Iconic Irish Voices

The stamps on this cover are from a set of four that feature famous Irish musicians who passed away in 2024. On the left is Ireland's greatest accoridan player Séamus Begley. And on the right is Christy Dignam, lead singer for the Irish rock band Aslan.

Native Irish Bees

From the County Clare town of Lios Dúin Bhearna. The honeycomb cell shaped stamps are from a 2024 set featuring native Irish bees. On the left is a honey bee and on the right is a patchwork leafcutter bee.

Space Exploration from Lisdoonvarna, Ireland

From the town of Lisdoonvarna (Lios Dúin Bhearna) in County Claire. The souvenir sheet on this cover was issued in 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and pay tribute to astronauts with Irish heritage.

Top left is Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the moon. And bottom right is Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins. Top right is Eileen Collins. She was the first woman to pilot a shuttle mission (STS-63, Discovery in 1995) and the first woman to command a space shuttle (STS-93, Columbia in 1999). And bottom left is Cady Coleman who spent 159 days on the ISS in 2010/11. All four of these astronauts have Irish ancestry.

Dublin, Ireland

I just realized that the stamp on the left is actually an ATM label. It's got an image of Irish revolutionary Roger Casement on it. He was executed by the British in 1916 for treason.

Mountain Rescue Ireland

An FDC I recently acquired from the Irish Republic. I never get mail from Ireland but I was there very recently.  I should have sent myself something.

These stamps, which were issued by An Post on 4 June 2015, commemorate 50 years of the Mountain Rescue service in Ireland. The Mountain Rescue association consists of 12 volunteer rescue teams whose members are dispatched to assist hikers or climbers in distress.