Photograph

Collection object


2002.0324
Print H. 13.3 W. 20.4 Sheet H. 16.6 W. 21.5
Photograph, b/w, print. Athlunkard St, Limerick, July 1971, by Michael Cowhey. View from near corner of Bishop St northwards, extreme l., terrace of two storey houses, St Marys RC church in middle distance l., terrace on one storey houses in distance beyond church grounds. Extreme r., corner of Sheep St, four two storey shops on Athlunkard St, first two and fourth nameless, the third, no 50, with name C Legear. Two one storey houses beyond, then terrace of two storey houses. Motor car, Volkswagen beetle, turning from Bishop St onto Athlunkard St l. foreground. Cars parked along street and some moving in distance. Foreground, concrete road surface. Margin around, widest below, with title white on red strip stuck on, number 34 on strip after street name, date on separate strip r. R/ Rubber stamped in bottom r. corner, triangle enclosing Cowhey & McMahon / Ballinacurra / Limerick / (061) 46231. In blue biro centre, Island 6 Film 3 / no 36. In pencil bottom l., 34 in circle.


Michael Cowhey (photographer)