The destruction of Phibsborough's built heritage since 1956.
I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#Dublin #Ireland #Heritage #HeritageAtRisk #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #History #TheColourOfIreland
I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#Dublin #Ireland #Heritage #HeritageAtRisk #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #History #TheColourOfIreland
September 29, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The destruction of Phibsborough's built heritage since 1956.
I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#Dublin #Ireland #Heritage #HeritageAtRisk #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #History #TheColourOfIreland
I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#Dublin #Ireland #Heritage #HeritageAtRisk #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #History #TheColourOfIreland
The destruction of Phibsborough's built heritage since 1956.
An aerial photograph of Dalymount Park, Dublin, showing Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany. I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#TheColourOfIreland
An aerial photograph of Dalymount Park, Dublin, showing Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany. I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#TheColourOfIreland
September 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The destruction of Phibsborough's built heritage since 1956.
An aerial photograph of Dalymount Park, Dublin, showing Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany. I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#TheColourOfIreland
An aerial photograph of Dalymount Park, Dublin, showing Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany. I’ve colourised the image and annotated it in red to highlight buildings and structures that were later demolished.
#TheColourOfIreland
Bringing Ireland's History to Life. 🇮🇪 v 🇩🇪⚽️
My restored, colourised aerial photograph of 40,000 in Dalymount Park, Dublin, watching Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany in an international friendly on 25 November 1956.
#Dublin #Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
My restored, colourised aerial photograph of 40,000 in Dalymount Park, Dublin, watching Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany in an international friendly on 25 November 1956.
#Dublin #Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
September 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Bringing Ireland's History to Life. 🇮🇪 v 🇩🇪⚽️
My restored, colourised aerial photograph of 40,000 in Dalymount Park, Dublin, watching Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany in an international friendly on 25 November 1956.
#Dublin #Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
My restored, colourised aerial photograph of 40,000 in Dalymount Park, Dublin, watching Ireland’s 3–0 victory over West Germany in an international friendly on 25 November 1956.
#Dublin #Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
My colourised footage of the 1936 match shows huge crowds at Dalymount Park in Dublin as Ireland secured a famous 5–2 victory over Germany. It was a dramatic reversal: Ireland had played Germany only once before, losing 3–1 in Dortmund in May 1935.
#Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
#Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
September 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
My colourised footage of the 1936 match shows huge crowds at Dalymount Park in Dublin as Ireland secured a famous 5–2 victory over Germany. It was a dramatic reversal: Ireland had played Germany only once before, losing 3–1 in Dortmund in May 1935.
#Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
#Ireland #History #COYBIG #TheColourOfIreland
Photograph of William T. Cosgrave hoisting the Dublin City flag on City Hall during the Irish authorities taking over possession, 1922.
🇮🇪🏰🏰🏰
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
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#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
January 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Photograph of William T. Cosgrave hoisting the Dublin City flag on City Hall during the Irish authorities taking over possession, 1922.
🇮🇪🏰🏰🏰
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
🇮🇪🏰🏰🏰
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
Photo of the platform of Glasnevin railway station, which operated from 1901 to 1910. The platform was demolished in 1916, but some of the station's red-bricked outbuildings still remain behind the Bernard Shaw pub. 🚂🚃
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
December 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Photo of the platform of Glasnevin railway station, which operated from 1901 to 1910. The platform was demolished in 1916, but some of the station's red-bricked outbuildings still remain behind the Bernard Shaw pub. 🚂🚃
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
I love this photo, taken by Father Francis Browne, showing handball being played at Fern Castle in Wexford. 🏰
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I love this photo, taken by Father Francis Browne, showing handball being played at Fern Castle in Wexford. 🏰
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
Once describe it as “the jolliest little railway in the world” the Waterford to Tramore line opened in September 1853. After more than 100 years of service, the last trains ran on 31 December 1960 and the line closed on 1 January 1961. 🚂🚃🏖️
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Once describe it as “the jolliest little railway in the world” the Waterford to Tramore line opened in September 1853. After more than 100 years of service, the last trains ran on 31 December 1960 and the line closed on 1 January 1961. 🚂🚃🏖️
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
Rice's Pub on St. Stephen's Green & Dandelion Market on South King Street were demolished in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The Slazenger family had assembled the site over 15 years, beginning in 1966.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Rice's Pub on St. Stephen's Green & Dandelion Market on South King Street were demolished in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The Slazenger family had assembled the site over 15 years, beginning in 1966.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
This 1956 aerial shows the construction of Con Colbert Road at Islandbridge. The image captures the road alongside the Irish National War Memorial Park and the now filled-in mill pond (which I've highlighted) that once powered the mill wheel of the Hibernian Mills in Kilmainham.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This 1956 aerial shows the construction of Con Colbert Road at Islandbridge. The image captures the road alongside the Irish National War Memorial Park and the now filled-in mill pond (which I've highlighted) that once powered the mill wheel of the Hibernian Mills in Kilmainham.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪⛪️🛶
