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The River Shannon, Athlone
The River Shannon, Athlone
Black and white postcard photograph showing the weir and lock in the background and Athlone Castle and left bank of Athlone town in the foreground.
© Westmeath Library Service
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Boat stranded on the River Barrow
Boat stranded on the River Barrow
Calm waters of the River Barrow, the second longest river in Ireland, at Carlow town. The image shows a small boat stranded on the river. Pleasure and tourist use of the Barrow is becoming more popular in recent years, with a greater appreciation of an amenity convenient to town.
Carlow County Library
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Kirkintilloch Bothy Fire Disaster
Kirkintilloch Bothy Fire Disaster
Excerpt from full-page article, Mayo News, September 24th 1997, written on occasion of 60th anniversary of the bothy fire at Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, September 16th 1937, in which ten seasonal workers from Achill lost their lives.
Courtesy Mayo News
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Ballina Street Scene, 1946
Ballina Street Scene, 1946
Bord Fáilte photograph from 1946 of one of the main streets in Ballina. Compared to an earlier photograph from 1900, the most noticeable features are the cars and the absence of horse-drawn transport.
Courtesy Fáilte Ireland
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Ballina-Belmullet Express
Ballina-Belmullet Express
Photograph from around 1900 of Ballina to Belmullet Express on its way to Belmullet. This was a horse-drawn vehicle of the sidecar or jaunting car style.
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Ballina Street Scene
Ballina Street Scene
Photograph of street scene, Ballina, taken by Wynne Photographers c.1890.
Courtesy of Gary Wynne
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Arriving at Kildownet Cemetary
Arriving at Kildownet Cemetary
Photograph from Mayo News, September 24th 1997, taken originally at Kildownet Cemetary, Achill, 1937, of arrival of coffin of victim of the Kirkintilloch Bothy fire disaster. The fire, which broke out on September 16th 1937 at Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, claimed the lives of ten "Tattie howkers" (potato pickers) from Achill.
Courtesy Mayo News
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Ballinrobe Jaunting-car
Ballinrobe Jaunting-car
Photograph of two women on a jaunting car taken near Ballinrobe, 1901. This was a more luxurious form of horse-drawn transport than the sidecar, from which it evolved. One of the main differences was that there was a separate elevated seat for the driver.
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Bagenalstown Railway Station
Bagenalstown Railway Station
View of the station house and platform at Bagenalstown Railway Station, County Carlow.
Carlow County Library
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Group with penny-farthings
Group with penny-farthings
Photograph taken in Castlebar by Wynne Photographers c. 1900 of group of people with penny-farthing bicycles.
Courtesy Gary Wynne