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:
