Post Office, Clare Island
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| In collection: | The Lawrence Photograph Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
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[between 1890-1910].
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| Notes: | The Post Office and shop plays a vital role in the island community, supplying essential provisions and postal services. The sign reads: Post Office for money order, savings bank, parcel post & insurance and annuity business. The proprietor was Mary Byrne. Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/5785528119/in/photostream/ Robert French was the chief photographer responsible for photographing three quarters of the Lawrence Collection. For more information, see the Dictionary of Irish Biography: http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a3369 Physical description: 1 negative : glass ; 17 x 22 cm. Geographic Coverage: Clare Island, County Mayo, Province of Connacht, Ireland. Caption on glassplate reads: Post Office. Clare Island. 6785. W. L. more |
