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The collection contains records and artefacts relating to the history of Portarlington and environs including maps, photographs, business records and much more. It reflects the original collector\u2019s knowledge and passion for local history, from the earliest times to recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Among the interesting artefacts are a series of glass plate negatives showing all aspects of Irish life dating from around 1910; a cannon ball reputed to be from the site of Lea Castle outside Portarlington; and a hand painted chess board with the crest of the Dawson family of Emo Court. Materials also include a map of Patrick Street dated 1889 and a large collection of postcards by Wynne of Portarlington -showing Portlaoise (formerly known as Maryborough), Mountmellick, Monasterevin and more.<\/p>\n<p>By processing the collection to the highest archival standards, Laois County Library Service ensures that this remarkable local collection can be accessed by this generation and preserved for the generations to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Picture: Alf Harvey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22249,"template":"","class_list":["post-22248","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Ronnie Matthews Archive Collection - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Laois County Library Service is delighted to continue work is commencing on the conservation\u00a0and\u00a0archiving of the Ronnie Mathews Archive Collection.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-ronnie-matthews-archive-collection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ronnie Matthews Archive Collection - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Laois County Library Service is delighted to continue work is commencing on the conservation\u00a0and\u00a0archiving of the Ronnie Mathews Archive Collection. 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