Advent 2025: 2 December

Our post for today contains a selection of some of the best Aran sweaters from the Shannon Development Photographic Collection.

The collection was donated to UL in 2014 by the Shannon Airport Group. It comprises approximately 250,000 items, including photographic material, press cuttings, reports, brochures, and other documentation spanning over five decades.

You can search the Shannon Development negatives on the ArchivUL catalogue or browse the UL Digital Library.

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Black and white negative featuring Liam Skelly in a knitted sweater leaning against a pole, 1958 (P50/1/1/121)

 

Black and white negative of model Anne Marie on the steps of the Shannon International Hotel for a fashion shoot, June 1965 (P50/1/1/8303)

 

Black and white negative of a man modelling with a pipe in his mouth at Bunratty Folk Park, November 1967 (P50/1/1/13869)

 

Black and white negative of Ted Kennedy, the brother of the President of the United States, at Shannon Airport buying an Aran sweater, February 1962 (P50/1/1/4222)

 

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