Wonderful old photos from the Museum of Ireland Flickr

These fabulous historical shots come from the National Library of Ireland on The Commons – a collection that’s well worth a bit of time, and not just for the boat and sea related shots.

See also:

• Crewmen of British torpedo boats on the quays at Waterford, 1920
• A barque tied up outside the old city hall in Cork, 1875
• Stewards of the SS Copeland, 1906
• Lifeboat launching invention 1912

And this set:

• Working life