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Lawrence Collection .~ Your Town ~Your Village ~ Your Heritage

The Lawrence Collection is a collection of photos from 19th Century Ireland, that show the character of Irish Towns and Villages of Ireland between1870 – 1905. Browse this collection to find a photo of Your Town Your Your Village Your Heritage of Your Great grandparents footprints. Each Photograph is beautiful finished ,so that they will be much admired in Your Home or Office and much appreciated as an original gift for friends or loved ones,

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O’Brien’S World

O’Brien’S World is a Collection photographs taken in Cuba 2010 ~ France 1974 ~ New Zealand 2009~ Australia 1995~New York 2009~ London 2011~ Italy 2004~ Amsterdam 2012~ Vienna 2008~ Sri~Lanka 2003

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O’Brien’S Ireland

I’m on the same road as “Robert French ” did in 19th Century Ireland ,I’ve started working on the next generation of “Ireland of 2020’s ” I’ve started my own ” O’Brien’S Ireland “, In the last year I have traveled to at least 26 counties from Carlow ~ Cavan ~ Clare ~ Cork ~Donegal ~ Dublin ~ Galway ~ Kerry ~ Kildare ~ Kilkenny ~ Laois ~ Leitrim ~ Limerick ~ Longford ~ Louth ~ Mayo ~ Meath ~ Monaghan ~ Offaly ~ Roscommon ~ Sligo ~Tipperary ~ Waterford ~Westmeath ~ Wexford ~ Wicklow ,,, Hopefully next year I will complete the other counties Antrim ~ Armagh ~ Derry ~ Down ~ Fermanagh ~ Tyrone So keep in touch to see if your Your Town Your Village or Your City is included , Please let Me know if I’ve Missed your Village

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Best Sellers

A collection of the best selling photographs from our 3 main photo catelogues.

Personal Favourites

A collection of our personal favourites from our photo catalogue, included are photos from our 4 main collections.

Famous Faces

A collection of our personal favourites from our Famous Face Collection , included are photos from this Collection ,these Images date back to 1970;s

O’Brien Famous Costume Studio

Dress like your Ancestors and be like the Stars

STUDIO CLOSED AT PRESENT DUE TO COVID-19 “Social Distances”

O’Brien’S Famous Costume Studio (Est.1982)

Step back in time and dress up in 19th Century Costume and be your Ancestors or the famous Stars of bunratty

Costume opening Hours 10.30am to 5.30pm 7 days a week during summer months,No appointment needed , No Animals please (Health & Safety)

Prices from € 30.00

Costume Studio Famous Faces

About

Story of the Lawrence Collection

William Mervin Lawrence at the age 0f 24 opened his Photographic Studio above his Mother’s toy and fancy goods Shop, opposite the G.P.O. on Sackville Street (now O’Connell Street ) . Over the years the studio successfully photographed the Country from Howth head (Dublin) in the east to Achill head (Co.Mayo) in the west ,and to Malin head (Donegal) in the north and on to Mizen head (Cork ) in the south, The collection consists of 40,000 glass plates mainly from the period 1880 to 1916

William Lawrence lost an arm, and he had to employ Robert French as Chief Photographer, who already worked as printer and assistant photographer , Robert French did most of the work capturing Ireland ,between 1880 and 1915 ,to get in that Era he travelled mostly by train and pony & trap.

Lawrence produced travel Albums and postcards in sepia tone and some were hand coloured in Germany

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