artiFACT Aasleagh Falls near Leenane, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland Postcard

Aasleagh Falls near Leenane, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland

Estimated value: $2-$8

In 1978, Dublin and the Republic of Ireland were navigating a period of significant economic strain, with high inflation, unemployment, and emigration shaping daily life, even as Ireland's EEC membership since 1973 brought new trade opportunities and structural funds. The late 1970s also saw the shadow of the Troubles in Northern Ireland casting a political and cultural tension across the island, influencing Irish national identity and the government's domestic and foreign priorities.

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