Pedestrians and traffic on North Circular Road, Dublin, looking towards St. Peter's Church, ca. 1915.

Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin from St. Stephen's Green c. 1830 Engraving by William Woolnoth.

Gentleman in top hat walking in St. Stephen's Green, possibly the Chief Surgeon of the Royal College of Surgeons. c. 1905 John J. Clarke Collection

Custom House and Eden Quay from Tram on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1930 Photograph: Fr FM Browne SJ

Dawson Street, Dublin, the Royal Hibernian Hotel on Dawson Street (with Trinity in the distance). The metal bars across the road are for the old tram system. The Royal Hibernian Hotel was knocked to make way for the Hibernian Way shopping "Mall".

Foster Place & College Green in Dublin. William Lawrence c.1890

Irish Jaunting car in Dublin, ca. 1890s Phoenix Park from Lawrence Collection

Forty steps from High St to Cook St, Dublin in the 1930's

Penny farthing at St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, 1890 Photo: Lawrence Collection.

Vintage postcard with the Fusiliers' Arch at the entrance to St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin . Credit: comeheretome.com

The no. 9 to Donnybrook - trams on the North Circular Road in Dublin, photographed by James P. O'Dea sometime in June 1937-1940

South City Market, George's Street, Dublin, ca. 1890s

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear hospital, Adelaide Road, Dublin. Established 1904. c. 1900

Horse and carriages outside Leinster House off Merrion Square in Dublin. Photo: Lawrence Collection c. 1890

Horse-drawn omnibus, Westmoreland Street, Dublin c.1865

Horse drawn taxi outside Trinity College in Dublin. c. 1900

The sailing ship Adolphine moored at the Custom House in Dublin, with a swivel bridge in the foreground, c. 1880

Aungier Street Branch Office, Dublin. Dependants of soldiers waiting for payment of allowances .1916

The Coffee Palace, Townsend Street, Dublin. The Coffee Palace was run by the Dublin Total Abstinence Society. It included hotel accommodation, coffee booths, and a ‘temperance hall’. In 1915, Coffee Palace was closed and the building was subsequently demolished.

Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin. Photo: Lawrence Collection c. 1890

Westmoreland Street, Dublin c. 1890

Carlilse Bridge and Sackville Street (now O'Connell Bridge and O'Connell Street) in Dublin c. 1890

People walking on Westmoreland Street, Dublin c. 1902 Photo: National Library of Ireland

Dame Street, Dublin (looking down to Trinity College and College Green. Photo: Lawrence Collection c. 1890

Daimler driving past no. 13 Kildare Street, Dublin. From the Clarke Collection in the National Library of Ireland c. 1904

Leinster House, Merrion Square entrance, Dublin. C. 1890 Photo: Lawrence Collection.

Vintage postcard with the Fusiliers' Arch at the entrance to St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Credit: comeheretome.com

Trinity College and College Green. A Streetscene in Dublin 1903-1906. with the King William III statue. Photo: National Library of Ireland

Carlisle Bridge and Sackville Street, now O'Connell Bridge and O'Connell Street in Dublin c. 1890

Grafton Street in Dublin in all its glory with Sibley’s Stationary Shop c. 1903 photo: Lawrence Collection

The no. 9 to Donnybrook (trams on the North Circular Road in Dublin, photographed by James P. O'Dea sometime in June 1937-1940

Rathmines Road , Co. Dublin with clock tower and town hall. Photo: William Lawrence. c. 1900

Merrion Square North in Dublin with trams c. 1900 photo: Lawrence Collection

The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin c. 1890 by the corner of Kildare Street and St. Stephen's Green

Bustling street scene taken at the corner of Earl Street and Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street), that also captures a great array of businesses in turn of the century Dublin. c. 1900 Photo: Lawrence Collection

Woman standing on Grafton street in Dublin holding large umbrella in her right hand c.1900

Dawson Street, Dublin, the Royal Hibernian Hotel on Daswon Street (with Trinity in the distance). The metal bars across the road are for the old tram system. The Royal Hibernian Hotel was knocked to make way for the Hibernian Way shopping "Mall". c. 1930s

Phoenix Park in Dublin, an 11 kilometres perimeter wall encloses 1,750 acres of recreational space including the National Zoological Gardens. Photo: William Lawrence c. 1890

The Royal Canal in Dublin , pictured here c. 1902, marked one boundary of inner-city Dublin. The Grand Canal marked the other.

St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Since 1872, St. Patrick's has been the national cathedral for the Church of Ireland. This is a view c. 1900

In 1900, in the predominantly Protestant suburb of Monkstown, County Dublin, the churches of the two main religious denominations stand side by side. Photo: Lawrence Collection

A view across the River Liffey at the James Gandon-designed Four Courts in Dublin c. 1922

Dublin Castle in Dublin city, then headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the seat of power of the British administration before independence c. 1900

The view from Kingstown Pier Railway station (now Dun Laoghaire Railway station) in county Dublin, c. 1900

Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) in county Dublin was the first suburb to be linked by rail to the city centre and it became a focal point for day-trippers, especially The Pavillion pictured here. c. 1900 Photo Lawrence Collection

Coastal villages such as Blackrock became accessible with the development of the railways. This photograph shows the Main Street, Blackrock in county Dublin c. 1900

Busy street scene on Dorset Street, Dublin. c. 1913 Photo: Eason photo Collection

The Tivoli Variety Theatre, Burgh Quay, Dublin. Officially opened as a theatre in 1897 and closed in 1928 where it became the home of The Irish Press Group. Photo c. 1915

The Volta Electric Theatre opened on 20 December 1909 at 45 Mary Street in Dublin. The proprietor was James Joyce, later to become the famous author.

Baily Lighthouse at Howth in Co. Dublin was completed on 17th March 1814. This photo by William Lawrence c. 1900