Vintage Irish Postcards

16/10/2026

This beautiful card from approx 1930s went home to Drogheda Co. Louth. I was slow to part with it but had to go to the place from what ch these beautiful images came.

01/10/2026

It's World Postcard Day!
Celebrate our stories sent from the past.
And People
And Places.

13/09/2026

01/09/2026

A phone call today from a gentleman about postcards lead to a fascinating wider family and social history conversation. Much of it unknown. This postcard is of Flesk Castle near Killarney, owned by a John Coltsmann. His daughter Mary Teresa married William Duncan Godfrey of Kilecolman House, Miltown in 1820s. Their story is for another day and another person to tell but this postcard by Anthony early 1900s gives a fine view of one of the first Catholic houses built in Kerry from where Mary came.

25/07/2026

And here are some old postcards for the Kerry Team of Cahirciveen, Di**le and Killarney. Best of luck in The All Ireland tomorrow.
Both Kerry and Mayo brave the Atlantic on the West Coast Of Ireland. And tomorrow they face each other.



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24/07/2026

Time to share some beautiful old postcards from our collection of County Mayo! Enjoy from the past and best of luck in the coming days!

10/07/2026

Available at Gabi's Killorglin a unique look at old images from Vintage Irish Postcard Collection©. Limited amount, 12 designs. The Home Series features country home life, Killorglin scenes, Railway and one of The Ballyfinnane Hill Climb 1903. Did I say it's "The Home Series"?!





Postcard Traders Association

21/06/2026

I've had this postcard of Rossbeigh Beach a while. Posted in 1904 the postcard was 'made' before the year 1902. It is in Irish (unusual at the time) and must have been made locally. Unusually it is of a corner of the beach with what seems to be a man and horse with seaweed Most cards at the time were romanticised for tourists. Not this one. The message was written in French, posted from Glenbeigh to France. It refers to the place being beautiful, sublime and wild. The writer stayed in a tourist hotel whose owner was an aunt of the writer's "little"wife. Fascinating piece of culture and history on Rossbeigh.
Huge thanks to Jane Brennan for translation




Tourism Ireland Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Ring Ring of Kerry The Glenbeigh Hotel Iveragh Skellig Coast
Glenbeigh Summer Festival

24/05/2026

People buy old postcards for all kinds of reasons. But always of meaning to them. Today, map and geology postcards were bought as well as humour, harbours, political, area of origin and of course romance. A lovely couple were so excited to buy a very clear photographic 100 year old card of a cliff where they got engaged 💕. Another couple spent a very happy hour sharing and discussing old cards.
A tourist wanted vintage cards of areas visited.
A lovely day.

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Postcard Traders Association

19/04/2026

I have really enjoyed the conversations around horse and donkey carts of long ago.
To finish off my mini series I am posting various artist impressions.Enjoy!