Postcard
Collection object
1991.0170
H.10.5 W.15
Postcard, colour, glossy; white margin across bottom, with title at left, "The River Shannon at Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland" and "Photo: R. Beer, John Hinde Studios" at right. View shows the Lakeside Hotel at Ballina, viewed from the other bank of the Shannon, with canal in foreground with six boats, power, sail and rowing boats in foreground. Reverse printed in black, with red rectangle towards bottom right; in rectangle an outline map of Ireland, with black dot and arrow locating the view; to right of rectangle, "The River Shannon at Killaloe, Co./ Clare: The River Shannon flows for the greater part/ through the Central Plain of Ireland. Killaloe has a very fine situation on the west bank of the Shannon, where/ the river emerges from Lough Derg and narrows again/ on its way to the sea at Limerick. C.I.E. (the national/ transport organisation) operates cruises on the River/ Shannon from Athlone southwards to Killaloe and also/ northwards through Lough Ree to Carrick-on-Shannon."; across bottom left "Printed and Published by John Hinde Limited, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic.; "2/175" at top left; at centre top a grey rectangle with two circles in opposite corners joined by a horizontal line, with "John Hinde" above and "Original" below the line; five lines for address at right; box for stamp at top right. The stamp has been removed tearing part of the back of the card, and the date and place cancellation has gone with the stamp; other cancellation to left of stamp "Please Shew/ District Numbers/ in/ Dublin/ Addresses.". Addresses to Miss L. Carter, 330 Cooley Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, from Phil; message about weather.
John Hinde (published by)