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪⛪️🛶
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪🐂🐕
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
October 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪🐂🐕
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
31 Too Young To Die.
Seán Collins beside the coffin of his brother, Michael Collins in #Dublin's City Hall where he lay in state for three days following his death at Béal na mBláth in Cork.
The photo was taken on 27th August 1922.
📚#TheColourOfIreland 🇮🇪 #Treaty21 #Éire #Irish
Seán Collins beside the coffin of his brother, Michael Collins in #Dublin's City Hall where he lay in state for three days following his death at Béal na mBláth in Cork.
The photo was taken on 27th August 1922.
📚#TheColourOfIreland 🇮🇪 #Treaty21 #Éire #Irish
August 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My coloured Robert French c.1900 photo shows tram number 119 travelling along Irishtown Road in the inner suburb of Dublin City. Irishtown (An Baile Gaelach) originated as a settlement in the 1400s when the English expelled the Irish from within the city walls of Dublin.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
July 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My coloured Robert French c.1900 photo shows tram number 119 travelling along Irishtown Road in the inner suburb of Dublin City. Irishtown (An Baile Gaelach) originated as a settlement in the 1400s when the English expelled the Irish from within the city walls of Dublin.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪⛪️
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane showing, in the background, Synod's Hall of Christ Church Cathedral and the medieval tower of the old St. Michael's Church in the Dublin Liberties.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane showing, in the background, Synod's Hall of Christ Church Cathedral and the medieval tower of the old St. Michael's Church in the Dublin Liberties.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
July 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪⛪️
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane showing, in the background, Synod's Hall of Christ Church Cathedral and the medieval tower of the old St. Michael's Church in the Dublin Liberties.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane showing, in the background, Synod's Hall of Christ Church Cathedral and the medieval tower of the old St. Michael's Church in the Dublin Liberties.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
Then and Now
📅 c1900 and in 2022
📌Michael's Lane (now St. Michael's Close) in the Dublin Liberties behind Synod Hall (Dubinia) in Dublin City.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/P5NhA8td9DWZ...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
📅 c1900 and in 2022
📌Michael's Lane (now St. Michael's Close) in the Dublin Liberties behind Synod Hall (Dubinia) in Dublin City.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/P5NhA8td9DWZ...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
July 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Then and Now
📅 c1900 and in 2022
📌Michael's Lane (now St. Michael's Close) in the Dublin Liberties behind Synod Hall (Dubinia) in Dublin City.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/P5NhA8td9DWZ...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
📅 c1900 and in 2022
📌Michael's Lane (now St. Michael's Close) in the Dublin Liberties behind Synod Hall (Dubinia) in Dublin City.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/P5NhA8td9DWZ...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
Hidden background details of Michael's Lane in the Dublin Liberties, close to Christ Church Cathedral, circa 1900.
1: Black and White Cat 🐈⬛
2: Women's clothes brokers meeting🤝
3: Workman 🚧👷
4: Water Pump 🚰
5: The Washing🧥👖👗
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
1: Black and White Cat 🐈⬛
2: Women's clothes brokers meeting🤝
3: Workman 🚧👷
4: Water Pump 🚰
5: The Washing🧥👖👗
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
July 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Hidden background details of Michael's Lane in the Dublin Liberties, close to Christ Church Cathedral, circa 1900.
