A snapshot of the 1970s, brought to you by archivists, artists and the Limerick Leader.
Timeline
John B Keane, author, playwright and long-time columnist with the Limerick Leader, at home in Listowel in 1971.
Opening of Burlington Industries factory premises at Clonlara, Co. Clare, May 1976
Crescent Shopping Centre, 1976
Clancy's window display
Action shot from St John's Boxing Club Tournament at Parkway 1970.
Prize winners from Adare Convent School in 1971.
Meeting on or about a university held at the Chamber of Commerce 1971.
The Limerick Inn Hotel, photographed in 1971.
Watergate Flats photographed in 1971.
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
The repatriation of the body of Frank Stagg at Shannon Airport from Wakefield Prison in Britain where he died on hunger strike on 12 February 1976.
FCA Dinner at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971.
Trudy's Boutique - photo shoot at People's Park for advertising feature in 1971.
Opening of Rooney Auctioneers by Gerard Collins T.D. and Mayor Liddy in attendance in 1971.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
Monaleen G.A.A. dinner dance in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
25, Westfields, North Circular Road, Limerick, photographed for Louis de Courcy, Auctioneer, in 1971.
Kilmallock Gate in 1971.
Inaugural meeting of Estuarial Ports Authority at the County Courthouse in 1971.
Mrs Margaret Liddy, foundress of NIHE, in 1971
Bruff dinner in London in 1970
Garryowen versus Monaleen challenge match at Monaleen grounds in 1971
Chairs photographed for the Thomond Supply Comapny in 1970.
Guinness Reception for the Limerick Soccer Team at the Shannon Arms Hotel in 1971.
Thomond -v- Richmond at Thomond Park in 1971.
Colette McEnnis of Mayorstone Park, pupil of the Salesian Convent, photographed at the Limerick Leader Office in 1971.
Spanish Point, 1971
Limerick's dinner in London in 1970.
Donald Keane, Riverside Inn, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, in 1970
Mayor Liddy opens the Young Motherhood Boutique in Cecil St. in 1971.
Presentation of cups by Dr. John Holmes at Pery Square in 1971.
Regional Development Programme for Industry at the Savoy Hotel in 1971.
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Killaloe yachting, May 1976
Planting of Trees at St Patrick's Well in 1971.
Mr and Mrs Tom Foley and four children taken at Limerick Leader Office in May 1970
Stephen F Stokes and Co Cecil Street 1970
Little girl in first communion outfit in 1971 (photographed for John O'Shaughnessy).
John Wright, photographer with the Limerick Leader, photographed in 1970.
Rosary Hill Convent pictures of Youth Group
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Firefighters at Pat Cullen Plant on the Ballysimon Road in 1971.
Dinner for Limerick Soccer Team at Cruise's Hotel in 1971.
Mike Foley, Music Student at UCD, in 1971.
Australian Ambassador presents books to City Library with Mayor Liddy in attendance in 1970.
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
Chairs photographed for Thomond Supply Ltd in 1970.
C.I.E. presentations and switching on of Christmas lights at Colbert Station in 1971.
Fedamore dinner dance at Parkway Motel in 1970
Limerick Leader, 1971
Paddy Tobin photographed in 1970
O'Connell St., Limerick City, photographed using 200m lens in 1971.
Coursing Cup meeting at Mount Coote, Kilmallock, in 1970.
Cork Constituion v Bohemians in the Munster Cup, Thomond Park, 1971.
Shannonside Offices, photographed for Christmas Card in 1970.
Crescent Shopping Centre feature (Part 2), 1976
Clare Lakelands Hotel Scariff 1971
Askeaton Belle of the Ball, 1971.
Presentation to Canon Cooper at Kilmallock Hall 1971
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Houses for sale in Ballysheedy and Castletroy
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Kingston's Menswear photographed for an advertising feature in 1971.
Copy map (Clara, Co. Offaly) for J. O'Donovan, 1971.
The repatriation of the body of Frank Stagg at Shannon Airport from Wakefield Prison in Britain where he died on hunger strike on 12 February 1976.
Surfing at Lahinch in 1971.
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Tumbleweed Showband, Royal George Hotel, 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
Garryspillane dinner at the Royal George Hotel in 1971
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Limerick v Bohemians in the 2nd Round of the FAI Cup at the Markets Field in 1971.
Woman protesting outside offices of Limerick County Council, O'Connell Street, in 1971, displaying placards: Bid to Transfer Property to Tenant; Oh Limerick! What Crimes are Committed in Thy Name; and Attempted Transfer of Property to Tenant.
McInerney Homes dinner dance at the Intercontinental Hotel in 1971.
Presentation of Shamrock at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971, presumably in March,.
Safety First Awards at Cement Factory, 1976
Chairs photographed for the Thomond Supply Comapny in 1970.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
Presentation made at John Meaney's shop in 1971.
Bord na nog Charity Walk at the Dock Road in 1971.
Tim O'Brien, President of Junior Chamber, in 1971.
Jemni Productions at Town Hall in 1971
Regional Health Committee at Royal George Hotel in 1970
Spanish Point, 1971
Last train from Limerick to Claremorris, 1976
Mayor's Ball at Royal George Hotel in 1971.
Geraldine Taylor, Irish Dancer, April 75
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Zonta Club Presentation of Presidential hammer to Mrs Camble by Miss Irene Daly
Catholic Institute, Limerick versus Church of Ireland Cork, ladies hockey Cup, 1976
Side view of Triumph Spitfire taken in 1970
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
Sexton Street C.B.S. gaelic football team at the Gaelic Grounds in 1970.
St Mary's Confraternity dinner dance at Parkway Motel in 1971
Reception Room in the Limerick Inn 1971.
Society of Dairy Technology, lecture at Cruise's Hotel in 1970
Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery in 1971
Cormac O'Connor's House Castletroy for Louis de Courcy 1971