Old Ireland

Moving the Parish Pump in Granard, Co. Longford Ireland 1976

Moving the Parish Pump in Granard, Co. Longford Ireland 1976 The people of Granard are not happy about a water[…]

Snow Causes Major Disruption, Ireland 1982 The heaviest snowfall across Ireland for decades results in traffic chaos, fuel and food[…]

Cold Snap & Heavy Snow, Ireland 1985 Travel and rugby international hit by low temperatures heavy snow, frost and ice[…]

Paddy the Plumber on Avoiding Burst Water Pipes in Cold Weather, Ireland 1987 Plumber Patrick McLoughlin is in great demand[…]

Electricial Storm Causes Landslide in Leitrim, Ireland 1986 A trail of destruction is left by an electrical storm in County[…]

Hall’s Pictorial Weekly in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, Ireland 1978 Scenes from the town of Kinnegad in County Westmeath. The opening[…]

Where Is The Dead Centre Of Ireland 1971 Where exactly is the center of Ireland? An amusing report looks at[…]

Transatlantic Flying Boat Lands at Foynes, Co. Limerick, Ireland 1976 The first flying boat piloted by Captain Charles Blair lands[…]

Hall’s Pictorial Weekly in Glounthaune, Co. Cork, Ireland 1979 The Cork village of Glounthaune and its residents are the stars[…]

Nan Joyce was the first Irish Traveller to run in local Irish elections in 1982. Nan Joyce became the first[…]