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With stone chisels! Outstanding

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This came together captivating. Well deserved spot in explore!

Congratulations on making Explore - what a well-deserved recognition! This image beautifully captures the quiet focus and skill of the carver as they bring the whakairo to life; the way the light falls across the totem and the artisan's hands makes the moment feel timeless and reverent. Your composition and timing honor both the craft and the cultural significance of the work - stunning storytelling through a single frame. Keep sharing these powerful glimpses; your eye for atmosphere and respect for the subject truly stands out.

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NB - North is at 4 o'clock. Going by the pattern of the roads, I think this is the area on GoogleMapsSatellite -
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The brown area on the satellite is marked as bog on the map.

Bottom right(-ish) is "Clonbrock Desmene". Is that our old friends, the Dillons, and The Great Augusta ?

Here's a "Pin" placed where the 48 is in that triangular pink field on the right above. Note Google map is rotated such as North is facing SE as per map above.
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O Mac Your map is the right way up - how confusing !

beachcomber australia "Deep Undivided Bog"! And deffo our Augusta and Co.

When land survey checked old maps surveyed with chain and rod against current digital maps they were astounded with the accuracy of the old maps. The writing is so wonderful, what a gift!

Looks to me like a bog is being divided between four farms - 'C Lot' (yellow) and 'D Lot' (pink) get adjacent portions of bog (marked 46 and 61 respectively), while 'A lot' (blue) and 'B Lot' (green) each get access via an 'Accommodation Road' to their plots (19 and 30 respectively)

Or else the whole area is being divided into four farms, and the location of each 'Lot', with their respective pieces of bog, is indicated

beachcomber australia Griffith's Valuation indicates that all the land in the townland of Doon Upper (i.e. all four coloured areas on this map) was held by Lord Clonbrock

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Pre-Independence: Historically, crown lands, quit rents, and hereditary possessions in Ireland were managed under acts like the Crown Lands (Ireland) Act 1822 by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. [1]

Transfer to the State: Following the 1921 independence and the subsequent constitutions of the Irish Free State and Ireland (Article 10 of the 1937 Constitution), all lands, waters, mines, and minerals previously vested in the Crown became vested in the Irish State. [1]

The green tape is military specification duct tape. The adhesive is water resistant. A Vietnam vet said they used it to temporarily patch bullet holes in helicopters. In helicopter use, some people referred to it as, "hundred mile an hour tape."

The yellow slots are where the forks of a forklift insert if the tool needs to be lifted. If you move it, it needs to be leveled.

Ah, Mr Poole's indoor sundial again ...

I think it could be a fob watch, with a very twisted cord.

beachcomber australia And no grubby carpet to discombobulate you!

A Miss J Doyle is mentioned as present at meetings of the Enniscorthy National Teachers Association in 1917-1920, and before that the name occurs in list of donations to worthy causes: - e.g. 5s to the Enniscorthy Clothing Society in 1898, and 2 bottles of old wine as prizes at the Athenaeum Bazaar in 1902.

From the lists of donors it's clear that Doyle is a very common name in Enniscorthy, so I'm not saying today's Miss J. Doyle is definitely a teacher, but as soon as I saw her expression I thought 'teacher'.

In Britain until 1920, women teachers were not allowed to marry (or if they did they had to give up teaching). Was it the same in Ireland?

Here she is, a farmer’s daughter, circa 21 in this photo

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To answer my own question, it seems not. James Doyle, of Marshalstown, died in 1910 aged 30, the son of Michael Doyle of Clonjordan, "and husband of Mrs. Doyle, the courteous teacher of Marshalstown schools." Not our Miss J. Doyle, but women teachers could marry without losing their job, it seems.

Suck Diesel The Michael Doyle in the census died in 1917 aged 69 (Enniscorthy Echo and South Leinster Advertiser Saturday, 8 December 1917), so if I understand things correctly, the Mrs. Doyle, teacher of Marshalstown, was 'our' Miss J. Doyle's brother's wife.

The sundial in 1906 -
And in 1909 -

John Spooner I wonder if that was teacher shortage rather than equality?

beachcomber australia Can't have been very comfortable for chisellers being perched on that sundial!

The software that creates the description of each image is changing the day and year on many photos. My tags started with photos marked Feb 2 1975. This entire series is tagged with that date because dates in the photo description vary. Please click on the date tag to see all photos from this series.

There is a nice view of the Aerotrain rail in the background.

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hermoso artilugio!!!!!

Built by local builder Patrick Costen, the building closed in 1967 and was eventually demolished to make way for ESB offices.
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Opened on the afternoon of 4th December 1907. "The distribution of prizes and medals for proficiency in religious knowledge took place simultaneously." (Waterford Chronicle Wednesday, 4 December 1907). The article refers to the new Mason and Lady Lane Amalgamated National School.

Suck Diesel Thank you for that. Some of these men may well have worked on the school...

John Spooner Not Incorporated?

6 June 1910 was a Monday ...

Mr Poole was upstairs at the City Hall (?) - maps.app.goo.gl
(I looked back through 'See More Dates' and there is no sign of the two lady photobombers)

ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq Apologies, it was actually 16th, but I calculated ahead. Thursday.

Not long before June 6th 1910, (May 13th) the new king, George V, was proclaimed in Waterford from the steps of the City Hall "in the presence of a huge and enthusiastic gathering of citizens". As well as the crowds, there was the 53rd Battery Royal Field Artillery and its trumpeters, lined out opposite the City Hall, who sounded their trumpets on the arrival of Sir William Goff in full uniform of Deputy Lieutenant. The account in the Waterford Standard; added

The children attending the Mason and Lady-lane Incorporated Schools were all assembled at the upper windows overlooking the Mall, and from there they had a splendid view of the imposing proceedings.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Oops! Sorry!

National Library of Ireland on The Commons The "amalgamated" seems to have been a one-off. It's "incorporated" before and after that as far as I can see.

Some Rohr nacelles had composite pieces in a part one commenter called a "trust reverser chain." This looks like a piece of one of those composite items.

The numbers, 74-75-77, correspond to strain gages attached to the metal. The gage circuit is buried under specification-grade epoxy so the gage and the wire stays put under the epoxy blanket.

Sometimes specification-grade nail polish like paint or silicon rubber is used to protect wiring. Please comment if you think this is silicon rubber. Medical grade Silastic may also be used. Hardware store silicon rubber usually has acids that can damage the strain gage wiring. That's why it smells like vinegar when curing.

Spot (ANOTHER) mistake? Your ideas, corrections, and comments are encouraged.

Vectored thrust? Thrust reverser? I see acoustic absorber. Most of the Chula Vista trust reverser testing photos were shot outside. This looks indoors.