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Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821

Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821
Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison

Background imagePaddy Collection: Paddy the Piper

Paddy the Piper
An itinerant Irish piper sitting at the roadside, playing his full set of uilleann pipes. Date: circa 1904

Background imagePaddy Collection: Women rice planters walk along a road to work in Bali

Women rice planters walk along a road to work in Bali
Five young women rice planters walk along a road to work in Bali, Indonesia. They wear Asian conican straw hats. Some of the girls are barefoot. Date: circa 1985

Background imagePaddy Collection: Paddy Paws

Paddy Paws

Background imagePaddy Collection: British silent film Paddy the Next Best Thing

British silent film Paddy the Next Best Thing
A scene from the British silent film Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts from Graham Wilcox and filmed at the Islington Film Studio

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentlemen brawling with night watchmen, Dublin, 1822

Irish gentlemen brawling with night watchmen, Dublin, 1822
Irish gentlemen boxing and brawling with night watchmen, Dublin, 1822. A man in a sedan chair waves a bicorne hat. Brian Boru, Sir Shawn O Dogherty on a Night Row with the Charleys in Dame Street

Background imagePaddy Collection: WW2 - Paddy Finds A Family

WW2 - Paddy Finds A Family
A WW2 short story illustration which shows a mother and child searching the wreckage of a home that has been devastated by an enemy air raid, a warden helps them, the child races towards a poor dog

Background imagePaddy Collection: A scene from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)

A scene from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
The death of General Adair (Sir Simeon Stuart) left and Mae Marsh from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Background imagePaddy Collection: c. 1880s Japan - farmer planting rice

c. 1880s Japan - farmer planting rice

Background imagePaddy Collection: c. 1890s South East Asia - planting a rice paddy field

c. 1890s South East Asia - planting a rice paddy field
c.1890s South East Asia - planting a rice paddy field

Background imagePaddy Collection: King George IVs royal parade through Dublin, 1821

King George IVs royal parade through Dublin, 1821
King George IV of England riding a carriage in a royal parade through Dublin, 1821. Accompanied by Irish gentlemen, lancers, soldiers, bishops and aldermen. Going to the Levee

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentlemen drinking punch at a committee meeting

Irish gentlemen drinking punch at a committee meeting to discuss a pillar to commemorate King George IVs visit to Ireland. A pillar committee

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentlemen going to see King George IV in Dublin

Irish gentlemen going to see King George IV in Dublin
Three Irish gentlemen on a one-horse carriage to visit King George IV in Dublin. Captain Grammachree playing Paddy Whack on his Wooden leg-fife to amuse the car party on their journey to meet

Background imagePaddy Collection: King George IV of England arriving in Ireland, 1821

King George IV of England arriving in Ireland, 1821
King George IV of England arriving for his tour of Ireland, August 12, 1821. Irish peasants raise their hats and cheer. His Majesty landing on the Pier at Howth

Background imagePaddy Collection: A jingle or carriage accident on a bridge in Dublin, 1822

A jingle or carriage accident on a bridge in Dublin, 1822
A jingle or carriage accident on Low Ground Bridge, Baggot Street, Dublin. Passengers fall off the bridge into the canal, men with shillelaghs shout. Brian Boru, Sir Shawn O Dogherty, Capt

Background imagePaddy Collection: Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822

Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822
Brian Boru in top hat and cockle-picker Peg O Shambles crashing a two-horse carriage in a Belfast street, 1822. Hawkers knocked on the street, urchins eating potatoes, a man with shillelagh

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentleman in his cell, Dublin prison, 1821

Irish gentleman in his cell, Dublin prison, 1821
Irish gentleman in his cell with other inmates, Dublin prison, 1821. Captain Blake introduces a ragged exciseman. Sheriffs Prison - Introducing Swan the Exciseman

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821

Irish gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821
Irish gentleman Brian Boru and Naval officer Tarpaulin fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821. Seconds and members of the Duelling Society of Dublin attending

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821

Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821
Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel near Dirty Lane, Dublin, with beds and cheap victuals. Adventures in a Snoozing Cellar

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentleman riding a cow in a rowboat on the canal

Irish gentleman riding a cow in a rowboat on the canal in Dublin. Brian Boru Esq. proclaim d the winner of the Boat-race for a Cow

Background imagePaddy Collection: An audience rioting in the stalls in a Dublin theatre, 1821

An audience rioting in the stalls in a Dublin theatre, 1821. Our Hero and his friends having a small taste of a Row at the Theatre

Background imagePaddy Collection: Irish gentlemen slumming it in a barnyard shebeen, Dublin

Irish gentlemen slumming it in a barnyard shebeen, Dublin. Peg-leg officer falls among pigs, geese and potatoes. Disagreeable Adventures of Brian Boru

Background imagePaddy Collection: Army officers performing the Wetting the Commission ritual

