by Felix M. Larkin, vice-chair of the NLI Society and member of the NLI’s statutory Readers Advisory Committee. His book Terror and Discord: The Shemus Cartoons in the Freeman’s Journal, 1920–1924 was published by A&A Farmar in 2009 In December 2006 the National Library of Ireland acquired some 250 original drawings of the Shemus cartoons […]
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by Pól Ó Duibhir, retired and family history researcher The Connection – The day was 16 June 1946. The man in the sweetshop collapsed and died on the spot. There would be no cartoon of this event. But it was not easily forgotten in the sweetshop owner’s family. The man was Gordon Brewster, artist and […]
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Wiltshire Collection Online by Orla Fitzpatrick, Irish photo historian October 1998 was a very exciting time to start working at the National Photographic Archive (NPA). The O’Donnell & Tuomey designed building had just opened in Temple Bar, Dublin and the staff were busy with the task of unpacking the vast photographic collection. As a Research […]
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![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7905/33499277288_a7f86b59d6.jpg ""Changing signal, Howth, Co. Dublin" is actually Broadstone")
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7904/47366596881_b004337987.jpg ""Head Office, Cable Station, Waterville, Co. Kerry" is really Valentia")
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7837/33340776618_01090cc8d1.jpg ""Wellington from F's room. Fishing"")
