Postcard

Collection object


1985.0174
H. 8.8 W. 13.6
Postcard, colour, matt. Munster-Connaught Exhibition, Limerick, 1906. Guy & Co, Limerick. O/ Drawing of Hibernia in green dress with golden belt and red cloak fastened with Tara style brooch, sandals on feet, three quarters forward looking into distance l., l. hand shading eyes, r. hand resting on large cog wheel. Behind, view of Limerick across Shannon, Thomond Bridge and Treaty Stone l., many smoking chimneys in city. Red rayed rising sun behind Castle St. Above, on yellow, in red white shadowed irish lettering: Munster-Connaught / Exhibition. Below Treaty Stone, on two blue pennants in white lettering: The Dawn of / Industry. Streamer and shamrocks around pennants. Below, red, Limerick, and across bottom in blue capitals: June - July - August - 1906. Issuer bottom l. small. R/ Printed green, headed Post Card, underline and vertical divide. Halfpenny stamp postmarked Limerick 11 A.M. / 004 / 06 / 1. Addressed to Mr Carmody, 3 Carmody St, Limerick (crossed out) Ennis. Message: not going up for a couple of days.


Guy & Co (printer)