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This is a black and white undated photo of Donal Lehane reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. Flanked by priests Lehane is shown in profile looking out to an unseen congregation. The spacious interior and its city…

This is an undated black and white photo of the congregation at a film festival mass in St Francis Church, Cork. The pews are full and those without seats stand up against the church walls. We notice the Lord Mayor Seán O’Leary kneeling at the…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen at a promotional event for the film festival. The photo is undated but notes that the event includes the London Friends of Cork including actor David Hemmings, Prudence de…

This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor Seán French, wearing his chain of office, presenting the St Finbarr statuette to an unidentified delegate. The photo is undated but we can put it at 1976 or 1977 during the mayoralty of French. While…

This is a black and white photo of the Cork-born musician Bernard Geary and the actor Michael Twomey. Both men, dressed in evening wear, stand in front of microphones on a stage draped in curtains. They stare out to an unseen audience with smiles on…

This is a black and white photo of the Cork-born musician Bernard Geary being presented an award or memento by festival director Dermot Breen. Geary, on the left of the photo, is turned towards Breen as he accepts the award whilst shaking hands. The…

This is a black and white photo taken of a presentation of flowers to Mary O’Keeffe by Michael Twomey and colleague. O’Keeffe, in a black dress, is smiling broadly as she accepts the large cellophane-wrapped bouquet of flowers. The Cork-born actor…

This is a black and white photo of a formally dressed group of five, laughing and posing for the camera. The delegate at the far left of the photo, in a flowing puff-sleeved dress, is identified at the back of the photo as ‘Ida’. The others include…

This is a black and white photo of film festival committee member Dan Donovan standing in front of a microphone alongside a festival delegate identified as ‘Thelma’ at the rear of the photo. Standing on the far left, in a striped shirt, is the actor…

These black and white photos show the then Fianna Fáil minister Dr Patrick Hillery with Tony Halpin and Mrs Halpin, Dermot Breen and Gus Healy. The small group, pressed up against the dark curtains behind them, chat and laugh as they introduce…