A snapshot of the 1970s, brought to you by archivists, artists and the Limerick Leader.
Timeline
Joan McGarry, Salesian Convent, 1976
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.
Kilmallock Gate in 1971.
Winners of guitar competition at the Salesian Convent, Fernbank, in 1971.
Car damaged by falling tree at Adare in 1971.
Golden Spur Inn, Kilmallock, photographed for P.J. O'Donnell, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
House photographed for Mr. Fitzgerald, Hurler's Cross, in 1971.
Limerick motor rally drivers with their mini cars at Kilcornan in 1971.
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Limerick's dinner in London in 1970.
Limerick versus Tipperary, hurling, 1976
Mayor Liddy opens the Young Motherhood Boutique in Cecil St. in 1971.
Cork Constituion v Bohemians in the Munster Cup, Thomond Park, 1971.
O'Connell's Supermarket opens at the Fairgreen in 1971 (photographed for an advertising feature).
Killaloe yachting, May 1976
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
Mr and Mrs Tom Foley and four children taken at Limerick Leader Office in May 1970
Limerick v Bohemians in the 2nd Round of the FAI Cup at the Markets Field in 1971.
Council for the Blind at the Social Services Hall in 1971.
De La Salle Secondary School, Hospital, football feam with Col�isti na Mumhan cup,1971.
Pub in Ballyagran, photographed for adversitisng feature in 1971.
Young Munsters versus Sundays Well in the Munster Senior Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Mike Foley, Music Student at UCD, in 1971.
St. Michael's Rowing Club anniversary dinner at the Parkway, 1976
Jack Faulkener after winning three mouth organ competitions in succession, 1976
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Rents Pictures, 1971.
Coursing Cup meeting at Mount Coote, Kilmallock, in 1970.
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Staff of the National Bank of Ireland 1971
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
John B Keane, author, playwright and long-time columnist with the Limerick Leader, at home in Listowel in 1971.
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
Near Lahinch, Co. Clare, by Ger Saunders in 1971.
Anne O'Doherty, champion dancer, in 1971.
Opening of the Glentworth Hotel in 1971
A happy group pictured at the Parkway
Mr. Murphy's premises on Dock Road, 1976
Passport Photographs taken for P. Cantillon in 1971.
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Kingston's Menswear photographed for an advertising feature in 1971.
Local Davis Cup star MichaelHickey who played a major part in arranging the scholarship for Don O'Connell
Tom Hayes, Coursing Cups, 1971.
O'Connell St., Limerick City, photographed using 200m lens in 1971.
Sexton Street C.B.S. gaelic football team at the Gaelic Grounds in 1970.
The Limerick Inn Hotel, photographed 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.
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Chair photographed for the Thomond Cabinet Factory in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
Winners of Under 5/6 Speech Drama from the Salesian Convent in 1971.
Sheep at Killaloe
McInerney Homes dinner dance at the Intercontinental Hotel in 1971.
Mr. Hanley photographed for Joe Donovan in 1971
Dundalk Beauty Contest at the Two Mile Inn in 1971.
C.B.S. past pupils dinner at Parkway Motel in 1970
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Clare Lakelands Hotel Scariff 1971
Freedom of City conferred upon Dr Wyse Jackson at St. Mary's Cathedral in 1971.
Last train from Limerick to Claremorris, 1976
Mayor and priests and audience at blessing of boats at Limerick Boat Club Centenary Celebrations 13-5-1970. Sarsfield bridge with bus, boat club and 1916 memorial can be seen in the background.
Mayor's Ball at Royal George Hotel in 1971.
Garryowen versus Monaleen challenge match at Monaleen grounds in 1971
Photographs of fishing and shooting amenitiesin Limerick in 1971.
Thomond -v- Richmond at Thomond Park in 1971.
Girl who found bottle, 1971.
Boyd's interior, photographed for advertising, in 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.Sr Corboy's House Rathbane for Wm B Fitt and Co 11-5-1970
FCA Dinner at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971.
Limerick v Bohemians in the 2nd Round of the FAI Cup at the Markets Field in 1971.
John Wright, 1971
Presentation at County Library 1970
Pub in Ballyagran, photographed for adversitisng feature in 1971.
Smith's Renault garage and its staff, photographed for advertising feature, 1971
Stephen F Stokes and Co Cecil Street 1970
Crescent Shopping Centre, 1976
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Burl Ives at Todds Department Store in 1971.
Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery in 1971
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
Ger Younger, Soccer Star, 1970.
Presentation at Looney's Staff Dance, Parkway, 1971.
School of Building, Mary Street, 1976
Commander Feunech, Fenech, with dogs at home in Castletroy 1971
Soaking up the sun in Limerick! Nigerain tourists: Dr P. J. Udenze, Mrs P. I. Udenze and Mr L. N. Egenti. Dr Udenze was formally a member of staff at Barrington's Hospital, Limerick.
Ports Unity Press Conference at the Shannon Arms Hotel in 1971.
Bruff dinner in London in 1970
Aer Lingus present team captain with jersey 1970
The Limerick Inn Hotel, photographed in 1971.
Dick Emery at Savoy, February 1976
Watergate Flats photographed 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.
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Armchair photographed for the Thomond Cabinet Factory in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.