Dublin-born photographer Robert French spent most of his profession travelling across the island of Eire capturing photos on the flip of the 20th Century.

His work varieties a part of the Lawrence Assortment, which paperwork main cities and vacationer sights all through Eire between 1870 and 1914.

BBC News NI revisited the situation of a few of his most well-known pictures and spoke to the Nationwide Library of Eire in regards to the significance of the gathering.

Elizabeth Kirwan is curator of the library’s nationwide photographic archive.

She stated: “On the time this was miraculous to truly seize a picture.

“It’s a mix of magic and chemistry, it’s our hyperlink with the previous.”

Video journalist: Niall McCracken