A snapshot of the 1970s, brought to you by archivists, artists and the Limerick Leader.
Timeline
Limerick Flower Show at the Greenhills Hotel,1971.
John B Keane, author, playwright and long-time columnist with the Limerick Leader, at home in Listowel in 1971.
Spanish Point, 1971
Interior of Jack Glynn's Music Store, showing musical instruments, photographed for advertising in 1971.
Staff of the National Bank of Ireland 1971
Kingston's Menswear photographed for an advertising feature in 1971.
FCA in training at Kilworth army camp in Co. Cork
Two girls at Shannonside Offices, O'Connell Street, in 1971.
Mayomen's dinner at Royal George Hotel in 1971.
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Monaleen G.A.A. dinner dance in 1971.
Tom Hayes, Coursing Cups, 1971.
Helene Modes in 1971, photographed for advertising feature.
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
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.
Disabled children at Richard Harris's house in Kilkee, Co. Clare in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
New facade for Boyd's premises on William Street in 1971.
Julie Anne Collopy, Irish dancer, 1976
Crash of steam roller at bank in 1971.
Winners of hampers at St George's Bar in 1971.
Traveller wedding photographed at Limerick Leader office in 1971.
Dundalk Beauty Contest at the Two Mile Inn in 1971.
Opening of a school, location unknown,.
Fonsie O'Brien (photographed for Dick Naughton), 1976
Terry Wogan, Limerick's well known BBC disc jockey, was back on home soil to officially open Hypersales Furniture Store on the Ennis road
Last train from Limerick to Claremorris, 1976
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
Limerick motor rally drivers with their mini cars at Kilcornan in 1971.
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
President of Ireland, Cearbhall � D�laigh, visits the Crescent Hall in 1975 and is greeted by the Mayor of Limerick, Patrick Kennedy.
Crescent Shopping Centre, 1976
Photos of dancing winners from Salesian School, Fernbank, in 1971.
Anne O'Doherty, champion dancer, in 1971.
Thomond -v- Richmond at Thomond Park in 1971.
Cork Constituion v Bohemians in the Munster Cup, Thomond Park, 1971.
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
Table photographed for the Thomond Cabinet Factory in 1971.
John Wright, 1971
Sr Corboy's House, 'Fort Prospect', Roxboro Road, (Rathbane), Limerick, which was for auction on Friday, June 5, 1970 at 12 noon, Wm. B. Fitt and Co., Auctioneers, picture taken on 11-5-1970.
Coursing Cup meeting at Mount Coote, Kilmallock, in 1970.
Pub in Ballyagran, photographed for adversitisng feature in 1971.
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
Young Scientist of the Year winners from Laurel Hill, Helen Crowley and Susan Fennelly, 1976
Opening of the Glentworth Hotel with Brian Lenihan T.D. in attendance in 1971.
Golden Spur Inn, Kilmallock, photographed for P.J. O'Donnell, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Clare Lakelands Hotel Scariff 1971
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
Group from Monaleen school who won the group impersonation compeition at Feile Luimn� and Mary Moore in 1971
Audrey's Boutique fashion show at Greenhills in 1970
Mayor Liddy leaves for New York in 1971.
Pop group photographed at the People's Park, Limerick, for Dick Naughton, in 1971.
Cormac O'Connor's House Castletroy for Louis de Courcy 1971
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Interior shot of sittingroom including brick fireplace of new showhouse at Caherdavin Heights, Limerick, part of McInerney's Homes Feature taken on 5-15-1970.
Leavy's Shoe Shop photographed for advertising in 1971.
O'Connell St., Limerick City, photographed using 200m lens in 1971.
The Limerick Inn Hotel, photographed in 1971.
Bruff dinner in London in 1970
Limerick versus Tipperary at Gaelic Grounds
Munster versus Ulster at Thomond Park, Limerick, in 1971.
Sarsfield Barracks, Cross Country Champions, in 1971.
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
Copy made in 1971 of a book page featuring a photograph of the Pipers' Club, Dublin, after the Union Pipes Competition in the Rotunda, Dublin, on 2 July 1912.
Group shot of six men with trophies taken at Garryowen victory dinner at the Savoy, May 1970.
Presentation of twin-tub washing machine at Boyd's in 1971.
Miss Limerick pictured at Winston's 1971
Trudy's Boutique - photo shoot at People's Park for advertising feature in 1971.
Houses for sale in Ballysheedy and Castletroy
Twins, Eamon and Michael Grimes, in their confirmation outfits, St Michael's, 1976
Young man phtotograhed for Hotspur in 1971.
Opening of Kingdom Typewriters, O'Connell Street, by Mayor Liddy 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.
Denis Pritchard Aughanish island story with J. Walsh
Last train from Limerick to Claremorris, 1976
Rang VI (6th Class) Scoil Mhuire (Bun Scoil) in 1971.
Jemni Productions at Town Hall in 1971
C.I.E. presentations and switching on of Christmas lights at Colbert Station in 1971.
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Crash at Hurler's Cross in 1971.
Crescent Shopping Centre feature (Part 2), 1976
Ballynanty Hurling Teams 1970
The style of a prospective champion. Don O Connell who leavs for the United States on a tennis scholarship on Monday next, seen in practice atthe Limerick Lawn Tennis Club.
Thomond -v- Richmond at Thomond Park in 1971.
Limerick Adult Education press conference at Shannonside Offices, Limerick in 1970
Armchair photographed for the Thomond Cabinet Factory in 1971.
Triumph Spitfire taken in 1970
Garryspillane dinner at the Royal George Hotel in 1971
Patrickswell G.A.A., dinner at Parkway Motel, 1971.
Kieran Moloney, Sports Star, (photographed for JM) in 1971.
Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery in 1971
McAuliffe's Pub, Fedamore, Co. Limerick - photographed for Louis de Courcy (Auctioneers) in 1971.
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
Gerard Horan, Old Christian's GAA Club Star, 1970
Smith's Renault garage and its staff, photographed for advertising feature, 1971
