Card of the Day - 2021-12-09

This is a very unusual card to celebrate the Holly, and the text tells us that “Cuillinn” shortened to “Cullen” in an Irish place name shows that there is holly in the area. It is also a super, almost lino cut image, which has no artist credit. Perhaps one of you knows who incised it?

There are two sets of “Irish Place Names”, and they were only issued within Ireland, series one arriving in August 1927, and containing an error, or perhaps a correction - on card number 5, the caption either says “Chapel Izod” or “Chapel Izod. Seipeal Iosoilde”, which I believe is the proper Irish version of that name? Maybe one of our Irish readers could tell us?

Time is running on now so I have not any left to check up as to which set was issued in the mainland whilst these were being issued in Ireland. I will add that later and link to it from the front page.