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Nelson's Pillar, GPO Dublin
Nelson's Pillar, GPO Dublin
Colour postcard of General Post Office & Nelson's Pillar, O'Connell Street
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
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St.Mary's Church,Dingle
St.Mary's Church,Dingle
Churhes were a popular subject for postcards. This is St.Marys Church in Dingle built in 1807. Posted to New York,the sender places the message on the front-"where I go to pray every Sunday"
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Killorglin Bridge and River Laune,Co.Kerry
Killorglin Bridge and River Laune,Co.Kerry
This postcard is dated 1908 and highlights the fishing amenities in the town. In the foreground is the railway viaduct and in the background the bridge for road traffic can be seen.
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Postcard (back of)
Postcard (back of)
Back side of typical postcard:divided into 2 sides:left hand side for message and right hand side for address with postage rates printed on the square reserved for the stamp.
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Photograph of William Lawrence
Photograph of William Lawrence
William Mervyn Lawrence (1840-1932) and his wife Fanny Henrietta.William Lawrence opened a photographic studio in his mother's toy and fancy good shop in what was then,Sackville street.Over the period 1880-1914 he oversaw a photograhic collection which eventually amounted to 40,000 photographs.He expanded his business in the 1890s when postcards were first allowed to be sent without envelopes and thrived for many years with that genre.
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The Beginnings
In early May 1878 a meeting was held in the Council Chamber in the City Hall for the purpose of considering the advisability of setting up a Rowing Club The Chairman Major O Gorman M P said he ...
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Annual Regatta
... 17th May The regatta had a 44 race programme High winds and the change in wind direction forced the abandonment of the regatta after only 16 races The weather is an ever present factor in rowing ...
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Hall of Fame
... collection of trophies In 2004 the rose bowl and all the other trophies from the Boat Club will be on display in the Waterford Treasures at the Granary Sir William Goff presented a former cycling ...
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Lough Ree Sub-aqua Club
Lough Ree Sub Aqua club was founded in 1993 to help people become divers to carry out searches of lakes and rivers in the Longford and Midlands area At present it is one of the few clubs to have a ...
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National Championships
Waterford Boat Club has won its fair share of National Championships over the years 1950 Irish Maiden Eight 1952 Junior Eight Ladies Plate in Limerick 1962 Junior Fours Championship in Galway 1980 Men ...