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Painting of C-17-Globemaster IIIs by R.G. Smith.
Source:
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In the background is Sam's Cute Rate Department Store. Some info on it here: reuther.wayne.edu

In 1914, the prominent Irish socialist and labor activist Cornelius "Con" Lehane maintained a frequent correspondence with William O'Brien, who was serving as the President of the Dublin Trades Council. [1]

Their connection during this specific year revolves around Lehane's relocation to the United States and his active collaboration with O'Brien to organize labor and political support for Irish trade unionism across the Atlantic.

The Knickerbocker Hotel is back in operation and from its Wikipedia page, would appear to have much the same external appearance, though its surroundings, unsurprisingly, have changed a bit.

1 June 1914 was a Monday ...

Spot The Differences! The enormous flags were bogus ...
Posted 1916 via Cardboard America™

'Room with bath and shower $3'
via Paul Merrill

What a wonderful shot! It takes me back to my early childhood birthdays when my aunt and uncle would always order a Knickerbocker Glory for me. Thanks for a reminder of happy times.

Nigel Leyland Brilliant, thank you!

beachcomber australia I presume of the "highest type" was a [squeaky clean] double entendre, given the number of floors and showers.

clive422 You're very welcome.

" An early form of the knickerbocker glory is believed to have originated in New York City in the early 1900s.[4] The name knickerbocker (as it pertains to the dish) is thought to be named after the Knickerbocker Hotel in Manhattan. During the early 1900s, the hotel was pink-and-cream-colored, and well-known to the denizens of New York.[5] After it closed in 1920, a tall pink-and-cream colored dish was created in honor of the hotel and the word glory was appended to the name of the dish.[5] At some point in the 1920s, the dish was introduced into the United Kingdom, where it attained wide popularity. "

via - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_glory

clive422 So that's where the famous Knickerbocker Glory came from? Still one of my favourite desserts!!!!

Looking terrific in July 2009, but missing some chimneys and the urn.
Via Chris*Bolton

In 1943 via the ITA with shrubs and drainpipes - catalogue.nli.ie

Edit - And an Eason photo with drainpipes "College of Forestry" (1904+) - catalogue.nli.ie

Same day by the weed on the left (!) - catalogue.nli.ie

Sequence of four Cabinet plates from the same day -

catalogue.nli.ie
catalogue.nli.ie (showing decay and neglect)
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catalogue.nli.ie (this photo)

Different day, door closed, right window shuttered, Royal plate -
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Virtual Visit Tour - click through, but it's a bit sticky! - www.virtualvisittours.com

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The Dubliners

Oh have you been to Avondale
And wandered in the lovely vale,
Where tall trees whisper all the tale
Of Avondale's proud eagle.
Where proud and ancient glories fade,
Such was the place where he was laid,
Like Christ was thirty pieces paid
For Avondale's proud eagle

"Oh, have you been to Avondale / And lingered in her lovely vale?"—sets the stage for a poignant reflection on Irish political history, famously comparing Parnell's betrayal by his own political allies to Christ being sold for thirty pieces of silver

Don’t call me ‘Kitty’

Katharine "Kitty" O'Shea (1846–1921) was an Englishwoman from an aristocratic background whose secret, decade-long romantic affair with the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell led to one of the most explosive political scandals in Victorian and Irish history.
The exposure of their relationship shattered the Irish Parliamentary Party, ended Parnell's career, and fundamentally altered the course of Ireland's fight for self-governance.

1. The Affair and Political Role

Katharine was initially married to Captain William O'Shea, a Catholic officer and Irish Member of Parliament. By 1880, her marriage had broken down, and she met Charles Stewart Parnell—the "Uncrowned King of Ireland" who was leading the monumental fight for Irish Home Rule.
The two fell deeply in love, and she eventually had three children fathered by Parnell. Far from just a passive partner, Katharine acted as a highly influential political intermediary, passing highly sensitive correspondence between Parnell and the British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone, during Home Rule negotiations.

2. The Scandal and Political Downfall

For years, Captain O'Shea tolerated the affair, largely hoping to secure a share of an inheritance from Katharine’s wealthy aunt. However, when the aunt died in 1889 and left the fortune exclusively to Katharine in a contested will, Captain O'Shea retaliated by filing for a highly publicized divorce, naming Parnell as the co-respondent.
The resulting Victorian-era trial in 1890 shocked the public.
• The Backlash: The powerful Catholic hierarchy in Ireland and the morally strict English Nonconformists aligned with Gladstone's Liberal Party condemned Parnell.
• The Party Split: Parnell fiercely refused to step down as leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. This caused a bitter, catastrophic split within the party between those loyal to him and those who felt his scandal compromised the Home Rule movement.

