A 19th century view of Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street), central Dublin Ireland in 1896.
Sackville Street was Dublin city's main thoroughfare until 1924 when it was renamed to honour Daniel O'Connell, Irish Parlimentarian & Nationalist leader. A pair of horse-drawn trams are visible on their tracks, with the Daniel O'Connell monument & Nelson's Pillar in background. The electrification of the city's tram services began the same year with the line between Haddington Road & Dalkey. ![]() Early 1900's photo shows the fashionable Gresham Hotel in central Dublin, with stationary hackney carriages nearby & electric tram heading towards Parnell Monument c1905. The hotel was destroyed by fire during Civil War hostilities in 1922, but was re-built & reopened in 1927. ![]() Dublin photo c1905 Sackville street near Gresham Hotel, shopfronts with veranda canopies & Nelson's Pillar.
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Metropole Hotel, Sackville Street.![]() Early 1900's photo of Metropole Hotel by William Lawrence. Shops on ground floor with veranda canopies, Prince's Street & GPO building to the right.
The hotel was damaged by shelling & reduced to rubble during the 1916 Easter uprising hostilities. |
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Dublin's Sackville Street view from Aston Quay c1905 with horse trams, shopfront canopies, Daniel O'Connell monument & Nelson's Pillar.
Horse-drawn tram on Aston quay with advert for Pigotts pianos. |
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19th century Dublin photograph circa 1895, view from Bachelors Walk in Dublin city center, across Sackville Street & O'Connell Bridge (formerly the Carlisle Bridge) to Eden Quay. Horse-drawn tram with adverts for Van Houten's Cocoa & Donnellys sausages. The Customs House designed by James Gandon is visible in background. The lattice bridge over the river Liffey
was built with the expansion of the railway network c1891.
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Early 20th century view from O'Connell Bridge towards Daniel O'Connell monument & Nelson's Pillar in 1905. Colourised image by Palette.fm
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Central Dublin in 1900.![]() View of Sackville Street ( now O'Connell Street ) in 1900. Vintage street scene with horse traps and tram, Nelson's Pillar in the background.
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![]() A late nineteenth century photo of Lower Rathmines Road & Town Hall clock building c1895. |
![]() Rathmines village on the Dublin city's south side c1910. Main street view with tram tracks & Rathmines Town Hall clock tower.
Rathmines had one of the first Dublin tramways, opened on February 1st 1872, it was 2 and a half miles in length and extended from Stephens Green to Terenure via Rathmines. The line's construction cost £3,500 per mile of single track.
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A rare turn-of-the century view of 1901 Edwardian Dublin & College Green in this short colourised movie video. |
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Antique Irish prints.![]() 19th century Dublin Digitally restored 19th century Dublin city & Ireland countryside prints.
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Dublin trams history & colourised photo slideshow of old city trams, includes Dublin United tramway routes in 1896.
Ireland picture postcards featuring Dublin landmarks, street scenes & Irish country scenery images.
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