Cork's giant waterslide and other magnificent pictures from Ireland's past
The Great Water Chute on the River Lee in Cork around 1902, part of the Cork International Exhibition at the site of what is now Fitzgerald's Park.
It began with personal research into a family tree, then became a viral hit on social media and is now set to become one of the most popular stocking-fillers in Irish homes this Christmas.
Old Ireland in Colour is a fascinating collection of colourised images which offers an illuminating photographic overview of Ireland and its people during a period of dramatic change, from just before the Famine to the outbreak of conflict in Northern Ireland.