3. Aftermath and Legacy

Following the divorce, Katharine and Parnell finally married in June 1891. However, broken by the immense political stress and campaigning to regain his standing, Parnell died just a few months later in October 1891 at the age of 45.
Katharine spent the remaining 30 years of her life in relative obscurity in England, publishing a biography of Parnell in 1914 before her death in 1921.

Why the Name "Kitty" Matters

To her family and friends, she was always known as Katie. The name "Kitty" O'Shea was actually popularized by the 19th-century British press and Parnell's political enemies. At the time, "Kitty" carried the exact pejorative, hyper-sexualized overtones discussed previously—used intentionally to smear her reputation, frame her as a loose woman, and weaponize her sexuality to destroy Parnell's political authority

It is interesting to see the family connections at The Peerage -
Charles Stuart Parnell - www.thepeerage.com
'Kitty" - www.thepeerage.com

Charles' older brother, John Howard Parnell (1843 - 1923) looks likely to have been the owner of the house at the time of these photos (?). He had two other houses in Dublin and Glendalough, which might explain the slight neglect in the photo (?) - www.thepeerage.com
Edit - No, see below.

Thinking to myself this would make a good movie, but I see it has already been done in 1937, 'Parnell', with Clark Gable and Myrna Loy.
Popcorn required - www.youtube.com

💡Via Trove, a vivid 1880 description of the place ...
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MR. PARNELL AT AVONDALE HOUSE.

Under the heading of 'Celebrities at Home,' the World publishes the following:— ' Since I forsook agriculture for politics,' said Mr. Parnell, ' I have not slept six nights at Avondale House.' The chief agitator's country seat is an unpretending residence situated on a slope of the Wicklow mountains, with a beautiful view of the forest, hill, and dale from the windows of the living rooms. It has a rather barren and neglected look, its whitewashed exterior harmonizing but ill with the tints of the meadow-land stretching in a semicircle, bounded by lofty trees, in front of the house. The house was built by. Mr. Parnell's grandfather, and on the lock of the entrance-door the date 1779 is inscribed. On crossing the threshold the visitor finds himself in a square hall of moderate dimensions, along one side of which there runs a gallery overhead, leading to the sleeping apartments. The most conspicuous object in the hall is a billiard-table, across the slates of which no ball has, to judge from appearances, rattled for generations. The walls are decorated with the horns of the ancient Irish elk, with hunting spears and other implements of warfare and chase. A log-fire burns on a spacious open place, an aged dame floats out of a side apartment, and, expressing surprise at the visit, asks '.Master Charles ' if he wishes that she should provide breakfast. The master gives the nod, and then requests his guests to step round the house with him. Mr. Parnell is a man of singularly mild and gracious manners in private life, but one's eyes are constantly directed inquiringly to the cold aud bloodless face in the endeavour to reconcile the frigid exterior with the courtesy of the lips. ... ... "

Why so serious?

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One possibility is
www.nytimes.com
"The Rev. Dr. Daniel Dorchester, a retired Methodist minister who was also an author and at one time Professor of English Literature and Political Economy at Boston University, died Monday night, after a brief illness, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mary D. Hatch, with whom he resided in Lexington. His age was 92."

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stillman_Sperry
"Rear Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry (September 3, 1847 – February 1, 1911) was an officer in the United States Navy.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sperry graduated from the Naval Academy in 1866. In November 1898, he became commanding officer of USS Yorktown (PG-1) and later served as senior officer of the Southern Squadron on the Asiatic Station and as President of the Naval War College.
As a rear admiral, he served in the United States delegation to the Geneva Convention and the Second Hague Conference, and as Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet, he led the Great White Fleet during the major portion of its historic cruise around the world in 1908 and 1909.
Sperry retired September 3, 1909, but subsequently was recalled to active duty for special service. He died February 1, 1911, in Washington, D.C. The destroyer USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) was named for him."

Alexander Graham Bell
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/; born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885."

