Tom O'Connor in St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1959
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Tom O'Connor in St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1959
Identifier
VH0093
Depiction
Four young men in the uniform of the Knights of Malta striding past a public house.
Description
As the Knights of Malta pass Keaveney's Grocery and Bar, near the Small Crane on Sea Road, on 17 March 1959, the man closest to the camera is Tom O'Connor, a lecturer in the Physics Department of University College Galway.
Tom O'Connor, who is well known for establishing the Mace Head Atmospheric Research station, is featured in many of the photographs in this collection, among them the five below.
Tom O'Connor, who is well known for establishing the Mace Head Atmospheric Research station, is featured in many of the photographs in this collection, among them the five below.
People
Tom O'Connor
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
F. Imbusch, J. Conroy, 'Tom O'Connor in St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1959', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14725, Archival Record Id VHRS
Text in image
[KEAV]ENEY'S and Bar
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1950s
Category
b&w
group
off-campus
outdoors
Language
English
Creator
Frank Imbusch
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/