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Title page of W.R. Le Fanu's Book
Title page of W.R. Le Fanu's Book
Shows the title page of the book "Seventy Years of Irish Life being anecdotes and reminiscences" written by William Richard Le Fanu.
Carlow County Library
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The Nationalist and Leinster Times
The Nationalist and Leinster Times
The Nationalist and Leinster Times is known as The Nationalist
Carlow County Library
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The Vindicator
The Vindicator
Carlow County Library holds the Carlow Vindicator for 1892. The Vindicator operated from Dublin Street and was in existence for about five years. During the Parnellite "split" in the 1890s the Carlow Vindicator was on the side of Parnell's party while the Nationalist and Leinster Times supported the anti-Parnellite cause.
Carlow County Library
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The Carlow Post
The Carlow Post
Carlow Post Newspaper
Carlow County Library
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William Dargan described by WR Le Fanu
William Dargan described by WR Le Fanu
An Extract from the book "Seventy years of Irish Life2 written by William Richard Le Fanu in 1893, the year before he died. William Le Fanu writes about his good friend Dargan. It relates details of Dargans life and personality. He was known for his "intelligence and trust" and was exemplary in the performance of his duties
Carlow County Library
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Turnpike Abolition Act 1857
Turnpike Abolition Act 1857
The Turnpike Abolition Act 1857. Taken from the Carlow Sentinel 27 Feb 1858. Signed Edward Clements Turnpikes Abolition Commissioner.
Carlow County Library
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Weir on the Barrow at Carlow
Weir on the Barrow at Carlow
A calm early winters day on the River Barrow near Carlow. It shows the weir and a range of buildings on the river banks.
Carlow County Library
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Trains for Races
Trains for Races
An extract from the Carlow Sentinel 1 Aug 1846 stating that two trains will be running from Dublin to Carlow each day to accommodate the Carlow Races.
Carlow County Library
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Train circa 1848 (2)
Train circa 1848 (2)
This image is taken from the Illustrated London News on 11 Nov 1848.
Carlow County Library
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William Richard Le Fanu
William Richard Le Fanu
William Richard Le Fanu was a famour railway engineer who was born in Dublin in 1816. He worked under John Benjamin McNeill on a number of railway projects in Ireland. He worked on the Bagenalstown to Ballywilliam line including the Borris viaduct, which he designed circa 1860. William Le Fanu was brother to Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, the famous novelist. He died at home in Summerhill County Wicklow on September 8th 1894.
Carlow County Library