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Baldoyle Bridge
This is an illustration of a crowd looking over the railway bridge at Baldoyle in the nineteenth century. Baldoyle bridge is on the Dublin to Drogheda railway line which commenced construction in 1838. The view from the bridge, at this time, looked out across the bay at Sutton, Howth and Ireland’s Eye. During the planning of the route there were initial debates on whether the line should run inland or take the costal route. Fortunately for Baldoyle, the costal route was approved in the end.
Image is present on following page(s): Steaming into the Future
Baldoyle Bridge -
The Royal and Grand Canal
This is taken from a map of the canals of Ireland in the year 1902. On it can clearly be seen the Grand Canal stretching from Dublin to Ballinasloe (the lower of the two lines from Dublin). Work on the Grand Canal began in 1755 by the Commissioners of Inland Navigation. Their aim was to link Dublin with the rivers the Shannon and the Barrow. In 1765 Dublin Corporation took over the project to complete the section linking Dublin with the river Morrell in an effort to supply water to the city basin. In 1772, the project was taken over again by the Company of the Undertakers of the Grand Canal and the canal was opened to cargo boat traffic to Sallins in 1779. By 1791 the canal had reached Ringsend where the Grand Canal Docks were constructed and opened in 1796. In 1804, with the canal now complete to the river Shannon, the first trade boat passed along the canal to Dublin from the river Shannon. By 1835 all work on the main canal-way and its branches was complete.
Copyright managed by the Library Council
Image is present on following page(s): Taking to the Water
The Royal and Grand Canal -
Restored Hill of Howth Tram (Copy)
Restored Hill of Howth Tram at the National Transport Museum in Howth. In the photograph Tom Redmond, the last Howth tram driver, discusses the restoration with a museum member in 1992.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
Image is present on following page(s): The Hill of Howth Tram, Rail and Road
Restored Hill of Howth Tram (Copy) -
View of Drogheda and Railway
This illustration shows the railway line in Drogheda with the town in the background. The railway line was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of the time, Earl De Grey, on 24th May 1844. Unfortunately its Dublin terminus at Amien Street was not built in time for its maiden journey, and so it started its couse a few miles north of the station near the bridge over the Royal Canal. At the time that the railway was being built Ireland was experiencing the Great Famine and was in economic and social depression. The construction of the railway granted some relief from this for those that were employed to build the lines. When the line was open, business in the towns which it passed began to increase as markets became more accessible and agricultural produce was traded to and from the towns.
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View of Drogheda and Railway -
Captain Hermann Koehl and Baron Guenther Von Huenefeld
Photograph depicting Captain Hermann Koehl (co-pilot) and Baron Guenther Von Huenefeld (passenger), two men, who, along with Irishman James C. Fitzmaurice, made the first East-West flight across the Atlantic Ocean in April 1927.
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Captain Hermann Koehl and Baron Guenther Von Huenefeld -
The First Plane to Make the Trans-Atlantic Hop from East to West
Photograph of the Bremen aircraft, the first plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the east to west direction, in April 1927
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The First Plane to Make the Trans-Atlantic Hop from East to West -
Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire) looking East
A view south over the center of Kingstown towards Sandycove, taken [?] from the town hall, before the building of the Pavilion. In view from left to right are: The East Pier, the 1823 George IV Monument, the National Yacht Club, the boathouse that sheltered the lifeboat, the sunken railway track across the foreshore, the Harbour Master's House (Moran Park house) and the Mariners Church on the extreme left.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire) looking East -
Midleton Railway Station
This photograph depicts Midleton Train Station with a train waiting to depart on the last day of passenger services to Youghal in 1963. The Station Master is standing between the Station House and the train.
Courtesy of Cork County Library
Image is present on following page(s): End of the Line
Midleton Railway Station -
Original photograph of a Merville Milk Horse-drawn Cart
Original photograph of a Merville Milk Horse-drawn Cart. This would have been in use in Finglas from 1920s onwards.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
Image is present on following page(s): Dairy Delivery in North Dublin
Original photograph of a Merville Milk Horse-drawn Cart -
Photograph of a Buttermilk Delivery Cart
Photograph of a Buttermilk Delivery Cart. This was used by the Merville Dairy in Finglas, Dublin and it is a horsedrawn vehicle that has a tanker on the back for the buttermilk. It dates from the 1920s.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
Image is present on following page(s): Dairy Delivery in North Dublin
Photograph of a Buttermilk Delivery Cart -
Image of Act for setting up Limerick to Waterford railway
Act for setting up Limerick to Waterford railway
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Image of Act for setting up Limerick to Waterford railway -
Carriage Train
Image of a carriage train taken from the Illustrated London News 1848.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Railways 3: Sallins-Baltinglass-Tullow
Carriage Train -
Black and white illustration of the R.M.S Oceanic, the White Star Line, 1902 (Dublin City Library)
Black and white illustration of the R.M.S Oceanic, the White Star Line, 1902, page 447, Ireland industrial and agricultural, The Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, published by Browne and Nolan, Dublin, 1902
© Dublin City Public Libraries
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Black and white illustration of the R.M.S Oceanic, the White Star Line, 1902 (Dublin City Library) -
Merville Dairy Milk Cart dating from 1952
Merville Dairy Milk Cart dating from 1952. This cart was horsedrawn and used in the Finglas area until 1978. It was restored in 1986. These vehicles were created especially in a fleet for the Merville company despite the upsurge in the use of engined vehicles.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
Image is present on following page(s): Dairy Delivery in North Dublin
Merville Dairy Milk Cart dating from 1952 -
Number 80 tram on O'Connell St.
