Old Ireland In Colour

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Old Ireland In Colour, John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley.

Old Ireland In Colour book cover

Old Ireland in Colour brings to life the rich history of Ireland and  the Irish through the colour restoration of these stunning images of all walks of Irish life throughout nineteen and twentieth century.  From the chaos of the Civil War to the simple beauty of the islands;  from legendary revolutionaries to modest fisherfolk, every image  has been exquisitely transformed and every page bursting with  life.  

Using a combination of cutting-edge artificial intelligence  technology and his own historical research, John Breslin has  meticulously colourised these pictures with breath-taking  attention to detail and authenticity. With over 250 photographs  from all four provinces, and accompanied by fascinating  captions by historian Sarah-Anne Buckley, Old Ireland in Colour breathes new life into the scenes we thought we knew, and brings  our ancestors back to life before our eyes.

Old Ireland In Colour back cover

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: John Breslin is a Professor at NUI Galway, where he has taught engineering, computer  science and entrepreneurship over a twenty-year period. He has written over 200 publications and co authored two books. He is co-founder of boards.ie, adverts.ie, and the PorterShed. 

Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley is a lecturer in History at NUI Galway and President of the Women’s History Association  of Ireland. She has published two monographs, four edited volumes and numerous articles. She is co-founder  of the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class and Senior Research Fellow in the UNESCO Child and  Family Research Centre.

FORMAT: Hardback  240 x 190mm 

EXTENT: 252pp ILLUS: 250 full-colour  photographs 

CATEGORIES: Irish Interest, Irish History, Photography

As seen on RTÉ’s Six-One News and The Late Late Show – large format full colour gift book for Christmas 2020 

Old Ireland in Colour has a huge and fast-growing online presence,  with over 60K social media followers to date 

Featuring almost 250 intricately colourised photographs of Ireland  and the Irish from the past two hundred years

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