Patrick Stritch Photography or simply, Stritch Photography, was a photographic studio in Fermoy, County Cork. The business was begun by former carriage smith, Patrick Stritch, with support from his wife, Eileen Lyons, who ran a shop in the same building, selling homemade sandwiches and ice-cream,[1] and was active from the early 1900s to the late 1990s, ownership passing through the children and grandchildren of the couple.
History
editOriginally from Longford,[2] James Stritch had come to Cork in search of business, starting a career as a carriage smith and marrying local Fermoy woman, Isabella Smith. The couple had 9 children,[3] 1 daughter and 8 sons, 6 of whom worked for their father, building and painting carriages, until Patrick, now in his 20s, moved out and began his photography studio.
Liam Lynch
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Patrick Stritch is best known for his photograph of Irish Republican Army general, Liam Lynch, which was secretly taken in "The Grove", as opposed to the studio on McCurtain Street, while Lynch was on the run from enemy forces.
Stritch was likely chosen by the IRA for his specialty in military photographs, taking many of soldiers from the nearby Fermoy Barracks.
References
edit- ^ "Vintage View: Opening a new chapter on Fermoy's story". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "36 Princes Street census 1901". census.nationalarchives.ie. Nation Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "36 Princes Street census 1911". census.nationalarchives.ie. National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "General Liam Lynch by Stritch Photography". waterfordmuseum.ie. Waterford County Museum Photo Archive. Retrieved 8 May 2023.