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Bagenalstown Railway Station
Bagenalstown Railway Station
Side view of the station house and platfrom at Bagenalstown (Muinebheag) Railway Station, County Carlow. This is Eliza's destination.
Image courtesy of Carlow County Library 2005.
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The Lock Athlone
The Lock Athlone
The transportation of goods into and out of Athlone was facilitated by the building of a canal west of the town in 1757 and made more efficient by the Shannon Navigation Works of the 1840s. Throughout the 19th C. river transport was the favoured means of transport for many goods – including Guinness. However a combination of improvements in both road and rail transport in the 20th C. saw the twilight of this form of transportation. This consignment seen being unloaded at the Docks in Athlone was an Intertype Composing Machine for Athlone Printing Works it is said to have been last consignment of its kind at Athlone Docks.
Copyright Westmeath County Library
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Map of Westmeath
Map of Westmeath
This map illustrates the topagraphy of County Westmeath detailing the routes of Grand Canal and the Royal Canal through Co. Westmeath.
© Bord Failte
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'Lady Betty Balfour'at Athlone Docks
'Lady Betty Balfour'at Athlone Docks
'The Lady Betty Balfour' was a well known steamer on the Shannon at the turn of the twentieth century. She was built in Scotland for the Shannon Development Company and according to local tradition this picture was taken on the Docks in Athlone c1910. The occasion is said to have been the annual outing for the staff of Thomas Burgess & Sons. The firm of Thomas Burgess & Sons is still flourishing in Athlone having taken over the stock-in-trade of Matthew Headen in 1839. The picture captures the atmosphere of an Edwardian group heading to Lough Ree possibly to picnic on one of the islands.
© Westmeath Library Service
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At Achill Beg
At Achill Beg
Photograph of monument located at Achill Beg commemmorating the victims of the Clew Bay drowning tragedy, 1894. This occured when a hooker, carrying people from Achill to Westport on their way to Scotland for seasonal work, capsized in Clew Bay. 32 people were drowned. The first train to use the Achill Railway line brought their bodies to Achill for burial.
courtesy of National Library of Ireland
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Mullingar Harbour
Mullingar Harbour
Color photograph of Mullingar Harbour constructed in 1808 showing route of canal, harbour bridge, habour buildings and lock gates.
© Sean Magee and Westmeath County Library
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The Harbour, Ballynacargy
The Harbour, Ballynacargy
A colour digital photograph of Ballynacargy Habour, Co. Westmeath showing habour bridge, house and route of canal.
© Sean Magee and Westmeath County Library
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Plaque Athlone Lock
Plaque Athlone Lock
This inscribed limestone plaque is located on the lock in Athlone. The first stone of this lock was laid on 2 April 1845, the date on the plaque showed undue optimism as the lock itself was not completed until 1848 or 49. The plaque mentions the following: Thomas Rhodes, Principal Engineer, John Long, Resident Engineer and Bernard Mullins, Contractor. Mr Mullins was of the firm of Henry, Mullins and McMahon which was also the contractor for building the bridge at Athlone.
© Ann Hennessy / Westmeath Library Service
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The murder of a stationmaster
The murder of a stationmaster
Copy of article from Westmeath Guardian Newspaper - 4th March, 1869 describing the murder of Mr. Thomas Anketell, stationmaster in Mullingar outside his home on the down Galway platform of Mullingar Station
Out of copyright
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The Lock, Weir and Sluice gates, Athlone
The Lock, Weir and Sluice gates, Athlone
This picture taken from the West bank looking into the Lock shows many of the main features associated with the Shannon Navigation works of the 1840s. In the foreground the Lock itself, measuring 38.7m x 12.2m, has the capacity to take a large number of hire-craft cruisers at the one time. Beyond the Lock one can see the Sluice Gates and part of the Weir while in the background is the Strand area of the town. The building of the Weir was one of the most hazardous aspects of the navigation works at Athlone. A damn was built north of the town and the water diverted through the old canal. During the months of July and August 1849 up to 1,500 men were employed to excavation the river bed, completite work on the Weir and remove the remnants of the Elizabethan bridge as well as the remains of old eel weirs.
© Ann Hennessy / Westmeath Library Service