history!
It is lovely to see our France exhibition making its way to Brittany for the "Regarde sur l'Irlande" event at Espace culturel l'Hermine in Sarzeau. You can view the photographs there until the end of November 2024. Thank you to Catherine Gagneux and Galway Lorient Twinning Committee for supporting.
November 15, 2024 at 9:35 AM
It is lovely to see our France exhibition making its way to Brittany for the "Regarde sur l'Irlande" event at Espace culturel l'Hermine in Sarzeau. You can view the photographs there until the end of November 2024. Thank you to Catherine Gagneux and Galway Lorient Twinning Committee for supporting.
🇮🇪 BIG IN JAPAN! 🇯🇵
The Old Ireland in Colour: Japan exhibition is now on at the Dazaifu City Tourist Information Centre, beside Nishitetsu Gojo Station in Dazaifu: maps.app.goo.gl/hwiq7dk4fAfh...
The Old Ireland in Colour: Japan exhibition is now on at the Dazaifu City Tourist Information Centre, beside Nishitetsu Gojo Station in Dazaifu: maps.app.goo.gl/hwiq7dk4fAfh...
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 AM
🇮🇪 BIG IN JAPAN! 🇯🇵
The Old Ireland in Colour: Japan exhibition is now on at the Dazaifu City Tourist Information Centre, beside Nishitetsu Gojo Station in Dazaifu: maps.app.goo.gl/hwiq7dk4fAfh...
The Old Ireland in Colour: Japan exhibition is now on at the Dazaifu City Tourist Information Centre, beside Nishitetsu Gojo Station in Dazaifu: maps.app.goo.gl/hwiq7dk4fAfh...
And that’s a wrap... We hope you’ve enjoyed all of our colourisations over the past year; indeed, over the past 4½ years!
We leave you with the cover photograph from “Old Ireland in Colour 3”, a harvest scene from 1947 in Wilton, County Cork; original B&W courtesy of the Irish Examiner
We leave you with the cover photograph from “Old Ireland in Colour 3”, a harvest scene from 1947 in Wilton, County Cork; original B&W courtesy of the Irish Examiner
December 22, 2023 at 2:35 PM
And that’s a wrap... We hope you’ve enjoyed all of our colourisations over the past year; indeed, over the past 4½ years!
We leave you with the cover photograph from “Old Ireland in Colour 3”, a harvest scene from 1947 in Wilton, County Cork; original B&W courtesy of the Irish Examiner
We leave you with the cover photograph from “Old Ireland in Colour 3”, a harvest scene from 1947 in Wilton, County Cork; original B&W courtesy of the Irish Examiner