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(1919)

Roscommon Messenger 22 June 1907

Madame Louise Grafton and her clever Dramatic and Comedy Company have provided excellent entertainment for well filled houses in the old Church during the past week. "Under Two Flags," "Not Guilty", "The Shadows of a Great City", "The Lady of Lyons", and "The Unknown", were amongst the pieces staged. The performances as a whole were successful, and the staging and general arrangements astonishingly complete. Madame Grafton goes to Castlerea next week where she is sure of a warm welcome.

A longer version from 1884 replete with purple prose -
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Connaught Telegraph 29 January 1910

LOUISE GRAFTON DRAMATIC CO.

Madame Louise Grafton and her well-known Dramatic Corps are re-visiting Castlebar, where they will open a six nights' engagement in the Town Hall, on next Monday night. The repertoire includes a number of powerful plays, among which we need only mention "Grania Uaile," written by Madame Grafton, which has a special attraction for a Castlebar audience. This Company, which is very favourably known, is sure to receive very liberal patronage from Castlebar playgoers.

Seems Lawrence also visited
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Dún Laoghaire Micheál January 1910 for the poster is excellent, thank you. Would you think foliage means this might have been a bit later into Spring?

This looks like North Main Street, looking south. The building on the left is Kimball Library.

This looks like the apartment building next to the old Legion Hall on Railroad Street.

Library of Congress ahh photo

I remember when most (if not all) Chevron stations were branded as Standard. Now I believe that there's only one left in each state, which Chevron keeps in operation to retain the trademark. CA's is in San Francisco.

San Francisco:

22 July 1930 was a Tuesday ...

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Here's a James Cahill, once of Rosbercon . New Ross Standard - Saturday 01 April 1967

John Spooner That James Cahill was 63 in 1967, per his death record. Unemployed, living in Iveagh Hostel

Well they weren't celebrating the completion of the brickwork.

The wee apprentice brickies have to peer out the window :-)
It's a fine representation of trade, status and attire.

It’s really hard to say Rosbercon!

Excellent photo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivion_de_Valera

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The “Major” as he was known in later Irish Press days.
Doesn’t hurt to have relations in high places
Who was Robert Price?

There are several Georgian doorways like that on Upper Merrion St near Government buildings...

About 30-years old in this photo
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1932 – 1982: Served as a continuous member of the board of directors for The Irish Press.1951 – 1982: Held the powerful executive position of managing director, controlling the day-to-day business operations and editorial trajectory of the group's papers.1982: Remained actively at the helm of the organization until his death from cancer in February 1982 at age 71

Vivion's death marked a turning point for the media group. Control of the company was passed down to his son, Éamon de Valera (Vivion's grandson). Following his tenure, the company suffered extreme financial stress, legal battles with minority shareholders, and shifting media landscapes, which ultimately led to the sudden, permanent shutdown of The Irish Press titles in May 1995

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Éamon "Bob" Price (historically referred to in archives as "Mr. Robt. Price") was a prominent Irish republican activist, civil servant, and military officer who served as the Director of Organisation for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the War of Independence.
He is the man captured in the National Library of Ireland’s photographic archives alongside Vivion de Valera.
Key Historical Facts
1916 Easter Rising: Price fought inside Jacob's Biscuit Factory during the rebellion. Following the surrender, he was arrested and interned by British forces at the Frongoch internment camp in Wales.IRA Headquarters Staff:
During the Irish War of Independence, he joined the General Headquarters (GHQ) staff of the IRA under Michael Collins and Richard Mulcahy. He worked as the Director of Organisation, a vital role managing the recruitment and structural layout of rebel forces across the country.
Political Administration: Price served as a temporary Secretary to the First Dáil Cabinet, working directly under Éamon de Valera's revolutionary government.
National Army Officer: Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he joined the Irish Free State's National Army and rose to the high-ranking position of Major General, serving until ill health forced his retirement.
Republican Family Ties: The Price family was deeply embedded in the republican movement. His sister, Leslie Price, was a Cumann na mBan activist who married the legendary West Cork IRA guerrilla commander, Tom Barry.
Personal Life: In 1928, he married Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh, a famous Irish actress who was a founding leading lady of Dublin's Abbey Theatre and a fellow 1916 veteran. They later retired together to Laytown, County Meath

Vivion was no doubt named after his grandfather Vivion.

But both of them were often called Vivian in the press from time to time.

Matches in the BNA for "Vivion de Valera": 396
Matches in the BNA for "Vivian de Valera": 363

John Spooner There isn’t any historical record of the grandfather
‘Vivion’ in the census

John Spooner It's one of those names.

H Street in Chula Vista!

Nice map.

It was still named George Street West at this time and became known as Broadway when it was widened; it became Parramatta Road at Glebe Point Road …

John Spooner Those poor parents!

AI opinion
“When children vanished or were stolen in 19th-century Victorian Ireland, their outcomes generally fell into a few documented historical realities. In an era before modern police registries or tracking systems, communities had to form localized ;Recovery Committees" (like the one seen on Ellen's poster) to self-fund search efforts.
Historically, children who were abducted or went missing during this period usually faced one of the following fates:
1. Exploitation for Labor or BeggingIn the mid-to-late 1800s, young children were occasionally stolen by drifters or professional beggars. A four-year-old child was highly vulnerable and could be used to elicit sympathy from the public, increasing panhandling earnings. Older missing children were often trafficked into forced labor, such as domestic servitude, agricultural work, or dangerous industrial roles.
2. Illegal Adoptions and "Baby Farming"Though the term baby farming; usually applied to infants given up by unwed mothers, a parallel black market existed for young children. Toddlers were occasionally taken to be informally adopted by families desperate for a child or requiring extra hands for manual labor, with all traces of their original identities intentionally erased.
3. Separation Due to Vagrancy or Placement in WorkhousesSometimes, children wandered off in bustling cities like Dublin and were picked up by local authorities rather than criminal abductors. If a child was too young to state their family name or address, they were processed as foundlings. These children were routinely placed into the harsh conditions of the Victorian Workhouse system or industrial schools, where they were given new names, making it nearly impossible for their biological parents to ever locate them.
4. High Reward Successes
The substantial reward of £50 offered on this poster—equivalent to several thousands of pounds today—indicates that Ellen Carroll came from a family or community with significant financial backing. In the 1860s, a reward of this magnitude was a powerful motivator. It frequently prompted informants, neighbors, or even accomplices to come forward, occasionally leading to the safe return of the child and the prosecution of the abductor”

Suck Diesel On the size of the reward, John Carroll was described as a "poor artisan" (Dublin Daily Express - Tuesday 04 October 1864). I think most of the reward came from public subscription i.e. donations from the public - an 1860s version of gofundme.

Initially the reward offered was £10. Newspapers published the banks and newspaper offices where donations could be made.