The Easter Rising of 1916 stands as one of the most significant events in modern Irish history.  For Britain, fighting for its survival on the battlefields of the First World War, it was an unexpected and unwanted diversion, to be quickly and mercilessly crushed. Yet Pearse, Connolly and the comparatively small group of rebels who took up arms, knew that they were fighting not only for control of their nation’s capital but also the future of the Irish people.

This pictorial history offers an overview of the background, course and aftermath of the Easter Rising.  Incorporating short biographies of the most important Rebel figures, it tells the story of the intense fighting that broke out in Dublin during the last week of April 1916 and the executions that followed.

The Republic of Ireland’s 2,600 kilometre long Wild Atlantic Way is the world’s longest coastal route, incorporating magnificent coastal views, remote islands, quaint villages and numerous historical monuments. It follows the shores of nine western Irish counties, crossing mountain passes and wild expanses of bog to visit bays, strands and rugged headlands. With over fifty Blue Flag Beaches, seventeen “Scenic Points of Interest” of exceptional scenic interest and such activities as golf, surfing, hill walking and fishing, the Wild Atlantic Way has rapidly become one of Europe’s paramount travel destinations.

 This guide offers an overview of the entire Wild Atlantic Way from Derry in the north to Kinsale in the south. The text covers natural wonders, human settlements and historical sites, with background information on the culture and history of coastal Atlantic Ireland; it also suggest detours to nearby off-route tourist attractions. Illustrated by the renowned landscape photographer Liam Blake, this Real Ireland Guide both introduces and celebrates the beauty of the Wild Atlantic Way.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

High quality cardboard hanging sign
Artwork © Brian Murphy

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Complete with hanging tag.

Christmas Sign 

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

Handcrafted Mounted Print

To fit frame size  8” x 10”

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Blarney Castle, Blarney, County Cork, Ireland.

Photography © Liam Blake

Liam Blake was born in Dublin and developed a keen interest in photography at an early age. An award winning photographer, Liam works almost exclusively in Ireland and his work for Real Ireland Design was responsible for ushering in a new worldwide appreciation of the beauty of Ireland through its ranges of postcards, calendars, books and posters. 

He is the author of several photographic books and has exhibited his work in galleries throughout Ireland. 

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

Beautiful 500 piece high quality jigsaw puzzle featuring a Celtic legend illustration by Irish artist Jim FitzPatrick.

Goddess Boann

Boann was the river-goddess of the river Boyne and a warrior princess of the mystical tribe known as the Tuatha Dé Danann who came to Ireland in earliest times in a fleet of ships that ‘sailed the high air and the low air’ and conquered the island of Éireann. She also gave her name to the river Bóinn, or Boyne, in Co. Meath, which runs beside the Brú at Newgrange.

Jim FitzPatrick

Beautiful pen featuring artwork from a page of the World famous Book of Kells which is kept in Trinity College Dublin.

Folio 202v The Temptation of Christ.

The Avec Journals measure 14.1cm x 9.2cm x 1.5cm and are the smallest of the three sizes available in this range.

The covers and end papers of the Book of Kells Avec journal feature beautifully reproduced artwork from the Book of Kells c.800 AD. Published by the Library Shop Trinity College and Picture Press.ie. Images © The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Code KAve-JL 5391435060208

The Avec journals have a document pocket in the back cover and are held closed with an elasticated band

High quality cardboard hanging sign

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Complete with hanging tag.

Turning Darkness into Light

The Book of Kells is a lavishly decorated Gospel manuscript produced by Irish monks, probably on the Island of Iona, near Scotland, around the year 800. Preceding the Gospels, the book also contains lists of important details within the Gospels and summaries of the narratives. The importance of the book cannot be over emphasised and its beauty is such that it has been compared to ‘the work of angels’. The richly patterned pages, initial letters, often in the shape of animals of contorted human form and interlaced drawings are unique. The purpose of the illuminations has been speculated upon by many over the centuries. Apart from their intrinsic beauty and the joy they convey, it should be remembered that few were literate at the time of the book’s construction and in the words of Pope Gregory the Great, the illustrations contribute to ‘a living reading of the Lord’s story for those who cannot read’.

