A COLLECTION of colourised photographs from the 1930s have emerged to allow us a rare glimpse into Tralee’s past.

We found a story posted yesterday by IrishCentral.com about a collection of colourised  photos by American photographer Branson De Cou.

He took a series of images – while travelling around Ireland in the early to mid-1930s – originally in black and white, with the colour later being added by De Cou with aniline ink.

De Cou’s catalogue of photos are now stored at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Among the many items in the collection are photos of Tralee which show the town in a very different time. See if you can recognise anyone in the photos.

Scroll down for photos and check out more here.