15 images on negative and contact sheets.
Photographs of Piaras Ó Gaora, standing by a road next to a map of Conamara.
15 images on negative and contact sheets.
Photographs of Piaras Ó Gaora, standing by a road next to a map of Conamara.
17 images on negative and contact sheets.
Photographs of a picnic on Coral Strand. Children playing in the water.
Black and white photographs taken during production of revue performances at the Pike Theatre. Captions on reverse details "1st Pike Review" and "Review Pike Summer '54". Pictured include Genevieve Lyon and others. Photographers named as The Irish News Agency and also M.J. & G Briggs Photographers, Herbert Lane, Dublin.
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 29 images.
Road to Dublin, indexed 'Procession', and featuring a group of people walking on the road, carrying a makeshift altar with a statue of the Virgin Mary, and a vase of flowers. Photographs of two men standing in front of Carraroe Church holding a 'níl' flyer as part of the Maastricht Treaty referendum campaign. One of the men is Sean Joe Coleman. Pictures of children in the playground of Carraroe National School (Scoil Mhic Dara).
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images. Photographs taken at the Plearacha.
Presentation being made to Mary Iveagh Uí Conghaile by Peadar Ó Tuathail, mayor. Donncha Ó hEallaithe, and some other members of the Pléaracha committee are in the background of the photographs.
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images.
Photographs taken in Tí Cualáin, of performances as part of the Pléaracha competition, possibly sean nós singing. Liam Mac an Iomaire and Joe Steve Neachtain are photographed behind the microphone, with additional performances from Roisin Elsafty, Sarah Grealish, Micheal Máire Gabha, Nan Tom Taimin, Caitríona Ní Ceannabháin, and Dara Bán, who is presented with a trophy by Donncha Ó hEallaithe in a later photograph.
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images.
Photographs of the opening of the Pléaracha, with Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Michael D Higgins in attendance. He is photographed sitting with Donncha Ó hÉallaithe. Group photographs, and images of Roisin Ni Mhannin and Coilin Darach of Rosmuc sean-nós dancing, and music by Johnny Pheter Connolly on the accordion.
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 12 images.
Photographs of an estate house in ruin identified as being in Ballinderreen. Photographs from the Pléaracha in 1993, the first Pléaracha competition founded by the Combat Poverty Agency. Among those included in the photographs are Johnny Mháirtín Learraí, and Johnny Pheter Connolly playing the accordion. Seosamh Ó Cuaig also photographed.
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 33 images.
Photographs taken at a sean-nós dancing competition in the Cistin, part of the Pléaracha. Different performers are photographed including some wearing costumes. Pádraic Ó hOibicín is the only dancer identified.