A snapshot of the 1970s, brought to you by archivists, artists and the Limerick Leader.
Timeline
Claughan Annual Dinner at the Parkway Motel in 1971.
Lahinch, Co. Clare, in 1971
Search for body at Ardnacrusha, 1976
Mayor greets Northerners at Redemptorists, 1976
Opening of new church at Dooradoyle in 1971.
Mayor Steve Coughlan visits O'Meara's and Clover Meats in 1971
Golden Spur Inn, Kilmallock, photographed for P.J. O'Donnell, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Kileedy Pioneer Association social at Parish Hall in1970.
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Demostration of exercise machine, The Slimliner at Todds, 1976. The machine was produced by M and B Plastics, Raheen.
Shannon Travel photographed for Louis de Courcy, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Freedom of City conferred upon Dr Wyse Jackson at St. Mary's Cathedral in 1971.
Catholic Institute, Rosbrien, hosting the final of Hockey Cup in 1971.
Young Munsters versus Sundays Well in the Munster Senior Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Limerick versus Tipperary at Gaelic Grounds
Houses for sale in Ballysheedy and Castletroy
Crescent Shopping Centre, 1976
Limerick Athletics Association dinner dance at Savoy Hotel in 1971.
Road Works on Sexton Street 1971
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Sean Bourke in Limerick 1971
Spanish Point, 1971
FCA Dinner at Sarsfield Barracks in 1971.
Corporation Cleaning Department dinner at Savoy Hotel, 1976
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Staff of the National Bank of Ireland 1971
Mungret G.A.A. Dance at Parkway Motel in 1971.
Tom Hayes, Coursing Cups, 1971.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
Richard Mooney and his brothers, Irish Dancers, Rathkeale (photographed for for D Naughton) in 1971.
Students' Protest March in O'Connell Street in 1971.
Broken windows at St Mary's Convent in 1971.
Dick Emery at Savoy, February 1976
Aberdeen Arms Hotel, Lahinch, Co. Clare, by Ger Saunders in 1971.
Presentation of giant Christmas Pudding at Social Service Centre, Limerick in December 1970.
Laurel hill Day school hockey team 1973
Presentation to rugby players bound for New Zealand at Garryowen R.C., 1976
Winners of Under 5/6 Speech Drama from the Salesian Convent in 1971.
The repatriation of the body of Frank Stagg at Shannon Airport from Wakefield Prison in Britain where he died on hunger strike on 12 February 1976.
Feile na Maighe Reception at Croom in 1971
Summer camp at St. Enda's, 1976
Irene Keogh photographed for Seamus Kennedy in 1971.
Guinness Reception for the Limerick Soccer Team at the Shannon Arms Hotel in 1971.
Limerick v Drogheda in the replay of the FAI Cup at Dalymount Park in 1971.
I.M.I. Shannonside announcement of new coursesat Press Conference in 1971.
Portrait (subject unknown), photographed for Tony Purcell in 1971.
Limerick v Bohemians in the 2nd Round of the FAI Cup at the Markets Field in 1971.
Lahinch, Co. Clare, in 1971
Prison Officers' dinner at the Greenhills Hotel, 1976
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Limerick's dinner in London in 1970.
Senior Public Speaking (Impromptu), The Crescent, in 1971.
Fedamore dinner dance at Parkway Motel in 1970, featuring presentation of Clohessy Perpetual Cup.
Protestors against the visit of the Lord Mayor of London to the Town Hall in 1971.
Thomond -v- Richmond at Thomond Park in 1971.
Gordon Shanny and Michael O'Brien at Double Two clothing exhibition at Glentworth Hotel, 1976
Wedding of Mary McAuliff at Abbeyfeale Church in 1971.
Sr Corboy's House, 'Fort Prospect', Roxboro Road, (Rathbane), Limerick, which was for auction on Friday, June 5, 1970 at 12 noon, Wm. B. Fitt and Co., Auctioneers, picture taken on 11-5-1970.
Copy article entitled Lynch Law relating to Jack Lynch and Charles Haughey, taken in 1970.
Shannonside Offices, photographed for Christmas Card in 1970.
Firefighters at Pat Cullen Plant on the Ballysimon Road in 1971.
Hubert Maye and John Jennings 1971
Crescent Shopping Centre, 1976
Garryowen versus Monaleen challenge match at Monaleen grounds in 1971
Swimmers from Villiers School in 1971.
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Exterior shot of Limerick Savings Bank in 1971
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
O'Connell's Supermarket opens at the Fairgreen O'Connells in 1971 (photographed for advertising feature)
FCA in training at Kilworth army camp in Co. Cork
Mary Cross ,Corbally and Anette McCarthy Feile Poetry.
Snow Scenes from Limerick and Clare in 1971.
Liz Davis, actress, in 1971.
Dangerous weapon for children photographed in 1971.
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
Harrison's Jewellery, model in Limerick Leader studio in 1970.
Crash of steam roller at bank in 1971.
The Limerick Inn Hotel, photographed in 1971.
Desk photographed for the Thomond Cabinet Factory in 1971.
Watergate Flats photographed in 1971.
Pub in Ballyagran, photographed for adversitisng feature in 1971.
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
Emerald Carpets, closing down auction at Jetland, 1971.
Opening of the Glentworth Hotel in 1971
Presentation at Stokes McKearns in 1971.
Tuairim meeting at the National Hotel with Proinsias Mac Aonghusa in 1971.
26, Laurel Court, Caherdavin, photographed for Begley Bourke, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Kilmallock GAA, dinner dance in Deerpark Hotel, Charleville, March 1976
Limerick (0) versus Shamrock Rovers (0) at the Markets Field in 1971.
Eamon de Valera at ceremonies at St. John's Cathedral in 1971.
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
Killaloe in 1971
Photographed for Sean Murphy, 1971.
Inaugural meeting of Estuarial Ports Authority at the County Courthouse in 1971.
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Limerick's dinner in London in 1970.
The repatriation of the body of Frank Stagg at Shannon Airport from Wakefield Prison in Britain where he died on hunger strike on 12 February 1976.
Sexton Street C.B.S. gaelic football team at the Gaelic Grounds in 1970.