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This is a black and white photo, dated 1969, of festival director Dermot Breen and his wife Vida, accompanied by two colleagues identified as Jimmy Campbell and Frank O'Reilly. The small group is shown in evening wear ascending the stone steps of the…

This is a black and white photo of a dinner, or lunch, party attended by Barbara Vance who is the only guest identified at the back of the photo. The thirteen guests, all of whom are smiling for the camera, sit on either side of a long table with the…

This is a black and white photo of a workshop that appears to be demonstrating the intricacies of film editing to a small group of participants. The back of the photograph identifies two of the participants as Donal Wilde, sitting at the table, and…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Judy Geeson standing with Lord Mayor Thomas Pearse Leahy and festival director Dermot Breen. Blond-haired Geeson, wearing a white lace evening dress and holding a white bag, is smiling directly at…

This is a black and white photo of the Chinese actor, director, and author Tsai Chin with a group of delegates identified at the back of the photo as Alan Buttonshaw, Vida Breen, Robin O'Sullivan, Frank O'Reilly, and Kevin Breen. The formally dressed…

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…

This is a black and white photo of Denis (Dinny) Gould's retirement party in June 1971. The photo notes that the party was a ‘Farewell to Captain Denis Gould’ who was festival secretary since its inception in 1956. The convivial crowd are gathered…

This black and white photo shows the festival director presenting a St Finbarr statuette to an unidentified recipient.The St Finbarr statuette was designed by the Cork-born sculptor Seamus Murphy RHA. A small number of festival programmes (eg 1970)…

This black and white photo shows the festival director Dermot Breen with representatives from Harp Ireland. Breen is shown shaking hands with the Harp rep while leaning over a large foil-covered harp.Since its origin, the festival depends on the…

The 1988 festival programme cover is predominantly yellow with a graphic image of a laughing face. The green-coloured face is angled left, wearing dark sunglasses. Hair is represented by film negative strips of various colours including orange, green…