1969 O'Connell Street - Dublin Ireland

1969 Ireland image of Dublin city center traffic
Enhanced image from 1969 John Hinde postcard view of O'Connell Street & G.P.O. building.
Original photograph by R. Beer.

A nostalgic view of the main thoroughfare in Ireland's capital city Dublin c1969, with people & traffic parked at the G.P.O on O'Connell Street. The area vacated by Nelson's pillar, referred to locally as Nelson's patch, is in use as a Bus parking zone.
36 years later & in Dublin today there are traffic restrictions on O'Connell Street making it a more pedestrian friendly area than in the past.

Ireland 2004 O'Connell Street Dublin city center
Dublin 2004 Photograph © by A. Geraty.
O'Connell Street image - Dublin city center.
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