Irish Advertising Images 1848 to 1921

These images are taken from a fantastic archive of Irish Advertising images that has been compiled by a team in Durham and Sunderland Universities. It contains all sorts from Political Advertisements to Ads for Religious items, Drink and Tobacco, Tourism, Consumer goods and more. The Library of images can be accessed here on the projects website

About the project.

This project, funded by the generous support of the Leverhulme Trust, addresses a fascinating but relatively neglected topic: the historical and literary resonance of consumer culture and advertising in Ireland between 1848, the year of the Famine, and 1921, the year which saw the signing of the treaty which led to the formation of the Irish Free State.

Alongside detailed consideration of the cultural significance of advertising copy in the period, both amongst nationalist and unionist constituencies, the project will also look at the way in which literary figures such as James Joyce, W. B. Yeats and others reacted to the nascent commercial culture around them.

The project team is based at the Universities of Durham and Sunderland.