Postcard
Collection object
1991.0173
H.10.5 W.15.2
Postcard, colour, glossy; white margin at bottom in centre of which title "The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland". View from the top of the cliffs looking south, with sea at right; in foreground a man, and a woman in shorts, on the cliff edge looking out to sea with backs to camera. Reverse printed in blue; at centre top a rhomboid with a large italic letter C within and "Cardall" running up the C.; at bottom left "The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare: in the heart of some of the/ finest coastal and cliff scenery in the West of Ireland, the Cliffs of/ Moher rise sheer from the Atlantic. Rising to 668 feet above the/ Atlantic at their highest point, the Cliffs take their name from an/ ancient promontory fort, Mothair, which standing on Hag's Head until/ until removed in the last century. The usual viewpoint for visitors is/ O'Brien's Tower, from where a magnificent view can be had of the/ Cliffs to the south, and to the north-west the Aran Islands and the mouth/ of Galway Bay./ Published by Cardall Ltd., Dublin. Printed in the Republic of Ireland. 299"; five lines for address to right; box for stamp in top right corner. At top right, multicolour 5p Eire stamp, commemorative issue, RNLI 1824-1974, depicting a life-boat alongside a lightship in stormy seas; put on upside down, with corner of a second stamp attached. Circular cancellation "Lios Dun Bhearna" (Lisdoonvarna) in outer ring, "18 IX/ 74" at centre. Addressed to Mr & Mrs T. Keogh, (Tom and Colette) 18 Ballymun Rd., Glasnevin, Dublin 9 from Mam & C.; message, hope you got home safely, weather fine.
Cardall Ltd (published by)