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Dundrum Railway Station.
Dundrum Railway Station.
William Dargen designed this station and it remains today as a protected structure. During the construction of the Luas line, the station was used as an office. The sign on the platform says ‘Station for St.Columbas’ College and was put there because of the large number of boarding students passing through the station on their way to the college in Rathfarnham. Heavy goods were also carried through the station and this practice continued until the 1950s.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Kenmare,Co.Kerry (Copy)
Kenmare,Co.Kerry (Copy)
The photographer is poised at the right moment to capture the arrival of a full coach to what is probably a Fair Day in Kenmare. As usual with street scenes inthe Lawrence Collection the photographer positions himself in the middle of the street. The photograph presents a sense of the animation and activity of the moment.(message on back of postcard reproduced here)
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Bullock Castle
Bullock Castle
Bullock Castle was built around the twelfth century to help protect the fishing industry the monks had built up there. An adjoining house was added to the castle in the eighteenth century and a tower was located near the top of the steps to the castle. William Hutchinson (later Harbour Master in Dun Laoghaire) stayed in Bullock Castle for a period from 1817 to supervise quarrying in the area and to manage the pilots who sailed the boats out of the harbour. Today the castle is an historic monument and cultural centre.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Nelson Street,Tralee 1908 (Postcard message)
Nelson Street,Tralee 1908 (Postcard message)
This second photogaph offers a number of contrasts and changes to the earlier postcard. It is perhaps ten years later.The townsmen,except for the young boys,show very little interest in the photographer.Indeed they appear to show no interest at all. The sender of the photograph refers to "Mr Donkey and cart standing in the street" The barrels of porter were a common feature of the town in 1908 and for many years later. The trees attached to the Church of Ireland presbytery are now enclosed by a wall which stood until recent times (postcard message )
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Kingstown Harbour.
Kingstown Harbour.
Work began on Kingstown Harbour in 1815. It took over forty years to finish and cost over one million pounds. The harbour consisted of two piers and created an area of about 250 acres. The Coal Harbour was very busy and an outer Coal Harbour was built in 1855 to be followed in 1859 by Carlisle Pier. 1863 saw more developments for the harbour including a battery/fort, a lighthouse, keepers’ cottages and a coastguard station. The Mailboat service ran from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead and continued until the 1970s. In 1969 the Car Ferry Terminal was built. In 1995 a new terminal was built on Carlisle Pier and the HSS Stena Explorer was launched.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Pavilion theatre and gardens
Pavilion theatre and gardens
The Pavilion has had quite a tumultuous history. It was erected in 1903 and a theatre exists on the same site today. The intervening years have certainly wrought some changes. Initially the Pavilion and its extensive gardens housed a large number of rooms including tearooms, reading and smoking rooms. It was the focal point for many of the events in Kingstown, including firework displays and performances by famous artists like John McCormack (1908). Two fires (1915 and 1940) caused extensive damage to the building.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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Pavilion cinema
Pavilion cinema
During the 1920s it became known as the Pavilion Picture House and during the 1930s was very popular with the increasing cinema-going audience. Renovations were carried out in 1939, but in 1940 another fire caused more damage. The cinema carried on until 1974.
Donated by Seamus Kearns (postcard collector)
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Main Street, Roscommon c. 1900
Main Street, Roscommon c. 1900
Very delicately colour tinted photo postcard of a crowded Main Street, Roscommon town on a fair day at the turn of the 20th century. The limestone obelisk-like monument, to the foreground of the image, was erected in the memory of Luke Hayden M.P. around 1900. He was Chairman of the Roscommon Town Commissioners. It remains to this day in a prominent position in the town square. The Bank of Ireland is the pleasing cut stone three storey building on the front right. Miss Igoe's corset making shop is one of the shops on the right as is Melia's Bakery. To the left foreground is Smith's undertakers and hackney cars, next, after the laneway is Dowdall's Drapers and next door to that is James O'Connor's business house.
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CAHIR - The Castle
CAHIR - The Castle
View of Cahir Castle from Castle St., Cahir
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NENAGH - The Castle
NENAGH - The Castle
Black and White image of Nenagh Castle