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Portrait of the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon
Portrait of the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon
A beautiful portrait of a great priest and author, the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon, who was born in Stradbally in 1821 and died in 1905.
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Oakvale Monastery, Stradbally
Oakvale Monastery, Stradbally
Oakvale, or Oughval, Monastery is but a short distance outside the town of Stradbally on the Carlow Road.
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Perry's Brewery, Rathdowney
Perry's Brewery, Rathdowney
Messrs Robert Perry & Son Limited were registered as a limited company in 1877, but the brewery in Rathdowney dates back to the early-1800s when it was started by the Perry family.
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Portlaoise Railway Station Platform
Portlaoise Railway Station Platform
Portlaoise (Maryborough) Railway Station became a Junction in 1867, when the Waterford & Kilkenny Railway extended its line northwards through Abbeyleix, following the route of the Kilkenny Junction Railway.
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Portlaoise Railway Station
Portlaoise Railway Station
Portlaoise Railway Station, designed by Sancton Wood, was opened in 1847. Characteristically Gothic in style, it cost upwards of £5,000 to build.
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Quaker School
Quaker School
The Quaker School opened on the 30th January 1786. The purpose of the school was to provide education for the children of poor Quakers. Initially only girls attended this school. This appears to have been behind the present day Community School, in what now is known locally as Smith's Field.
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Presentation Convent, Portlaoise
Presentation Convent, Portlaoise
Sisters from the Presentation Order in Carlow first arrived in Portlaoise in July 1824 at the invitation of Rev. Fr. Nicholas O'Connor.
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Interior of Donaghmore Workhouse, Rathdowney
Interior of Donaghmore Workhouse, Rathdowney
Living conditions inside the Workhouse were very grim, with families being seperated into different dormitories. Inmates worked during the day, then ate their evening meals in silence.
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Quaker Cemetery
Quaker Cemetery
The Quaker Burial Ground in Rosenallis is locally known as the "Friends Sleeping Place." It is one of the most attractive graveyards in the country. A rich sprinkling of deciduous trees covers this picturesque countryside.
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Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies 1901 Steam Traction Engine
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies 1901 Steam Traction Engine
A Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies 1901 Steam Traction Engine at Stradbally Steam Rally. The Rally takes place on the first weekend of August.