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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.

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 …

Property Laws: Legally, child abduction was often treated under laws relating to the "stealing" or theft of a person's services or clothing, rather than modern kidnapping frameworks.

19 August 1864 was a Friday (disappearance) ...

11 November 1864 was a Friday (printing) ...

"No. 3 Castle-st." has been rebuilt; I imagine it looked very like the still-standing No. 4, with a street level shop and three floors of house above (?) - maps.app.goo.gl

The NLI is always amazing! The previous house demolished 1812...
"View of an old house in Castle Street, corner of Werburgh street, taken down in April, 1812" - the shop says 'COULTER'.
(I suppose it could have been at one of the other corners, but the fortuitous coincidence is too good to ignore) -
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Was she ever found?
There appears to be no record, either way

There was lots of publicity about the disappearance in late 1864, less in 1865, and hardly any in 1866, but the Ulster Gazette - Saturday 05 May 1866 reported

Ellen Carroll, the Stolen Child.— Twenty months bad expired on Thursday last since little Ellen Carroll, then nearly five years of age, was decoyed away by an elderly female, who presented her with sweetmeats. Since the abduction, no tidings have been heard of the missing child, nor has anything transpired to indicate her fate. The misery of her parents ls aggravated by time, and they have not even the consolation of knowing that she is in kindly hands, or even alive. The reward of £50 for information which would lead her discovery is still available. The infamous case of child stealing which recently occurred in London, has revived recollection of Ellen Carroll's case, and, as many may suppose from the cessation of public notice of her abduction, we think it well to state that not the slightest clue to her fate has been discovered.

.Evening Freeman - Friday 05 April 1867 - still no news, except false reports that she'd been found, which added to her parents' distress.

Could this case have been an inspiration for Years poem?

Evening Freeman - Tuesday 11 October 1870 has a letter from John Carroll, saying his daughter had still not been found, despite his and the police's efforts. He states that the £50 reward is still available, and repeated the girl's description.

This does indeed show soldiers (Fusiliers rather than ‘Dragoons’) of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, a regiment that despite the origins of its name had many soldiers from Southern Ireland in its ranks between 1900 and 1914, with so many Roman Catholics that in a station in India they substantially contributed to the establishment and construction of a Catholic Church at the garrison where they were stationed.**. Its official recruiting areas were: Donegal, Londonderry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh, and its headquarters in Omagh.

Portland Isle of Wight was a station for a British infantry battalion on the “Home Establishment” (Britain and Ireland at the time). In this photo their visible regimental insignia is comprised of 2-piece brass shoulder titles introduced in 1905, - with a so-called ‘universal grenade’ indicating their fusilier status - surmounting their ‘R.INNIS’ geographic association. The two WW1 veterans are marked out by their medal ribbons (known colloquially as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred - a trio of newspaper cartoon characters of the period), and small overseas service chevrons (one for each year of service in France & Flanders) on right lower sleeves. One of the veterans has two good conduct badges (inverted cuff stripes) indicating 5-years regular service without disciplinary infringement, plus the crossed rifles badge of a qualified marksman.

The men in the front row are all seated on one of two wooden benches provided in each barrack room either side of a trestle table at which the men messed (ate). In the background on each flank can be seen the folding beds provided for each man, that during the day were folded in half in order to provide a space (central aisle) within which the barracks occupants could carry out their daily routine. Behind each bed was a wall shelf and rack on which each man’s equipment was suspended, and under his bed was a lockable rectangular box (‘footlocker’) for more personal and valuable effects.

Just a few years later in an historically unprecedented act of generosity, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers gave up one of their two regular battalions, in order to preserve in the infantry of the line the Royal Irish Fusiliers (recruiting from Armagh, Cavan, and Monaghan), a regiment that was originally among those selected to be disbanded following the establishment of the Irish Free State. An extraordinary gesture never replicated, either before, or since.##

** a targeted search in the Great War Forum online will reveal the details.

## Nevertheless, by 1939 the Royal Irish Fusiliers recruiting area had ‘officially’ been reduced to Co Armagh only, though it made little difference, as sufficient men continued to cross the border to enlist and ‘see the world’.

bobgbennett Thank you! Excellent information, especially about the details on beds, etc.

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I’m glad to help. If you post your other British military photographs I will happily analyse them for you. I have the greatest respect for the long history of the old Irish regiments of the British Army.

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Congratulations on earning Explore on Flickr - what a well-deserved recognition! Your shot wonderfully captures the energy and vintage charm of the Edmonton Eskimos cheerleaders: the bright yellow-and-green pom-poms, the confident poses, and the clear, sunlit stadium all come together to tell a joyful, nostalgic story. You framed the group perfectly, preserved the period details, and conveyed the team spirit in a single image - outstanding work. Keep shooting; you clearly have an eye for moments that resonate.

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This building is now known as the Kirk Douglas Theater.
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9820 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

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And in 2025, boarded up. 925 Atwater Blvd
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