Number 80 tram on O'Connell St. about 1915. Tram No.80 was converted from being horse-drawn to electric in October 1898.
By kind permission of Dublin City Council.
Image is present on following page(s): Dublin Trams
Number 80 tram on O'Connell St. -
The Last Tram to Run in Dublin
The Last Tram to Run in Dublin was tram no. 252 needed police protection from souvenir hunters on its last trip in 1949.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
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The Last Tram to Run in Dublin -
Tram in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Tram in St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1990. This is the restored 253 tram and is on dispaly in the National Transport Museum in Howth.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
Image is present on following page(s): Dublin Trams
Tram in St. Patrick's Day Parade -
Dartry Laundry Delivery Van
The Dartry Laundry Delivery Van is on display at the National Transport Museum, Howth, Co. Dublin. It dates from 1946 when it was orignally a bakery van for Kielys bakery and it passed to the Dublin Laundry company of Milltown in 1950 where it remained in use until 1982. it is an electric vehicle.
By kind permission of Michael Corcoran
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Dartry Laundry Delivery Van -
The Customs House
This is an illustration of the Customs House in 1817 by James Malton. The original custom house in Dublin was built in 1707 by Thomas Burgh, and was situated further up the Liffey on Essex Quay. There was a significant need for the construction of a new custom house as the old custom house was seen as being unsafe only 70 years after its construction. The New Custom House (here pictured) was designed by James Gandon, a famous architect of the time. With the newly reclaimed land in the dockland area of the liffey a site was chosen further downstream of the liffey for the new building. This new site was not concrete and there were fears that the building would sink eventually, however Gandon’s new construction plans involved using planks of wood to form a base over the marsh on which the building would stand. The building was completed in 1871. It suffered heavily in the Irish Civil War of 1921 in which it was burned down. However, after some renovations to repair the house, it still stands tall along the Liffey.
Image is present on following page(s): Taking to the Water
The Customs House -
Map showing Carlow Railway Line
This section taken from a coloured County map of Carlow c1900 shows the Carlow Railway Line. The station in Carlow town and the station at Milford.
Carlow County Library
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Map showing Carlow Railway Line -
Turnpike Road Carlow to Castlecomer
Notice taken from the Carlow Morning Post 1st April 1822. Secretary Robert Phillips calls a meeting to be held at Carlow on 15th April 1822.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Roads and Toll Roads
Turnpike Road Carlow to Castlecomer -
Bagenalstown Railway Station House
View of the Station House across the track at Bagenalstown Railway Station, County Carlow.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Railways 2: Carlow-Bagenalstown-Wexford
Bagenalstown Railway Station House -
Borris House, Co. Carlow
Front approach to Borris House, seat of the Kavanagh family. The house dates originally from the late 18th Century and incorporates an old castle. It was restored by William Vitrvivus Morrison in the 18th Century. Details of the Tudor style are evident in the battlements and hood mouldings. The Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway ran through part of the Kavanagh estate.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Railways 2: Carlow-Bagenalstown-Wexford
Borris House, Co. Carlow -
Approaching train - mid-nineteenth century
Image of a train approaching taken from the illustrated London News 1848.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): Railways 2: Carlow-Bagenalstown-Wexford
Approaching train - mid-nineteenth century -
Report on ... Navigation on the River Barrow - Front page
Title page of the "Report of the means of perfecting the navigation of the River Barrow from St. Mullins to Athy".
Carlow County Library
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Report on ... Navigation on the River Barrow - Front page -
City Terminus at Summerhill
A photograph of the view of Glanmire Road Station (now Kent Station) from the old Cork and Youghal city terminus in Summerhill. Visible in the left of the photograph are billboards, an advertising space which is still used to this day.
Courtesy of David and Charles Ltd., Newton Abbot, Devon
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City Terminus at Summerhill -
Turnpike Road Kilcullen to Carlow
Notice taken from the Carlow Morning Post 13 August 1822. Meeting of the Trustees to be held on 26th August 1822 in Castledermot. Abraham Rothe named as Treasurer.
Carlow County Library
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Turnpike Road Kilcullen to Carlow -
1962 IRRS Excursion
This photograph depicts the 1962 IRRS railway excursion to Youghal, stopped at the platform at Carrigtwohill Station. A young boy on the platform appears absorbed with the locomotive.
Courtesy of Cork County Library
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1962 IRRS Excursion -
Suir Valley Heritage Railway
Suir Valley Heritage Railway
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Suir Valley Heritage Railway -
Youghal Line Locomotive
This photograph depicts the Youghal Line Locomotive (No. 81) at the Glanmire Road shed in Cork, in 1901. The driver is visible in the cab.
Courtesy of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain
Image is present on following page(s): The Cork and Youghal Railway Company (C&YR)
Youghal Line Locomotive -
Train from Cobh arriving in Cork
This photograph, taken in 1931, captures the Cobh train arriving in Cork (Main Line). Grattan Hill is visible in the background.
Courtesy of Real Photographs Co.
Image is present on following page(s): Cork City Terminus
Train from Cobh arriving in Cork -
Rail Station, Queenstown
A photograph of Queenstown railway station in the 1890s, taken from the Laurence Collection. The photograph shows the harbour to the right-hand side, with a steamship anchored at the dock. There is a horse and cart in the foreground. The cart is being loaded with what looks like bricks from an adjacent railway car. Queenstown is visible in the background.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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Rail Station, Queenstown