During the 1930s The Ormond Printing Co. Ltd produced playing cards for the Irish market with a distinctive ace of spades, joker and court cards (right).

In 1935 the firm was acquired as a manufacturing facility for Waddington's cards in Eire. A new ace of spades was introduced (below), used along with Waddington's standard courts and jokers.

Above: back depicting Blarney Castle from the Emerald Isle series, c.1950

Above: two backs from the series for Great Southern Hotels, printed by Waddington's at the Ormond Printing Co. Ltd works during the 1950s and 60s.