Army officers performing the Wetting the Commission ritual
Army officers performing a ritual commission ceremony. An officer wets a document in a bowl of punch with a sword at the Elephant and Castle pub. Wetting an Irish Commission

Background imagePaddy Collection: King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour

King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour, September 3, 1821. Departure of the King & unconsolable grief of the Hibernians

Background imagePaddy Collection: Frontispiece with vignettes and medallions

Frontispiece with vignettes and medallions. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by William Heath from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles

Background imagePaddy Collection: Victorian tourists wading through dung on a farm

Victorian tourists wading through dung on a farm looking for a rustic sight on their tour. The grotto and waterfall is just a barn. Ducks attack a child, a gentleman gets stuck in the mud

Background imagePaddy Collection: Australian rugby team arriving in UK at Plymouth, 1908

Australian rugby team arriving in UK at Plymouth, 1908
Dr. Herbert Paddy Moran, captain of the Australian rugby team arriving at Plymouth for a rugby union tour at club and national level on 19 September 1908. Date: 1908

Background imagePaddy Collection: First fully successful westbound North Atlantic flight

First fully successful westbound North Atlantic flight
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Evert van Dijk, navigator John Patrick (Paddy) Saul and wireless operator John Stannage

Background imagePaddy Collection: Chinese peasants planting rice

Chinese peasants planting rice in a paddy field. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imagePaddy Collection: Travelling in China: Paddy Stacks

Travelling in China: Paddy Stacks raised off the ground for drying, and also as shelter for the cattle. 1859

Background imagePaddy Collection: Aborigine trackers working for the police force, Australia

Aborigine trackers working for the police force, Australia -- Leo (above) and Paddy (below). Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePaddy Collection: Political poster, Vote for Hambro

Political poster, Vote for Hambro, design by Winnie Burnand. Showing the Liberal Prime Minister Campbell Bannerman trying to keep the lid on Irish Nationalism

Background imagePaddy Collection: Kashmir - two male rice planters in foothills of Himalayas

Kashmir - two male rice planters in foothills of Himalayas smile happily as they plant rice shoots Date: 1986

Background imagePaddy Collection: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Rice Plantation and Sugar Mill

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Rice Plantation and Sugar Mill Date: 1920s

Background imagePaddy Collection: Sierra Leone, West Africa - Raised Shelters - Boy Scarecrows

Sierra Leone, West Africa - Raised Shelters - Boy Scarecrows warding off birds in the rice fields. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePaddy Collection: Rural Types, Japan - Traditional costume - Mino raincoat

Rural Types, Japan - Traditional costume - Mino raincoat
Rural Types, Japan - Traditional costume of a rice farmer and his wife. He wears a traditional reed cape (Mino) and carries a hoe over his shoulder as he walks to tend his paddy field

Background imagePaddy Collection: Darby Foster and Mae Marsh in Paddy the Next Best Thing (192

Darby Foster and Mae Marsh in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Background imagePaddy Collection: Ploughing a Rice Paddy Field in Myanmar

Ploughing a Rice Paddy Field in Myanmar. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePaddy Collection: Wet Rainy Rain Raining Rains Utagawa Hiroshige

Wet Rainy Rain Raining Rains Utagawa Hiroshige
wet, rainy, rain, raining, rains, utagawa, hiroshige, woodblock, woodcut, print, reproduction, postcard, paddy, field, fields, workers, working, agriculture, picking, rice, plat, planting, farming

Background imagePaddy Collection: Japanese Scene - Harvesting rice in a paddy field

Japanese Scene - Harvesting rice in a paddy field. Date: circa 1909

Background imagePaddy Collection: Birds eye view of a village in Tyosen, South Korea

Birds eye view of a village in Tyosen, South Korea. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePaddy Collection: Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference

Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference
The Leader of the GLC (standing), Paddy Henry, Chairman of the GLCs Fire Brigades Committee (to his left) and Joe Milner, Chief Officer of the LFB (far right)

Background imagePaddy Collection: Paddys Clam House

Paddys Clam House, New York City, 215 West 34th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue. The window display boasts " Clans R in Season!"

Background imagePaddy Collection: Japanese Rice Farmers

Japanese Rice Farmers
Japanese rice farmers working in their paddy field

Background imagePaddy Collection: Japan - Planting rice in the paddy fields

Japan - Planting rice in the paddy fields. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePaddy Collection: Burma (Myanmar) circa 1890 - Burmese paddy boat

Burma (Myanmar) circa 1890 - Burmese paddy boat. Date: circa 1890

Background imagePaddy Collection: Chinese farmers planting rice in a paddy field

Chinese farmers planting rice in a paddy field Date: circa 1907

Background imagePaddy Collection: Zoological Misfitz - Paddy O Leary

Zoological Misfitz - Paddy O Leary. early 20th century



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