Enoch Powell (1912-1998) speaking with local residents while campaigning for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) for the South Down constituency, County Down, Northern Ireland, 6th October 1974. Powell won the seat, receiving over 50% of the vote (33, 614 votes). (Photo by Jack Kay/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)placeholder image
Enoch Powell (1912-1998) speaking with local residents while campaigning for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) for the South Down constituency, County Down, Northern Ireland, 6th October 1974. Powell won the seat, receiving over 50% of the vote (33, 614 votes). (Photo by Jack Kay/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Northern Ireland in pictures: A look back through the archive at Northern Ireland life

By Michael Cousins
Published 2nd Oct 2023, 12:52 GMT

Delving into the archive for rarely seen images

All images copyright Getty Images

27th August 1938: A farmer's twin daughters feeding twin lambs on a farm near Derry city. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

17. 27th August 1938: A farmer's twin daughters feeding twin lambs on a farm near Derry city. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

27th August 1938: A farmer's twin daughters feeding twin lambs on a farm near Derry city. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Photo: Fox Photos

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circa 1900: Roman Catholic church, Rosstrevor, Co. Down, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

18. circa 1900: Roman Catholic church, Rosstrevor, Co. Down, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1900: Roman Catholic church, Rosstrevor, Co. Down, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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circa 1935: A farmer and his wife putting their crop of potatoes into clamps in the shadow of the Mourne mountains in County Down. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

19. circa 1935: A farmer and his wife putting their crop of potatoes into clamps in the shadow of the Mourne mountains in County Down. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

circa 1935: A farmer and his wife putting their crop of potatoes into clamps in the shadow of the Mourne mountains in County Down. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Photo: Fox Photos

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circa 1900: The cathedral in Derry city. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

20. circa 1900: The cathedral in Derry city. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1900: The cathedral in Derry city. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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