A view of Pennington's Chemist, 34, O'Connell Street (on the corner with Roches Street) in 1971. Also in the shot are R. Casey's premises and D. Hayes Fish Stores on Roches Street and Gas Luimn�, The Dublin Shoe Co. and Woolworth on O'Connell Street.

Des Kelly, professional football player from Limerick in 1971 (photographed for John O'Shaughnessy).

Jemni Productions at Town Hall in 1971

FCA Dinner at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971.

John Wright, 1971

Surfing at Lahinch in 1971.

Press Reception at the Royal George Hotel for Mikado in 1971.

Tumbleweed Showband, Royal George Hotel, 1971.

Kevin Wallace of the Gabrielle Wallace School of Speech and Drama in 1971.

Limerick v Bohemians in the 2nd Round of the FAI Cup at the Markets Field in 1971.

"Lines were skin was once smooth, forgotten faces and what seems like distant encounters are all part of the transience of time, and our inevitable experience of ageing. Yet, though wisdom and experience are products of this process and invariably alter our outlook, some things ultimately never change...

"Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.”"

My response is rooted in childhood and our relationship to the immediate surroundings in our past. I incorporated an object from this captured moment to recreate a moment in my own childhood, altering and fusing the past.

"The Ranks Flour Mills played a crucial part in Limerick Industry and life for decades. The building was decimated by a fire in 1975. This Collagraph print captures the beauty and darkness of such destruction. I wanted to respond to the life of the building and the industry which went into decline at the same time. Ranks was a house hold name and this print celebrates a Limerick icon."