Photographic Archive – New Collections
A significant quantity of digitsed photographs from the IRRS Archive has been prepared for members’ accessibility via the Society’s Flickr photostream. (updated August 2020)
There are now over 3,200 images uploaded. This material represents some of the prominant photographic collections held by the Society, with more being prepared for future uploading. The first to be made available was from the IRRS member Patrick J Flanagan, author and historian on various Irish industrial and transport subjects; Highlights from this collection include:
- Cavan & Leitrim Railway
- Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway (infrastructure)
- Steam and diesel traction throughout Ireland.
- CIÉ bus-fleet
View from the brakevan on Gleensk Viaduct, Co. Kerry, en route from Valentia, July 1956. © Patrick J Flanagan - Irish Railway Record Society
Cavan & Leitrim Railway locomotive 4L stands at Ballyheady Halt, June 1958. © Patrick J Flanagan - Irish Railway Record Society
The station at Cahirciveen, on the Valentia Harbour line, Co. Kerry, July 1956. © Patrick J Flanagan - Irish Railway Record Society
CIÉ tourist bus "The Avoca" and R Class R618 at Broadstone bus depot, Dublin, May 1961. © Patrick J Flanagan - Irish Railway Record Society
The forthcoming online access to the photo-collections represents the culmination of many years of voluntary work in conserving, cataloguing and digitising undertaken by Ciarán Cooney, IRRS Hon Photographic Archivst, who has personnally funded much of the photographic equipment, software and hardware to enable such accessibility to come to fruition, as well as creating the Society’s online presence and featured content through its website, Flickr (recently upgraded to Pro-account to facilitate greater quantity of images) Youtube and other IRRS’s social media channels (Twitter).
Below are samples of other photographs uploaded to the IRRS Flickr photo-stream:
A view inside Inchicore Works during the diesel-era on CIÉ, May 1971. © Kevin A Murray - Irish Railway Record Society
Installing the new concrete footbridge at Dun Laoghaire during the rebuilding of the station, May 1957. © Kevin A Murray - Irish Railway Record Society
Ex Midland Great Western locomotive No. 541 enters Westland Row, Dublin, during the mid-1950's. © Kevin A Murray - Irish Railway Record Society
Freshly repainted CIE Metrovick locomotive A37 departing Limerick Junction, July 1960. © Kevin A Murray - Irish Railway Record Society
County Donegal Railway scene at Strabane; diesel locomotive 11 "Phoenix" shunting coaching stock, while railcar 16 stands at the platform, August 1957. © Anthony E Bennett - Irish Railway Record Society
Great Northern 4-4-0 locomotive No. 73, pictured outside Enniskillen shed, August 1957. © Anthony E Bennett - Irish Railway Record Society
Great Northern Railway terminus at Carrickmacross, with weatherboard signal cabin, August 1957. © Anthony E Bennett - Irish Railway Record Society
CIÉ D17 Class 4-4-0 No. 16 enters Galway Station with a train from Limerick, July 1955. © Anthony E Bennett - Irish Railway Record Society
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