Call for old photographs for Longford photography exhibition
The theme this year is ‘Heritage at Risk’. Photos can be submitted by by leaving them in an envelope in O’Brien’s Corner Shop marked for the attention of Andrew Knowles at Shannonside Heritage Society. Photographs must be submitted by July 1.
The Shannonside Heritage Society will be holding a photographic exhibition to coincide with Irish Heritage week, which this year runs from the August 15- 23.
The theme this year is ‘Heritage at Risk’ and the exhibition will be held in St Mary’s hall. We are looking in particular for any old photographs relating to: Bord na Mona, various versions of the Power Station, any domestic bog workings - cutting, harvesting, footing, etc, any other photographs relative to other industrial works such as the Quarry, Tomato Farm, Windmill etc. etc.
Also, photographs of any lost buildings, buildings that have changed their use over the years, i.e. shops, pubs, hotels and any photographs of land and areas prior to development.
We are particularly keen to have any pictures that might show the river as a working environment, including any photos of the river banks packed with fishermen and boats as was often the case.
If you have any such photographs that you think will fit nicely with our exhibition then we would ask you to please:
Mark the back of the photograph with your name and phone number so that we can return them to you.
Leave them in an envelope with O’Brien’s Corner Shop marked for the attention of Andrew Knowles at Shannonside Heritage Society. Please submit your photographs by July 1.