Postcard
Collection object
1986.0204
H. 8.8 W. 14.0
Postcard, colour matt, landscape format. Title at top left "Ruins on Scattery Island, Co. Limerick." View looking along beach, sea at left, showing seven whitewashed cottages with a church ruin behind at centre; in foreground a man sits on a rock on the shore and beyond him are c. 10 upturned curraghs. Reverse printed in green; at centre top "Post Card." with double underlining and double vertical division below; up left edge "Lawrence, Dublin"; to left of centre "This space may be used for Inland and Foreign/ Communications except to Japan and Spain." to right "The Address only to be/ Written Here". Green halfpenny postage revenue stamp of George V, second full profile issue, at top right. Cancellation continuous across card, five wavy lines with "Cork/ 6 15 PM/ 25 SEP 17" twice. Addressed to Miss H.E. McEllwee, c/o Mrs Conway, Sea Breeze Cottage, Crosshaven, Co. Cork; message in shorthand from Alice. (25th Sept)