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"Picture #1 by Joe Kreitzer submitted to the page showing C.B.McCoy residence in Coshocton. McCoy was an industrialist and was involved with several companies in town including The American Art Works where he was president from 1910 til 1912"

For fun:
"Picture #2 - we shared the McCoy photo on a facebook group for users interested in old photos - we heard from Mumbai City, Maharastra - and received information that the vehicle in the McCoy photo is a 1913 Peerless Model 38-Six, 5-Passenger Touring automobile. (The photo attached shows a variation: Model 48-Six 7-Passenger Touring)
Manufacturer operated between: 1900 - 1931 under the name "Peerless Motor Car Co." in Cleveland, Ohio"

About the company
www.brewaf.com

He was active as a Republican. See:
Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 19, 1908, P.17
www.loc.gov

May be the guy in NYT article
- www.nytimes.com

The name is not unique, but this one has an Ohio connection and is related to others in this Bain batch from a political perspective.

See NYT Obit at
www.nytimes.com

Also www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org

This will be the daughter of William Jennings Bryan
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan

She doesn't have her own Wikipedia entry. See death announcement in NYT
- www.nytimes.com
as
"Mrs. Grace Bryan Hargraves, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan"

See also
www.findagrave.com

I think it's this guy W. A. Quayle, not W. E.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alfred_Quayle

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan_Jr.

This guy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_B._Gleason

King.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs

"I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity."

This guy, natch

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge

The ‘Phoenix’ marked at bottom

3rd May 1916 was the day Thomas McDonagh was executed in Kilmanham Gaol.

Suck Diesel Phoenix deffo still in situ.

O Mac And Thomas MacDonagh wasn't alone that morning. From RTÉ's Century Ireland.

It’s likely map predates 1916

The map is undated, but it originates from the period circa 1913–1916.
It was drafted during the pre-Rising mobilization phase of the Irish Volunteers, prior to Thomas MacDonagh's execution in May 1916.

St. Brigid’s Church, Castleknock, as it would have appeared at that time
Now minus its spire which was damaged by lightning in 1957

The other church, also called St. Brigid’s, in Blanchardstown

School near Ashtown Gate. Is former Phoenix Park National School, now the Phoenix Park Specialist School

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I am not sure if this is relevant. There were several Ryan sisters ...

" Min’s other sisters Agnes and Christine married in a double wedding ceremony, in Irish, in Taghmon in August 1916 with a big celebration afterwards in Tomcoole. Agnes was marrying Denis McCullough, President of the IRB and Christine married Michael O’Malley. ... "

See - www.facebook.com

Looks like a Ford Model T Touring Car

Hmm ... not 100% sure - Tomcoole House is "Shop Wexford" - maps.app.goo.gl

Edit - 95% sure it is the right house; see the hipped roofs and twin chimneys as in the photo below.

There was a monkey puzzle tree out of shot to the left !

From - www.independent.ie ($$)

beachcomber australia Absolutely relevant! Is this not that double wedding?

[aside: It's been a while since you got to date a photo by monkey puzzle growth! :D ]

National Library of Ireland on The Commons ...

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Someone will be here soon with the marriages confirmation and exact date ...

16th August 1916 according to Galway Observer, which only recorded the O'Malley-Ryan nuptials. The Connaught Telegraph on 2nd September reported a double ceremony, but no date

The Enniscorthy Guardian 26th August not only managed both weddings, but managed it bilingually

I can't see a motorcycle in the picture, but if I could, it might belong to the photographer. Free Press, Wexford, 11th July 1914

Motor Cycle Charge.
The County Council against John J. O’Brien, photographer, Foulksmills. There were two charges against defendant; one that he did keep and use a motor cycle at Foulksmills after the 2nd day January, 1914, without having a proper license therefor, and the other that he failed to deliver a declaration in conformity with the statute.

The charges were dismissed.

I can't find any more mentions of him until 1987, when the New Ross Standard published a 1934 photo of his, and in the lengthy accompanying text is

Let us consider the names from this photo before we consider the horrifying revelations. First the photographer, John J. O'Brien of Foulkesmills, a veteran and noted camera man of deserved fame and accomplishment, but little recognised.

Now to read the rest of the article to find what the horrifying revelations were.

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Wow... Beautiful photo. Love it.

In 1926 Richard John Walsh founded the John Day Company, a NYC based publisher. Walsh later (1931) edited and John Day Company published Pearl Buck's The Good Earth. In 1935 Walsh and Buck divorced their mutual spouses in Reno and married each other the same day in the same courthouse.

The 147-13 suggests much earlier. In the Harvard Class of 1907 5 year report Walsh wrote: "In April, 1912, I joined the advertising department of the Curtis Publishing Company as 'copy writer' first in the Boston Office and since last fall (1912) in New York where I now am. I am supposed to be compiling a book on national advertising".

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