04/03/2026
1950s, Looking on Westmoreland
O’Connell Street gazes south towards Westmoreland Street: rain falls in sheets, turning the wide road into a dark mirror. O’Connell's monument defiant, stands silent in the wet, a lone figure in long coat crosses under a useless umbrella. A city shrugs and keeps moving on.
📷 George Pickow (Ritchie Pickow Collection / University of Galway)