This Poster-Print celebrates the Book of Kells illuminated manuscript.

Turning Darkess into Light 

The Book of Kells is a lavishly decorated Gospel manuscript produced by Irish monks, probably on the Island of Iona, near Scotland, around the year 800. Preceding the Gospels, the book also contains lists of important details within the Gospels and summaries of the narratives. The importance of the book cannot be over emphasised and its beauty is such that it has been compared to ‘the work of angels’. The richly patterned pages, initial letters, often in the shape of animals of contorted human form and interlaced drawings are unique. The purpose of the illuminations has been speculated upon by many over the centuries. Apart from their intrinsic beauty and the joy they convey, it should be remembered that few were literate at the time of the book’s construction and in the words of Pope Gregory the Great, the illustrations contribute to ‘a living reading of the Lord’s story for those who cannot read’.

Poster-Prints© are produced on high quality 200gm art silk paper suitable for framing in a standard A2 size frame. The print itself and the six sided gift box are fully recyclable.

Photography © Liam Blake Design Brian Murphy

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

This beautifully produced A4 size calendar features the work of celebrated Irish landscape photographer Liam Blake. Liam travels the length and breadth of the country throughout the year in order to capture images of the wild and wonderful landscapes of Ireland. 

Size 29.7cm x 21cm (opening to 59.4cm x 21cm)

Irish Castles

Over the past century a growth of interest in Ireland's architectural heritage has led to the restoration of a number of medieval buildings to their original condition. Others remain in the landscape as romantic ruins. The folk tales that have attached themselves to these imposing memorials to Ireland's past are almost as valuable a heritage as the buildings themselves.

Irish Cottages

The Irish Cottage is a national treasure, a part of the Irish landscape, a home. It can conjure up a tranquill way of life in times past and still serve us well in modern days. An Irish Cottage is indeed a part of the landscape and when something is designed and built with such a feel for its surroundings then it becomes a timeless classic.

The calendar has been produced utilising a fine art printing process which renders the images in a much higher resolution more akin to a photographic print.
This calendar features a location map which shows the locations where the photographs were taken and the calendarium also shows the phases of the moon.

High quality cardboard hanging sign
Artwork © Brian Murphy

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Complete with hanging tag.

Céad Míle Fáilte - A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

Traditional Irish language greeting

This large high quality calendar features the work of Irish Celtic artist Jim Fitzpatrick.
Size 28cm x 30cm (opening to 28cm x 60cm)

This calendar has been produced utilising a fine art printing process which renders the images in a much higher resolution than normally achieved. The calendarium shows the phases of the moon.

Jim Fitzpatrick is famous Worldwide for his meticulous attention to detail and his unique insight into the Myths and Legends of Ireland. No man in Ireland has sharper awareness of what we inherit from the ancient past than Jim Fitzpatrick. 

Selection of 15  high quality large size Real Ireland Christmas postcards

These postcards are produced in conjunction with the Saint Vincent De Paul charity

Standard size postcards 17 x 12cm Matt finish

 Photography by Liam Blake

The Avec Journals measure 14.1cm x 9.2cm x 1.5cm and are the smallest of the three sizes available in this range.

The Avec journals have a document pocket in the back cover and are held closed with an elasticated band

The Bureau Journals measure 23cm x 17.5cm x 1.8cm and are the largest of the three sizes available in this range and feature a magnetic clasp.

Set of four high quality cork backed coasters presented in a colourful gift box.

Size 10.5 x 10.5cm 

• Heat resistant • Durable • Wipe clean

Set features images of 24 Classic and vintage cars

Original photography © Brian Murphy

Set of four high quality cork backed coasters presented in a colourful gift box.

