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This is a black and white photograph of festival delegates in a photo marked '1956'. All are dressed in formal evening wear with the men in dark suits and bow-ties and the women in evening wear. In particular, we notice the light-coloured…

This is a black and white photo of two festival guests in conversation. The photo, marked 1974, is taken on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The unidentified guests are turned towards each other smiling and one of the men is…

This is a black and white photo of two besuited guests seated and chatting to each other at the festival club. The unidentified men, seated at a table scattered with Harp Lager-sponsored coasters accompanied by pints of lager, are turned towards each…

This is a black and white photo of unidentified guests at a drinks reception for the festival in London. The undated picture shows a distinctive young couple, both wearing glasses, with a drink in hand. The drinks reception was held at the Martini…

This is a stylised black and white photo of three unidentified guests taken at the 1996 festival. They stand together laughing in front of a sign for Murphy’s 41st Cork Film Festival. Two of the guests are wearing lanyards – one of which identifies…

This black and white image shows three unidentified festival guests standing together smiling for the camera. All are in formal wear and the guest at the centre holds a St Finbarr statuette. We recognise the trellis in the background from other…

This is a black and white photo of three guests turned towards each other, drink in hand, as they chat. The photo identifies the Guinness rep Keith Hunt and provisionally Dick Murphy from the festival committee. Hunt and Murphy are turned towards the…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen with the artist and journalist Frank Sanquest and the politician, and former Lord Mayor of Cork, Gus Healy. Gus Healy, seated on the far left, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Virginia Wetherell in conversation with a colleague identified as Vicki Coomber. The fair-haired actor Shane Briant, in a suede jacket accessorised with a cravat, is standing on the left listening…

This is a black and white photo of film critic John Stapleton and actor Harry Towb with the harpist Deirdre O’Callaghan. The convivial group are at the festival club, standing in front of a poster advertising the French-Belgian film Rendezvous at…