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Interesting. I note that that house (no. 151) was replaced by the current IAWS (Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society) building in the early 20th century, now called 'The Masonry'.

The smaller brick building to the right in the NLI photo lasted longer. It's visible on the left in this c.1960 photo, next to the large IAWS building, but has since been demolished, as have all the shop-houses seen here:

Kevin D Ah, the Lord Edward House. Thanks Kevin.

Possibly
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William Harris Crawford 1851 -1910

I searched some newspapers and I think this is a former president of Allegheny College.

I agree. See www.findagrave.com

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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. ... ... "

This guy, natch

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge

Thanks jessamyn west, we'll update his catalog record.

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."

Thanks swanq, we'll update this catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Donaghey

Thanks jessamyn west, we'll update his catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robley_D._Evans_(admiral)
"Robley Dunglison Evans (18 August 1846 – 3 January 1912), born in Floyd County, Virginia, was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the American Civil War to the Spanish–American War. In 1907–1908, he commanded the Great White Fleet on its worldwide cruise from the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean."

Thanks swanq, we'll update the catalog record.

Great!

This is actually a very strange photo. Cheetahs historically have been called "hunting leopards", and their name in many other languages is a version of "gepard". They were also used for hunting for hundreds of years (though always taken from the wild, never bred in captivity, so never domesticated). Leopards certainly weren't, though, much less a large male!, so I'm not sure what's going on here. Potentially the people in the photo don't know which species they have?

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I remember that place. It's no longer operating.

Why so serious?

Klasse!

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One possibility is
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"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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"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
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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.

From: History of Wayne County, Ohio. 1910
- archive.org

== Starting on page 995 ==

"HARRY B. BERTOLETTE, M. D.

The present age is essentially utilitarian and the life of every successful man carries a lesson which, told in contemporary narrative, is productive of much good in shaping the destiny of others. There is, therefore, a due measure of satisfaction in presenting, even in brief resume, the life and achievements of such men, and in preparing the following history of the well known and successful physician whose name appears at the head of this sketch, it is with the hope that it may prove not only interesting and instructive, but also serve as an incentive to those who contemplate making the medical profession their life work, for it shows how a man, not especially favored by inherited wealth or encouraging environment, may forge to the front and not only succeed in the material things of this life but also be of inestimable service to his fellow men.

Dr. Harry B. Bertolette is a native of the community where he has elected to spend his life, believing that better opportunities were to be found right at his own door than in seeking uncertain fortune in some strange locality.
He was born at Shreve, Clinton township, Wayne county, Ohio, July 13, 1867, the son of William John and Catherine A. (Greenwalt) Bertolette, the father a native of Berks county, Pennsylvania, the mother having been born in Montgomery comity, Pennsylvania, each representing excellent old families, highly honored in their respective communities.

Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bertolette, named as follows : Frank, Edgar, and Harry B., of this review. Believing in giving their children every advantage possible, especially in the way of education, they placed Harry B. in the local schools as soon as he was old enough to attend and he proved to he a very ambitious student, making rapid progress, passing through the high school at Shreve at an early age, and, being desirous of gaining a higher text-book training, he entered the University of Wooster, where he made a good record, after which he began the study of medicine in the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1892. In the same year he began practicing his profession at Shreve, which he has continued with increasing success, building up a very satisfactory practice with the town and surrounding community, having met with uninterrupted success and won the confidence and respect of all with whom he has come into contact. He has proved that he is well grounded in the science of medicine and is a man of excellent natural abilities required for success in the medical profession.

Politicallv the Doctor is a Republican, and he is a member of the board of pension commissioners, rendering very acceptable services on the same. Fraternallv, he belongs to the Masonic order, in which he has taken several degrees. Mrs. Bertolette is a member of the Presbyterian church.

Doctor Bertolette was married on May 4, 1892, to Jessie M. Carl, a daughter of Alexander and Anna ( Aylesworth) Carl, a highly respected and influential family of Clinton township. Dr. and Mrs. Bertolette are pleasant people to know and have hosts of friends throughout the county."

The owner of this place has been convicted of animal trafficking at the state and federal level, and children of his have been charged with animal cruelty.

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

Pretty sure this is B L Winchell, Railway guy.

www.theatlantic.com

Western Pacific Railroad Company, Regional Director

www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org

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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John Spooner “Forced by the Belfast boycott to move his business to Dublin, he had to rebuild his premises at 56 Dawson St., after their destruction by an anti-treaty IRA landmine in December 1922, and he continued in business as McCulloughs Ltd, merging in 1967 with Pigotts Ltd to form McCullough Pigott. Later he served as vice-president of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and supported the establishment of the Gate Theatre in 1928”

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The alliance bridged two vastly different worlds in 20th-century Ireland: the Protestant, establishment background of the Pigott family and the staunchly Catholic, revolutionary Republican background of Denis McCullough.