Size 10.5 x 10.5cm 

Set of four high quality cork backed placemats presented in a colourful gift box.

Size 29 x 21.5cm

• Heat resistant • Durable • Wipe clean •

Coasters features images of 24 Classic and vintage cars and placemats feature 25 Classic and vintage cars

Original photography © Brian Murphy

Set of four high quality cork backed placemats presented in a colourful gift box.

Size 29 x 21.5cm

• Heat resistant • Durable • Wipe clean •

Placemats feature images of 25 Classic and vintage cars.

Original photography © Brian Murphy

The Voyage Journal measures 17.8cm x 12.5cm x 1.8cm and is the middle of the three sizes available in this range, it feature a magnetic clasp

Pack of six themed postcards.

Keep as a set or tear out and post as normal postcards.

Bottle opener with image of the magnificent Cliffs of Moher, County Clare.

High quality magnetic metal and resin bottle opener on backing card.

This magnetic bottle opener will always be to hand when stuck on your fridge door.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

High quality playing cards suitable for most card games. Code CL-52-PC

This pack of playing cards features an image of World famous Cliffs of Moher, County Clare. The image is reproduced from original artistic work bt renowned Irish Photographer Liam Blake.

This Poster-Print celebrates the magnificent Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland’s top Visitor attractions and are a designated UNESCO Geopark. The Cliffs are 214m high at the highest point and range for 10 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O’Brien’s Tower stands proudly on a headland of the majestic Cliffs. From the Cliffs one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins, the Maumturk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South. The Cliffs are home to one of the major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds in Ireland.

Poster-Prints© are produced on high quality 200gm art silk paper suitable for framing in a standard A2 size frame. The print itself and the six sided gift box are fully recyclable.

Photography © Liam Blake Design Brian Murphy

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

A4 wall calendar featuring the beautiful county of Cork. 

Liam Blake travels the length and breath of Ireland throughout the year in order to capture images of the people and landscape, the towns and villages, the pubs and shopfronts and to present them as a collection for you to enjoy in your own home or to give as a gift. Brighten up your life for the year ahead.

Size 29.7cm x 21cm (opening to 59.4cm x 21cm)

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

Handcrafted Mounted Print

To fit frame size  8” x 10”

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Coumeenoole Beach, County Kerry, Ireland.

Photography © Liam Blake

Liam Blake was born in Dublin and developed a keen interest in photography at an early age. An award winning photographer, Liam works almost exclusively in Ireland and his work for Real Ireland Design was responsible for ushering in a new worldwide appreciation of the beauty of Ireland through its ranges of postcards, calendars, books and posters. 

He is the author of several photographic books and has exhibited his work in galleries throughout Ireland. 

Handcrafted Mounted Print

To fit frame size  8” x 10”

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Donkeys and Dry Stone Wall, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland.

Photography © Liam Blake

Liam Blake was born in Dublin and developed a keen interest in photography at an early age. An award winning photographer, Liam works almost exclusively in Ireland and his work for Real Ireland Design was responsible for ushering in a new worldwide appreciation of the beauty of Ireland through its ranges of postcards, calendars, books and posters. 

He is the author of several photographic books and has exhibited his work in galleries throughout Ireland. 

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Embossed on back with Ireland logo

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

Bottle opener with image of two friendly donkeys and dry stone wall.

High quality magnetic metal and resin bottle opener on backing card.

This magnetic bottle opener will always be to hand when stuck on your fridge door.

Pack of six themed postcards.

Keep as a set or tear out and post as normal postcards.

Bottle opener with images of the famous colourful Georgian Doors of Dublin

High quality magnetic metal and resin bottle opener on backing card.

This magnetic bottle opener will always be to hand when stuck on your fridge door.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Traditional Doorways from the Georgian Squares of Dublin.

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

High quality cardboard hanging sign
Photography © Liam Blake

This product has been produced using a high end printing process which results in excellent print colour reproduction. 

