A snapshot of the 1970s, brought to you by archivists, artists and the Limerick Leader.
Timeline
Civil Defence dinner at the Savoy Hotel in 1971.
3rd Field Corp of Engineering dinner at Sarsfield Barracks, 1976
Chairs photographed for the Thomond Supply Comapny in 1970.
Firefighters at Pat Cullen Plant on the Ballysimon Road in 1971.
Garryowen versus Monaleen challenge match at Monaleen grounds in 1971
Spanish Point, 1971
Presentation of cups by Dr. John Holmes at Pery Square in 1971.
Killaloe yachting, May 1976
Regional Development Programme for Industry at the Savoy Hotel in 1971.
Limerick (0) versus Shamrock Rovers (0) at the Markets Field in 1971.
Musgrave Borthers personel shots
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Caherdavin Church under construction in 1970. It was officially opened in 1975,
McInerney Homes dinner dance at the Intercontinental Hotel in 1971.
Planting of Trees at St Patrick's Well in 1971.
Rosary Hill Convent pictures of Youth Group
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.
Killaloe in 1971
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Opening of new church at Dooradoyle in 1971.
Guinness Reception for the Limerick Soccer Team at the Shannon Arms Hotel in 1971.
Inaugural meeting of Estuarial Ports Authority at the County Courthouse in 1971.
Jacinta, David and Gavin Fitzpatrick. Prize winners at Clonmel and Clare Feis
T. Corroon's Bar and Lounge,Buttevant, Co. Cork, photographed for M.J. Hayes, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Volleyball competition, Parish Hall, Castleconnell, in 1971.
Limerick Flower Show at the Greenhills Hotel,1971.
Paddy Tobin photographed in 1970
Mayor's Ball at Royal George Hotel in 1971.
Shannonside Offices, photographed for Christmas Card in 1970.
Presentation to Canon Cooper at Kilmallock Hall 1971
Sports prizewinners from Villiers School photographed in May 1971, with Mr. John Ruddock, headmaster, front right.
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Clarina Stakes, coursing meeting, 1971
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Joan McGarry, Salesian Convent, 1976
Kilmallock Gate in 1971.
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
Presentation at Looney's Staff Dance, Parkway, 1971.
Presentation of Shamrock at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971, presumably in March,.
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.
Coursing Cup meeting at Mount Coote, Kilmallock, in 1970.
Variety Club of Ireland, children at the Royal Cinema, 1971.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
Safety First Awards at Cement Factory, 1976
Young Munsters versus Sundays Well in the Munster Senior Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Limerick motor rally drivers with their mini cars at Kilcornan in 1971.
Action shot from Garryspillane versus Boher hurling match at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, 1970.
Hartman Cup for the Limerick Golf Club, 1971.
Presentation made at John Meaney's shop in 1971.
Taking last vows at Laurel Hill Convent in 1971.
Regional Health Committee at Royal George Hotel in 1970
Champion of Fitt's Fatstock Sale 1971
Cork Constituion v Bohemians in the Munster Cup, Thomond Park, 1971.
Limerick versus Tipperary, hurling, 1976
Spanish Point, 1971
Killaloe yachting, May 1976
Mr. Michael McNamara,1971
Two boys in the Limerick Leader Works photographed for Bernard Carey in 1971.
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Arrival of American Governors at Railway Station and City Library, May 1976
Monaleen G.A.A. dinner dance 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.
Sexton Street C.B.S. gaelic football team at the Gaelic Grounds in 1970.
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
St Mary's Confraternity dinner dance at Parkway Motel in 1971
Jack Faulkener after winning three mouth organ competitions in succession, 1976
Council for the Blind at the Social Services Hall in 1971.
Reception Room in the Limerick Inn 1971.
De La Salle Secondary School, Hospital, football feam with Col�isti na Mumhan cup,1971.
Society of Dairy Technology, lecture at Cruise's Hotel in 1970
Mayor's visit to salesian's Fernbank, June 1975
John B Keane, author, playwright and long-time columnist with the Limerick Leader, at home in Listowel in 1971.
Winners of hampers at St George's Bar in 1971.
C.I.E. presentations and switching on of Christmas lights at Colbert Station in 1971.
Action shot of high jumper during North Munster Games held in the grounds of Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co. Limerick on Sunday, 5-24-1970.
Sheep at Killaloe
Terry Wogan, Limerick's well known BBC disc jockey, cuts the ribbon to officially open Hypersales Furniture Store on the Ennis road
Bord na nog Charity Walk at the Dock Road in 1971.
Kingston's Menswear photographed for an advertising feature in 1971.
O'Connell St., Limerick City, photographed using 200m lens in 1971.
Demostration of exercise machine, The Slimliner at Todds, 1976. The machine was produced by M and B Plastics, Raheen.
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Mayomen's dinner at Royal George Hotel in 1971.
Local Davis Cup star MichaelHickey who played a major part in arranging the scholarship for Don O'Connell
Salesian Past Pupils Dance at the Greenhills Hotel in 1971
Claughan Annual Dinner at the Parkway Motel in 1971.
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Helene Modes in 1971, photographed for advertising feature.
Ballynanty Hurling Teams 1970
Stewards of the Civil Defence at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
Builders Federation Dress Dance at Royal George, 1971.
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
FCA Dinner at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971.
Sr. Caomhan, Social Worker, photographed at Henry Street in 1970.
Greenhills Hotel Staff dress dance in 1971
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