Postcard
Collection object
1993.0144
H. 10.5 W. 15.0
Postcard, colour glossy, landscape format, white margin at bottom. In margin at left "Cruising on the River Shannon at Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland." at right "Colour Photo by John Hinde, F.R.P.S." View shows Lakeside Hotel from opposite bank, with canal lock entrance in foreground; cruise boat on river at centre, twin sailed boat tied up et edge of river. Reverse printed in grey; at bottom left a rectangle containing an outline map of Ireland with arrow pointing to dot over Killaloe; to left of last "Cruising on the River Shannon at Killaloe, Co. Clare:/ The River Shannon is the longest river in these islands, and/ flows for the grater 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. 9the national/ transport organisation) operate cruises on the River Shannon from Athlone southwards to Killaloe and also northwards through Lough Ree to Carrick-on-Shannon./ No. 2/175 Lithographed and Published by John Hinde at Dalkey, Co. Dublin, Eire."; at centre top John Hinde trade mark of a stylised film passing between two spools, with "John Hinde" above film and "Original" below; five lines for address at right. At top a dark green 2d Eire definitive issue stamp, showing outline map of Ireland under an arch. Circular cancellation of which only "Cill...../ Co. An Chl[air]" is legible. Addressed to Miss E. Weldon, Grants Farm, Longthorns, Wool, Dorset, England, from Christopher who is working at hotel driving speed boats, national water skiing championship to be held here in a few days.
John Hinde (published by)