Postcard
Collection object
1993.0126
H. 10.4 W. 15.2
Postcard, colour matt, landscape format, white margin around view. Title across bottom margin, "The Treaty Stone, Thomond Bridge, King John's Castle, On River Shannon, Limerick City, Ireland". View of Treaty Stone, with two small boys sat on base, with St. Munchin's at left and northern part of castle at right; black car parked against left kerb on bridge. Reverse printed in black; at centre top "Real Color"/ Post Card" with P & C in large cursive script; "Carta" to left of last and "Poist" to right partly obscured by stamp; up centre as divider "Printed in Ireland by Cahill & Co. Ltd."; at bottom left "A 1952 "P.C." Color Card. No. 117"; at right obscured by stamp "For Addr[ess]", with six dotted lines below for address. Two conjoined red 1d Eire definitive issue stamps showing outline map of Ireland. Circular cancellation "Luimneach/ 3 PM/ 5 MAY/ 1952", with rectangular cancellation to right over stamps, "Join the/ Defence Forces". Addressed to Miss A. Weldon, Manor House, Moreton, Dorchester, Dorset, England, from Elinor; message you are fond of Treaty Stone. Identification of children by Threfe Meeneghan, per Tom Keogh, 2-3-2001, Paddy Meeneghan with reddish hair, Tony Dillon with white.