Complete with hanging tag.

Many theories have been put forward to explain why they are so brightly painted and ornamented, none unfortunately likely to be true. It has been suggested, for instance, that the practice originated at the time of Elizabeth 1, when a Puritan administrator decreed that all the city’s door and window frames should be the same drab brown colour. In an act of the defiance, the artistic and expressive population responded by painting them in the brightest hues they could find. A similar story dates from reign of Queen Victoria in the late 1800’s. Some claim that after the death of her beloved husband Prince Albert, the grieving monarch ordered all the doors in Dublin painted black in his memory. Once again the rebellious Dubliners refused and turned their front doors into a riot of colour.

Set of four high quality cork backed placemats.
Code DD-PL-TI 5391435005087

• Heat resistant • Durable • Wipe clean •

Traditional Georgian Doorways from the Georgian squares of Dublin.

The Doors of Dublin placemats feature a selection of images of colourful Georgian Doors reproduced beautifully from the original photography of Liam Blake.

High quality playing cards suitable for most card games. Code DD-52-PC

This pack of playing cards features 52 images of the world famous Doors of Dublin from the Georgian Squares of Dublin City.

High quality multi image poster featuring the World famous Georgian Doors of Dublin.

This poster is available in two sizes:
Large Size 53.4 × 86.3cm
Code PO-DD 5390534020090

Mini Size 30.88 × 50cm
Code MI-DD 5390534021097

Both sizes ship with a postal/mailing tube.

These images from around Dublin’s Georgian Squares are reproduced from original artistic works by renowned Irish Photographer Liam Blake.

This Poster-Print celebrates the eighteenth and nineteenth century doors of Dublin, perhaps the most iconic images of the city’s architectural Golden Age. Many theories have been put forward to explain why they are so brightly painted and ornamented, none unfortunately likely to be true. It has been suggested, for instance, that the practice originated at the time of Elizabeth 1, when a Puritan administrator decreed that all the city’s door and window frames should be the same drab brown colour. In an act of the defiance, the artistic and expressive population responded by painting them in the brightest hues they could find. A similar story dates from reign of Queen Victoria in the late 1800’s. Some claim that after the death of her beloved husband Prince Albert, the grieving monarch ordered all the doors in Dublin painted black in his memory. Once again the rebellious Dubliners refused and turned their front doors into a riot of colour.

Poster-Prints© are produced on high quality 200gm art silk paper suitable for framing in a standard A2 size frame. The print itself and the six sided gift box are fully recyclable.

Photography © Liam Blake Design Brian Murphy

Dublin, like most great cities, did not grow overnight. Founded by the Vikings over a thousand years ago, it has evolved through the Middle Ages and Georgian Era to become one of the friendliest and most fashionable capitals in Europe. This illustrated guide tells the story of Dublin and introduces some of its more important sights to the visitor - from medieval cathedrals and eighteenth century architectural masterpieces to museums, public houses and parks. Featuring the photographs of Liam Blake, one of the city’s most renowned photographers, it is equally an aid to exploring Dublin and a tribute to its culture and history.

Despite its fame around the world, Dublin is a remarkably small and intimate city. This is an important aspect of its charm, for within the compact central districts are museums, art galleries, medieval cathedrals and churches, Georgian terraces and great public buildings – all part of a history that goes back over a thousand years. Yet Dublin is equally renowned for its lively pubs, theatres, music venues and literary heritage. All of these contribute to the contemporary city’s uniquely vibrant atmosphere and great social and cultural scene. 

