42 Fascinating Photos of Dublin That Defined the Face of Ireland in the 1960s

Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster on the east coast of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey and bordered on the south by the Wicklow Mountains.

The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Acts of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland.
Take a look at these photos to see how Dublin was like from the 1960s.

O'Connell Street, circa 1960

Customs House with a ship berthed at the quay, circa 1960

Post Office Building, O'Connell Street, circa 1960

Trinity College and Bank of Ireland, Dublin, circa 1960

Capel Street, 1961

Flowers at RDS Horse Show, Dublin, 1961

O'Connell Street, 1961

O'Connell and Nelson Pillar, July 1963

O'Connell Street, July 1963

College Green, 1964

Fitzwilliam Street, 1964

Fitzwilliam Street, 1964

O'Connell St., Dublin from Nelson's Pillar, 1964

Powerscourt House, Dublin, 1964

St. George's Church, Dublin, 1964

Street scenes of Dublin, 1964

The Liberties, 1964

Commercial building, 1965

Commercial building, 1965

Flower shop at corner of Saint Stephen's Green and Dawson Street, 1965

Mountjoy Square, 1965

Mountjoy Square, 1965

Mountjoy Square, 1965

The Black Church, Dublin, 1965

Dublin castle, 1966

Dublin, May 1966

Aston Quay, 1967

Beresford Place, Dublin, 1967

Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, circa 1967

Dublin airport, 1968

Molesworth Street, Dublin, 1968

St. Stephen's Green, 1968

Bank of Ireland, Dublin, 1969

College Green, Dublin, 1969

Dublin street scenes, July 1969

Greenhills, Dublin, 1969

Guinness ships Dublin, 1969

Nelson's Pillar and the General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin, 1969

Post Office, Dublin, August 1969

Row of terraces in Dublin, August 1969

The O'Connell Bridge, looking South, towards D'Oliver Street, Dublin, August 1969

The Parnell Monument at the junction of Upper O'Connell Street, Parnell Street and Cavendish Row, Dublin, circa 1969