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Playing Cards from Ireland

During the nineteenth century playing cards were being produced in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

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About Catherine Kelly

About Catherine Kelly

Catherine Kelly, M.A. Paint and Print, B.A. History of Art and Fine Art Painting, is an artist working in Dublin

Art:pack in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation

Art:pack in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation

A deck of cards to raise awareness of the Irish Hospice Foundation.

Arthurian by Kings Wild Project

Arthurian by Kings Wild Project

Arthurian Playing Cards by Kings Wild Project, a luxury playing card deck designed by Jackson Robinson, inspired by the myths and legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Celtic Journey

Celtic Journey

Celtic Journey playing cards - where art and culture meet - designed by Carmen G. Carballeira, 2011

Cultúrlán

Cultúrlán

Celtic myth playing cards inspired by the rich Celtic pantheon of mythological Gods, Goddesses, and heroes

EPCS February 2004 Newsletter

EPCS February 2004 Newsletter Members Only

Plucking the Goose • Lake District • Blanche Handler • Moods And Faces • Nelson Bicentenary - Worshipful • Face Card Lithography • The Power Deck • Grand Slam • Buying and Selling on Internet • Nederland Shipping Line • Netley Abbey & Castle • WCMPC Ephemera • Irish Heroic Pack • Card Sharpers And Their Work • Golf • Orchestra Cards • Stationer Adverts • De La Rue’s Works • Burlesque Heraldry & Earl of Stair • Gardening Snap • Cutler’s Trust • Military Manoeuvres

Feardiadh at the Ford jig-saw

Feardiadh at the Ford jig-saw

Feardiadh at the Ford jig-saw book with illustration by Kathleen Ennis, c.1940.

Guinness Posters

Guinness Posters

Classic Guinness Posters, 1999.

Inner Realms Tarot

Inner Realms Tarot

Inner Realms tarot was designed by Saleire, conceived from sacred geometry, and aims to reflect this day and age.

Irish Heroic

Irish Heroic

The costumes and details of this pack are in the spirit of "The Heroic Period of Irish History".

Irish Historic

Irish Historic

Irish Historic Playing Cards celebrating history and art, 1920.

Irish Legendary

Irish Legendary

Irish Legendary deck featuring figures in the Legends of Ireland, designed by Rachel Arbuckle, 1990.

Irish Playing Card Mfg Co

Irish Playing Card Mfg Co

Irish Playing Card Manufacturing Company.

Irish Playing Cards

Irish Playing Cards

Playing card designs based on motifs from early Irish manuscripts and metalwork.

Irish Souvenir

Irish Souvenir

Irish souvenir playing cards. The Joker has the inscription W.O., Dublin.

L Day

L Day

Antique cards forming a composite pack by L.Day, Kingdom of Ireland, 1780.

Lovely Day for a Guinness

Lovely Day for a Guinness

Lovely Day for a Guinness deck published by Shamrock Gift Co Dublin.

Not the Iraqi Most Wanted playing cards

Not the Iraqi Most Wanted playing cards

Fifty-five Irish heroes and villains, some ancient but mostly modern.

Ormond Printing Co. Ltd

Ormond Printing Co. Ltd

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. In 1935 the firm was acquired as a manufacturing facility for Waddington’s cards in Eire.

Playing Cards from Ireland

Playing Cards from Ireland

During the nineteenth century playing cards were being produced in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.