Dublin ist wie viele großartige Städte nicht in einer Nacht erbaut worden. Die vor über tausend Jahren von Wikingern gegründete Stadt, hat sich über das Mittelalter und das georgianische Zeitalter zu einer der freundlichsten und modernsten Hauptstädten Europas entwickelt. Dieser illustrierte Reiseführer erzählt die Geschichte Dublins und stellt einige der wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten vor - von mittelalterlichen Kathedralen und architektonischen Meisterwerken aus dem 18. Jahrhundert zu Museen, Pubs und Pärken. Mit den Fotografien von Liam Blake, einer der renommiertesten Fotografen Dublins, dient er auch als Hilfe bei der Entdeckung Dublins sowie als Tribut an ihre Kultur und Geschichte. 

Trotz weltweiter Berühmtheit, ist Dublin eine bemerkenswert kleine und intime Stadt.  Dies ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil des Charmes der Stadt, wozu auch zentral gelegene Museen, Kunstgalerien, mittelalterliche Kathedralen und Kirchen, georgianische Reihenhäuser und beeindruckende öffentliche Gebäude gehören - alles Teile einer Geschichte, die auf über tausend Jahre zurückgeht. Dublin ist ebenso bekannt für lebhafte Pubs, Theater, Konzerthallen und ihr literarisches Erbe. All dies trägt zur einzigartig dynamischen Atmosphäre und der tollen gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Szene der heutigen Stadt bei.

A4 wall calendar featuring the ever vibrant Dublin Bay.

Size 29.7cm x 21cm (opening to 59.4cm x 21cm)

This beautifully produced calendar features the work of celebrated Irish photographer Liam Blake. 

This calendar features places from around Dublin Bay, Ireland. From Killiney to Howth Liam has produced some beautiful photographs of well known and well loved swimming locations, towns, lighthouses and boats and of course the famous Poolbeg chimneys. This calendar features an illustrated map of Dublin Bay and will appeal to tourists and Dublin people alike.

Beautiful 500 piece high quality jigsaw puzzle featuring the Ha'penny Bridge and river Liffey, Dublin City, Ireland.

Produced on linen paper and blue puzzle cardboard

Size 48.5 x 34.5cm

Dublin City

Dublin, like most great cities, did not grow overnight. Founded by the Vikings over a thousand years ago, it has evolved through the Middle Ages and Georgian Era to become one of the friendliest and most fashionable capitals in Europe.

The name Dublin derives from the two Irish words Dubh (black) and Lynn (pool). The Black Pool was a small tidal pool formed where the River Poddle entered the River Liffey. The official Irish name for the city is Baile Atha Cliath, or the “Town of the Hurdled Ford”. This refers to an ancient ford across the River Liffey, which was situated near the modern Father Mathew Bridge.

Photography © Liam Blake

Liam Blake was born in Dublin, Ireland and developed a keen interest in photography at an early age. An award winning photographer, Liam works almost exclusively in Ireland and his work for Real Ireland Design was responsible for ushering in a new worldwide appreciation of the beauty of Ireland through its ranges of postcards, calendars, books, posters and now jigsaw puzzles.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

Bottle opener with images of Dublin inside DUBLIN text.

High quality magnetic metal and resin bottle opener on backing card.

This magnetic bottle opener will always be to hand when stuck on your fridge door.

High Quality Cork Backed Drinks Coaster

Size 11 x 9.5 cm

This product has been produced to a very high standard with an embossed cork base and is heat resistant to 100°F

Images of Dublin City, Ireland, inside Dublin text

Mix and match with other coasters from this range for an interesting table setting.

High quality metal key ring with an image of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with images of colourful Georgian Doors, Dublin City, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with images of colourful Georgian Doors, Dublin City, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with images from Dublin in text, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with an image of the General Post Office (G.P.O.) O'Connell St. Dublin, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with an image of the Ha'penny Bridge and River Liffey, Dublin City, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with an image of the famous Molly Malone Statue, Dublin City, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with images from Dublin, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with an image of O'Donoghue's Pub, Merrion Row, Dublin, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with an image of an Irish Whiskey pub mirror, Dublin, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.

High quality metal key ring with an image of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland.

With Ireland tag and embossed on back. On a backing card.