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selves within the organization. within the organization. selves the During these launches, collection was photographic the deal as part of used a great campaign marketing Bank’s in news arti- featured was and social media posts and cles, The informative booklets. Inde- Shillings and ‘Pounds, the 75th exhibition, pendence’ and exhibition anniversary - the evo detailed video (which the bank since 1943) lution of and an additional informative the use of made great booklet, collection, photographic banks

The Bank’s photographic collection was realised realised was collection photographic The Bank’s and social events; landscape photographs; bank confer photographs; landscape and social events; - ‘miscellane also the dreaded and ences and social events; 1). album (Photograph ous’ the the Bank upon the launch of to as a genuine asset the catalogue, archive online the room, reading Archive’s and anniversary, 75th their celebrating exhibition Bank’s Shillings and Inde- ‘Pounds, titled exhibition the Bank’s - little knowl was there this, to Prior all in 2017. pendence’, collection photographic the bank’s of value the edge of using it as a his- public interest, garnering to in relation the to due solely social media, using it for or tool, torical them- the archives surrounding knowledge lack of wider can a photograph value displaying the unique evidential is The collection narrative. an historical provide to serve held at the exhibitions various use due to in constant now school/ or visits, VIP Night, Culture it be for whether Bank, 36 of these institutions. Sinéad McDonnellSinéad OF IRELAND BANK CENTRAL The value of visuals The value for displaying their historical their historical displaying for and currency, they are also an also an are they and currency, asset for revealing the character the character revealing asset for timelines through subjects such subjectstimelines such through as corporate events; architecture; architecture; events; as corporate Not only are financial institutions’ financial institutions’ Not only are an asset collections photographic - photographic collection photographic Central ’s of Ireland’s Bank Central Our photographic collection begins in 1932 with with collection begins in 1932 photographic Our Established in 1927 as the , the Cen- Commission, Established in 1927 as the Currency and the management for is responsible Ireland Bank of tral - as being Ire well as the Irish banking system, of regulation Cen- of System within the European representative land’s affairs. monetary international and for (ESCB) Banks tral more holdings comprise Archive’s the Bank present, At over Bank publications, 2,000 files, paper than 12,000 and artefacts various 250 ledgers, plans, 600 architectural - contin with the archive items, photographic some 6,000 growing. uously - the Brit from all the attendees of portrait framed a large Conference, Conference/Ottawa Economic ish Empire Irish del- which included three - (Ire O’Kelly T. egates—Seán Sean 2nd President); land’s of Taoiseach (former Lemass - Bren Joseph and Ireland); the Currency of (Chairman nan Commission and first Gover - Ire Bank of the Central of nor makes Brennan Joseph land). in appearance official his next col- photographic the Bank’s the first of lection in a portrait Central the of meeting Board Bank Com- Ireland’s Bank of seated he is where mission, - The photo centre. and front 1932–2019 years the covers collection at present graphic build- various themes including of encompassing an array and coin designs; the the bank; banknote by ings owned sports staff portraits; staff senior the ; to change over

eabh bulletin eabh bulletin 37 BANK CENTRAL 1 1. First meeting of the Board of the Central Bank of Ireland, 1st February 1943. Joseph Brennan, first Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland seated third from the right from third seated Ireland of Bank the Central of Governor first Brennan, Joseph 1943. February 1st Ireland, Bank of the Central of the Board of meeting First 1. 38 3 2 2. Story boards featured in the Central Bank of Ireland’s visitor centre, detailing the history of the Central Bank of Ireland and featuring images from the Bank’s archive the Bank’s from images and featuring Ireland Bank of the Central of the history detailing centre, visitor Ireland’s Bank of in the Central featured boards Story 2. 1940’s c. Ireland, Bank of Commission/Central the Currency of headquarters former Place, sitting outside Foster Clerks Lady 3.

eabh bulletin eabh bulletin 39 4 4. Central Bank of Ireland colleagues enjoying a work social event, 1955 social event, work a enjoying colleagues Ireland Bank of Central 4. 40 CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND BANK CENTRAL 6 5 5. Left - Tower, designed by Irish architect Same Stephenson during construction c. 1976; Right – Dame Street Tower c. 2016, prior to the Bank’s move to move the Bank’s to prior 2016, c. Tower Street – Dame Right 1976; c. during construction Same Stephenson Irish architect designed by Tower, Street - Dame Left 5. Bridge Ha’penny the famous feature photographs Both Quay. Wall building on North the new City Quay, Wall on North situated headquarters new Ireland’s Bank of Central 6.

