JJ Clarke, from Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, took the photographs between 1897 and 1904, when he was a medical student in Dublin. Dr Clarke’s photojournalistic approach to his subjects allowed him to capture vivid scenes from the daily lives of Dublin's men, women and children.
Wait, what the hell is a bathing machine? I knew about old school bath houses but I had no idea they changed above the ocean so they could just go straight down into it. Nuts.