ireland

August 20, 2015

From Flickr: “Twomey’s Machine Bakery” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A Happy Twomey Thursday to you and welcome to the heart of Cork City. There was great activity around todays photo with contributions from sharon.corbet Niall McAuley Carol Maddock beachcomberaustralia Foxglove guliolopez and dorameulman The comments are a must read and give a great account of business on Shandon Street in the early part of…
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August 20, 2015

From Flickr: “Twomey’s Machine Bakery” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

A Happy Twomey Thursday to you and welcome to the heart of Cork City. There was great activity around todays photo with contributions from sharon.corbet Niall McAuley Carol Maddock beachcomberaustralia Foxglove guliolopez and dorameulman The comments are a must read and give a great account of business on Shandon Street in the early part of…
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July 21, 2015

From Flickr: “Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Here we are in Swords the home of Fingal County Council. It would be fantastic if we could tie this photo in some way to the parish registers of the area see – Parish Registers Take a bow young sharon.corbet for finding a link to the Swords parish register, wherein she found the baptism of…
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July 18, 2015

From Flickr: “The ruins of Castlebar, Co. Mayo” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

This shot of Castlebar seemingly in ruins is in stark contrast to the modern, bustling and thriving town we know today! This is the last of our County towns for this week and perhaps an opportunity to search the Parish Registers Photographer: Robert French Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection Date: Between 1895 – 1900 NLI…
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June 11, 2015

From Flickr: “Lough Fea House, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

We find ourselves in County Monaghan at the Home of the Shirley family at Lough Fea House near Carrickmacross. The house was built in 1827 the following information is from archiseek.com – thanks to sharon.corbet Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Irish commission, Lough Fea was…
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June 11, 2015

From Flickr: “Lough Fea House, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

We find ourselves in County Monaghan at the Home of the Shirley family at Lough Fea House near Carrickmacross. The house was built in 1827 the following information is from archiseek.com – thanks to sharon.corbet Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Irish commission, Lough Fea was…
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June 5, 2015

From Flickr: “Gothic Grandeur Gloriously Guarded” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

This beautiful shot from the stereo pairs shows a fine church in an unknown location. The initial title was too long so a wee bit of alliteration to start your day:-) Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence Collection: The Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection Date: between ca. 1876-1883 NLI Ref: STP_2969 You…
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May 28, 2015

From Flickr: “Pallas Castle, Tynagh, 1903” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

[Shane’s Castle, 1903] Two women, a man and a dog standing in front of the ruins of Shane’s Castle Randals town, Co. Antrim.] Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: The Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: ca. 1903 NLI Ref: CLON1547 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others,…
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May 26, 2015

From Flickr: “Dunmore East, Waterford” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

High angle long shot village over small cliffs to beach and bay with many small boats, low hills, in background Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence Collection: The Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection Date: between ca. 1860-1883 NLI Ref: STP_1880 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on…
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May 25, 2015

From Flickr: “R.M.S. Olympic” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Harland and Wolff Shipbuilding Yard, R.M.S. Olympic on the stocks (Ships Cradle). Photographer: Thomas H. Mason Collection: The Mason Photographic Collection Date: Circa 1910 NLI Ref: M25/J/3 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tx6J5e
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