The National Library of Ireland commons has an immense collection of old photos from Ireland's past.
Dating from the 1800s, through the tumultuous 1920s and on to the post-war period, they are a bridge to a bygone era.
Take a look at a small selection of the photos below and a visit to the NLI's collection is recommended to view the entire collection, and even to help identify people and date the images. Click here to see the entire collection in all its glory.
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A black and tan smoking a cigarette while on duty in 1921
The Fanning clan from Co Waterford, sometime in the 1880s
Over a century later, the statue of Edmund Burke still stands on the grounds of Trinity College
The headlines on 26 May 1911
Soldiers take part in a ceremony at Dublin Castle at the turn of the 20th Century
A motorcar and passengers at Park House, Ballybogan, Co Wexford
A bicycle club from Waterford in 1909
Man and man's best friend on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry from about 1960
Free State soldiers dancing during the Civil War (August 7th 1922)
A tunnel in Mayo, helpfully dated above at 1892
