Irish PC BELL ROCK Avoca Copper Mine Wicklow Ireland John Hinde Dalkey 2/105

Description

Continental-sized (approx. 4x6) chrome postcard showing
Bell Rock above the Vale of Avoca, with the stacks of the area's historic copper mines
in the background.
Photo by John Hinde, FRPS.
Front caption reads, "Bell Rock, Vale of Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland."
Back caption reads,
"VALE OF AVOCA. 'There is not in this wide world a valley so sweet,
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet.'
So sung Thomas Moore of Avoca, in one of his best known songs.
The tree beneath which he rested still stands at the water's edge,
where the Avonmore and Avonbeg form the Avoca river in a setting
of sylvan beauty. The goldsmiths of ancient Ireland obtained much of
their precious metal in this region, and mining is carried on today for
more pedestrian ores."
Card No. 2/105 published by John Hinde at Dalkey.
Split back; unused.
Good condition with light wear and some rubbing on back. See photos.
Ships in a plastic holder.
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