Old Photographs of Kilkee and West Clare

Old photos of Kilkee and West Clare is a new area of the website to celebrate the many great shots of Kilkee and the surrounding area taken mainly in the late 19th and 20th Century. The majority of the ones from the late 1800s are part of The Lawrence Collection and the collection is now owned by the National Museum of Ireland who have given us permission to publish.As we come across new photos we will keep adding to the collection.

Hydro Hotel

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Hydro Hotel

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Hydro Hotel

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Hydro Hotel

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West End Hotel

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Royal Marine Hotel, Kilkee

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Bathing Box and children riding ponies, Kilkee promenade

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Stella Maris Hotel

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Stella Maris Hotel

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Royal Marine Hotel , Kilkee

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Bathing Boxes on the strand, Kilkee

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Bathing Boxes on the Strand, Kilkee

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Horse Racing on the Strand, Kilkee

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The Strand, Kilkee.

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Bishops Island

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Intrinsic Bay

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Bridges of Ross

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Bridges of Ross

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The now demolished Lisdeen Church

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Picture taken from West End,Kilkee shows Lisdeen Church in top left hand corner.

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Martin / Maggie Conway. Last ferryman at mouth of Poulnasherry Bay. Ferry stopped 1927. Ferry cottage now in ruins at west side of mouth of Poulnasherry Bay

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Kilkee R C Church Interior The following report appeared in the Kilrush & Kilkee Herald on 15thDecember 1898. “Mr. Thomas Nash of Albert Road, Kilkee, has been declared contractor for the seating of the Parish Church. The seating which are to be of pitch pine are of a very pretty and unique design.” The image below is a later picture after the seats were in situ. While its destruction in the 1960s was acceptable, nowadays it would be considered vandalism

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Tom Lillis, Peggy Lillis and Mary Byrne ( Lillis)

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Windsor Castle

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SS Langeeford

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Curtesy Fiona Keogh

Old Catholic Church Kilkee

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Storm in October 1951 cause huge damage to the Strand line in Kilkee.

Charlie Tynan appeared in Clare Champion

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Mountpleasant House 1905

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Woman carrying wares, Kilkee.

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East End Kilkee

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Bathing Box , Kilkee.

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Kilkee Strand Races 1870.

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Richard Burton , last of the family to live in Carrigaholt Castle.

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Doonaha House built in the 17 Century. Photo taken in the 1930s

Ned Griffen

Louis King

Haugh family at the Spa, Foohagh. L-R Liam Haugh , Denis Haugh , Denis Haugh of Monomer,Kilrush(with hat), unknown baby, unknown lady (with hat), Maureen Haugh ( girl with hat), Gretta Haugh (nee Haugh), unknown child (no shoes), Bridget Haugh (nee McInerney) of Monmore ,unknown girl, Timothy (Thady) Carmody on whose land the well was situated.

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Quilty Fishermen1907

Courtesy of The Times

Photo from the Laurence Collection late 19th century showing, in the top righthand corner, the terrace of houses in Seapoint as Clifton Terrace was then known.