Eyewitness: Padraig & Joan Kennelly's Images of Ireland 1953-1973 [Hardcover]

Padraig Kennelly (Photographer), Joan Kennelly (Photographer)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1848890222 | ISBN-13: 978-1848890220 | Publication Date: April 30, 2010

The camera celebrates its 170th birthday in 2009. To commemorate this special occasion, the Kennelly family has decided to make available its extensive collection of black & white photos. These photos, taken over a fifty-year period, capture Irish people, towns, villages and scenic locations. Padraig Kennelly, a chemist who never practiced, from Tralee, County Kerry, is best known for his photography and for establishing the well-known Kerry newspaper, Kerry's Eye.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The pictures tell more than words could ever do" - Irish Examiner
"Fascinating images" --Irish Independent

"A rich and mesmerising social history" -Sunday Tribune "
Astounding and beautiful" --Sunday Business Post

'It is the breadth and diversity in topic [...] that makes the Kennelly archive so compelling" --Irish Arts Review

About the Author

Eighty-year-old photojournalist Padraig Kennelly is founder and editor of Kerry's Eye newspaper. Founded in 1974, it is one of Ireland's most successful provincial newspapers. He continues to write trenchant editorials on local and national issues. He carefully filed the photographs he took over his 50-year plus career.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Collins Press (April 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848890222
• ISBN-13: 978-1848890220
• Product Dimensions: 13 x 10.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,131,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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