1: Black and White Cat 🐈⬛
2: Women's clothes brokers meeting🤝
3: Workman 🚧👷
4: Water Pump 🚰
5: The Washing🧥👖👗
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
1: Black and White Cat 🐈⬛
2: Women's clothes brokers meeting🤝
3: Workman 🚧👷
4: Water Pump 🚰
5: The Washing🧥👖👗
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
July 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪👧🧒👚👖👗
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane in the Dublin Liberties close to Christ Church in Dublin City features the local clothes brokers when the lane was a poverty-stricken area.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane in the Dublin Liberties close to Christ Church in Dublin City features the local clothes brokers when the lane was a poverty-stricken area.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
July 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪👧🧒👚👖👗
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane in the Dublin Liberties close to Christ Church in Dublin City features the local clothes brokers when the lane was a poverty-stricken area.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
My restored and coloured Robert French c.1900 photo of Michael's Lane in the Dublin Liberties close to Christ Church in Dublin City features the local clothes brokers when the lane was a poverty-stricken area.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
Then and Now
📅 1895 and in 2024
📌The Malahide Seawater Baths on the Coast Road in Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/y5DPauAUVwQC...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
📅 1895 and in 2024
📌The Malahide Seawater Baths on the Coast Road in Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/y5DPauAUVwQC...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Then and Now
📅 1895 and in 2024
📌The Malahide Seawater Baths on the Coast Road in Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/y5DPauAUVwQC...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
📅 1895 and in 2024
📌The Malahide Seawater Baths on the Coast Road in Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
🧐Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/y5DPauAUVwQC...
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland #History
My coloured 1895 Robert French photo of The Malahide Seawater Baths in Malahide, County Dublin. Sadly, the baths were demolished in 1984, and an apartment block now stands in their place on the corner of Bath Avenue, immediately beyond the Grand Hotel towards Portmarnock.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
July 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My coloured 1895 Robert French photo of The Malahide Seawater Baths in Malahide, County Dublin. Sadly, the baths were demolished in 1984, and an apartment block now stands in their place on the corner of Bath Avenue, immediately beyond the Grand Hotel towards Portmarnock.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪⛪️👒🚂🚧
My restored and coloured c.1900 photo from the Eason Photographic Collection of Church Street in the coastal settlement of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
My restored and coloured c.1900 photo from the Eason Photographic Collection of Church Street in the coastal settlement of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
July 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪⛪️👒🚂🚧
My restored and coloured c.1900 photo from the Eason Photographic Collection of Church Street in the coastal settlement of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
My restored and coloured c.1900 photo from the Eason Photographic Collection of Church Street in the coastal settlement of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
The transformation of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin, since 1953 has been remarkable. This growth can largely be attributed to developers who recognised the area's potential in the 1960s, leading to the construction of numerous housing estates.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
June 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The transformation of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin, since 1953 has been remarkable. This growth can largely be attributed to developers who recognised the area's potential in the 1960s, leading to the construction of numerous housing estates.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin #Ireland
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪🛩️📷🚂⛳️
My coloured 1953 aerial photo of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, Co. Dublin. The photo features St Sylvester's Catholic Church and the railway line crossing the Broadmeadow estuary on the Broadmeadow viaduct, known locally as "The Arches."
#TheColourOfIreland
My coloured 1953 aerial photo of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, Co. Dublin. The photo features St Sylvester's Catholic Church and the railway line crossing the Broadmeadow estuary on the Broadmeadow viaduct, known locally as "The Arches."
#TheColourOfIreland
June 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪🛩️📷🚂⛳️
My coloured 1953 aerial photo of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, Co. Dublin. The photo features St Sylvester's Catholic Church and the railway line crossing the Broadmeadow estuary on the Broadmeadow viaduct, known locally as "The Arches."
#TheColourOfIreland
My coloured 1953 aerial photo of Malahide (Mullach Íde) in Fingal, Co. Dublin. The photo features St Sylvester's Catholic Church and the railway line crossing the Broadmeadow estuary on the Broadmeadow viaduct, known locally as "The Arches."
#TheColourOfIreland
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪⛳️
My coloured 1895 photo of the original Malahide Golf Links course and pavilion. The club was founded in 1892 by one of Ireland's foremost painters, Nathaniel Hone, with a shore links course close to the Grand Hotel in Malahide Village.
#TheColourOfIreland
My coloured 1895 photo of the original Malahide Golf Links course and pavilion. The club was founded in 1892 by one of Ireland's foremost painters, Nathaniel Hone, with a shore links course close to the Grand Hotel in Malahide Village.
#TheColourOfIreland
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bringing Ireland's Past to Life 🇮🇪⛳️
My coloured 1895 photo of the original Malahide Golf Links course and pavilion. The club was founded in 1892 by one of Ireland's foremost painters, Nathaniel Hone, with a shore links course close to the Grand Hotel in Malahide Village.
#TheColourOfIreland
My coloured 1895 photo of the original Malahide Golf Links course and pavilion. The club was founded in 1892 by one of Ireland's foremost painters, Nathaniel Hone, with a shore links course close to the Grand Hotel in Malahide Village.
#TheColourOfIreland