Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit


My daughter was kind enough to wish all her family "Happy St. Patrick's Day" with a link to the National Library of Ireland Archive Glass Plates which have all now being digitized and are on line.



The above picture is from the collection.

I am fascinated rolling through them all, they are an extraordinary insight into Irish life between 1870 and 1954.

So I pass the gift on to you.

With a

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit.

And a picture of the real thing:

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8 Comments:

Anonymous nick said...

And a happy St Patrick's Day to you too! I suppose there's an even bigger incentive this year for Irish folk to get well and truly tipsy to forget the dire economic straits of their homeland!

Wed Mar 17, 06:41:00 AM NDT  
Anonymous Stan said...

Many happy returns from the grey-green isle, WWW! Thank you for the link to the National Library photos; I'm enjoying a browse.

Wed Mar 17, 07:00:00 AM NDT  
Blogger The Green Stone Woman said...

Im sorry, WWW, I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me. I'm all Dutch. It prevents me from joining into the celebrations, here in Holland. There will be no green beer for me. I do wish you a happy St Patrick's Day.

Wed Mar 17, 07:23:00 AM NDT  
Blogger Sean Jeating said...

So you are also celebrating that a certain Patrick once expelled all snakes from Hiberna, and since the Emerald Island is swarming with priests?
Anyway, a lovely day everybody.
Sláinte!

Wed Mar 17, 08:16:00 AM NDT  
Blogger Twain12 said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Wed Mar 17, 08:58:00 AM NDT  
Anonymous R J Adams said...

And a Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit to you, also. Begorrah! (Yes, I know a true Irish person would never use that!) ;-)

Wed Mar 17, 09:21:00 AM NDT  
Blogger Twilight said...

Super photographs - love the fashions, wouldn't have loved the upkeep of 'em though :-)

Have a good St. Pat's WWW!

Wed Mar 17, 12:41:00 PM NDT  
Blogger laurie said...

oh these pictures are terrific!

and the cartoon as well.

Fri Mar 19, 09:19:00 PM NDT  

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