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And how about nipping over to the States for £38 return in 1929		In 1929 you could buy this house in Dublin for £950.  Today the same house will set you back close on One Million Euros		Paterson's Irish Matches		In 1929 you could buy a brand new Ford 4 door saloon car for the princely sum of 225
OSRAM More light at no extra cost		MALTAN Tobacco		If it's the question of a good lamp - fit Royal Ediswan		Kennedy Brushes

From: Ward Lock & Co's Guid Books on Dublin 1937

Adverts of the 1934 period From " Calendar and Yearbook"  of Carlow Cathedral. Special thanks to Michael Purcell who provided these adverts.

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William Purcell was Michael Purcell's Grandfather's brother. Frank Slater was Michael Purcell's Grandmother's brother.

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