eabh bulletin eabh bulletin 41 CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND BANK CENTRAL 9 8 7 7. Draft design of the £100 B Series banknote, featuring Gráinne Mhaol. This banknote was never circulated due to lack of demand lack of due to circulated never was This banknote Mhaol. Gráinne featuring the £100 B Series banknote, design of Draft 7. a series was The Ploughman series 1929-1953. between in circulation were These notes as the Ploughman Banknotes. also known banknote, £50 Consolidated 8. withdrew that the banks with the arrangment Irish banks eight for measure as a transitional Ireland Commission of the Currency issued by Irish banknotes of issues individual banknote previous their c.1980 Centre in the Currency during printing over being checked Series B £5 banknotes 9. - - - Currency has also has also Currency ity of the population who lived who lived the population of ity will during the 1970s in Ireland this dispute, memories of have are than not often and more the in seeing interested hugely as construction photographs, see a you often very not it’s floors being hoisted building’s - up (Photo the ground from 5 and 6). graphs be a favourite to proved researchers, amongst external with annual statistics showing making up approx this topic - read Archive’s in the viewed material 30% of imately in the interested particularly are Numismatists ing room. and B, A Series old Irish banknotes—namely design of the Cen- from Images banknotes. and the Consolidated been used in numerous have archives Ireland Bank of tral - web and on numismatic and online, printed publications, The Bank has approval). copyright relevant (following sites based on these bank solely and exhibitions talks hosted that is of in particular note One reviews. with great notes, the public is the Irish £100 B Series banknote, to interest in 16th cen- figure historical (an O’Malley Grace featuring known she is commonly in Irish folklore Irish history, tury was note This as Granuaile). anglicized Mhaol, Gráinne as demand of lack due to public general the to released never with its draft along unknown, largely was and its design publications in many featured This design is now designs. architecture and currency. Since the launch of the online online the launch of Since the and currency. architecture - archi from requests has received Archive the catalogue, the the collection containing view to students tectural on located headquarters former Bank’s the images of architect by built was This building Dublin. Street, Dame 1978 in late completed was The building Sam Stephenson. when all 2017, until headquarters the Bank’s was and it the river down located headquarters the new moved staff was building Street Dame The Wall Quay. North at Liffey - ‘sus only style and is Ireland’s in a Brutalist constructed cen- floors hanging from its eight with pended building’, ground was built on the Each floor cores. concrete tral building courted This particular place. into and then raised the as during its construction it exceeded controversy, and feet thirty by original planning permission height approval a new until year a put on halt for was building the and style of this controversy, Due to granted. was students. amongst topic be a popular to proves it building, also regularly are ‘Tower’ Street the Dame of Photographs major public as general the at aimed exhibitions in used 42 - - - currency. CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND BANK CENTRAL With regard to external external to regard With come under architecture and and under architecture come researchers, the most requested the most requested researchers, photographs fromphotographs our collection - - With regard to external researchers, the most the most researchers, external to With regard Not only are financial institutions’ photographic photographic institutions’ financial are only Not acter of these institutions. Staff photographs spanning from from spanning photographs Staff these institutions. of acter enjoying staff feature the present-day to the 1940s through birth- celebrating events, in sports participating out, days and parties; retirement and promotions Christmas, days, have We taking part in the annual theatrical production. truly photographs of theme find this particular come to Archives the In 2018, past and present. staff, captivates that needed the partic a project introduce decided to collection As the photographic willing staff. all ipation of the Bank, to new is relatively Archive and the is so large, fea- to name all staff to be able difficult it quite found we placed on the Bank’s was An appeal in these photos. tured in help- interested anyone for calling all staff, to intranet individuals in the col- name the unknown Archive ing the inter great was There lection. staff fifty est in this and over reading Archive’s the visited weeks the following over room the thousands through look to name any and photographs of - The pro recognized. one they cata- helped to only ject not it holdings, Archives’ logue the - to appre the staff also allowed the collection of the size ciate to them opportunity and gave lane and memory down travel col- a laugh between enjoy Following leagues and friends. the by contacted was Archive the this project, on from var discuss in the Bank to Communications Department the these events, Through events. ious planned retiree mem- staff former fifty over the names of received Archive with this Archive in assisting the interested were bers that mem- staff past other contacted then retirees The project. room in the reading had groups we long bers and before with the which then coincided weeks, five for week every its col- add to to photographs more even receiving Archive makes Archive that the This is an ongoing project lection. have and all contributions year, every to arrange an effort these of While many Archive. the to value great been of - availa are they the public, to available not are photographs 4). 3 and (Photographs family members and staff ble to under come collection our from photographs requested group visits; the photographs are usually the part of the the the part of usually are photographs visits; the group 2). longest (Photograph around individuals linger exhibition timelines historical displaying their for collections an asset architecture; events; subjects such as corporate through the char revealing for also an asset are they and currency,

eabh bulletin eabh bulletin Author’s profile as Ireland Bank of joined the Central Sinéad McDonnell in 2019. Manager Archives and became in 2016, Archivist the National in archivist as project worked She previously master’s She has her in 2014 and 2015. Ireland of Library the from Management and Records Archives in degree degree undergraduate College Dublin and her University College Dublin. the University also from Archaeology in Contact Ireland of Bank Central Sinéad McDonnell: [email protected] archives.centralbank.ie 43 through the years. through CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND BANK CENTRAL The photographic collection of the Central Bank of Bank of of the collection Central The photographic Ireland provides a captivating historical record of the of the record historical a captivating provides Ireland Bank, its staff, its buildings, and the nation’s currency currency its buildings,Bank, and the nation’s its staff, In order to preserve the history of the Central the Central of the history preserve to In order Bank the Central of collection photographic The and online informative sources. The bank does not hold hold The bank does not sources. and online informative the of evidence photographic only banknote, this physical to valuable it is extremely and therefore designs, proposed 7 and 8). (Photographs Irish banknotes of the history the Currency visited team Archive the Ireland, Bank of prior processes all banknote-printing document to Centre The team in Ireland. printing banknote cessation of the to dyes, plates, printing machines, printing photographed some photographs are There workwear. staff and even and due opened in 1974, Centre when the Currency from be released cannot some photographs reasons, security to in the Currency staff the printing However, the public. to has work lifelong that their appreciative highly are Centre a pho- of in the form and preserved been documented can be these photographs of number A print. tographic be will hopefully and consumption, general for released the end of observe to used in an upcoming exhibition of work the celebrate and to in Ireland printing banknote 9). (Photograph staff the printing the of record historical a captivating provides Ireland of currency and the nation’s its buildings, its staff, Bank, the section of important is a hugely It years. the through unique are as they the Bank, of the history and for archives collection is the photographic Digitizing the Bank itself. to - Ire Bank of the Central of Archive the for step the next audience wider a reach hope to we this, and through land, the bank. of visual history with them the and share Ireland Bank of © Central All photographs: