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This is a colour photograph of the Children’s Choir posing at the altar of St Francis's Church on Liberty Street in Cork. The girls, in matching red frocks accessorised with a white headband, line up with the boys, in their black trousers and white…

This is a black and white photo of the English film and television composer and conductor Philip Green in conversation Cardinal John Carmel Heenan. The photo is undated but it was probably taken in 1971 during the recording of St Patrick’s Mass which…

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 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 a black and white undated photo of the festival director Dermot Breen reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. To his right a large group of young children listen attentively. All dressed similarly they might…

This is an undated black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen in a solitary pose. Breen is a familiar presence in the archive – he was a visionary and the driving force behind the inception of the festival in 1956 as part of An…

This is a black and white photo of a young Dermot Breen in front of a poster advertising the German film Der Arzt von Stalingrad (The Doctor of Stalingrad) (Géza von Radványi, 1958) starring Otto Eduard Hasse and Éva Bartok (1927-1998). The 1958…

This is an undated black and white photo of a young Dermot Breen, customary cigarette in hand, posing in front of a large poster advertising the various aspects of the Tóstal festival. Tóstal was a pageant held around Ireland to celebrate Ireland’s…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen and festival friend Tom Nicholas in front of a poster advertising the American horror film The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973), starring Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow. Breen…

This is an undated black and white publicity headshot of festival director Dermot Breen (1924-1978). Breen was the driving force behind the inception of the festival in 1956 as part of An Tóstal; he was at its helm until his death in 1978 after which…