National Library of Ireland on The Commons

25 August 1908 was a Tuesday ...

Is the child on the left holding a toy DOG?

32 Raftices in the 1911 census, but none entered as Mullinavat.

The only ones with small children are the Raftices of Grogan, Ballincrea, about 10 km away.

Bridget, Maggie and Stasia in 1911....

But they would have been aged 5, 1 and zero in 1908, and there were only 3, no sibs in 1911.

Part of Mullinavat is in Garrandarragh townland, which has two Raftices in 1911, Mary Anne (67), and in another household, James Cannon, 71.

Given as Mullinavat Town in 1901.

Perhaps this is Mary Anne with a collection of grandchildren?

It could be a Mrs. Raftice with her daughter's kids - with the grandkids having a different surname. For example Catherine Raftice in Ballylusky, which is only a few km from Mullinavat.

Streetview

OSI Map

The International Hotel is one of the buildings at the far end of the street. The one sticking out slightly. There are other photos in the NLI where it has a more starring role e.g. here.

Here's a history of the International Hotel including a bit about the Quinnsborough Rd. area.

The 1974 fire:

Sharon Corbet Doesn't cut too much off the date, but your link to Our Wicklow Heritage page says the hotel opened in 1862, so 1862-1883.

So from your OSI link, we're looking at the Presbyterian Church, Goldsmith Terrace, Prince of Wales Terrace, then the International Hotel.

From ads in the Freeman’s Journal, no. 6 Goldsmith Terrace, Quinsborough Road was a hairdressers from 15 December 1863 (11 Dec. 1863), and no. 7, Quinsborough Road (also Goldsmith Terrace?) was an Auctioneers/House and Land Agent - James Redington. (17 May 1864).

The hairdressers ad is gorgeous and reeks of the time (or is scented by the time):

Opening of the Bray Haircutting Rooms
Mrs. Birch, 1, Molesworth-Street, begs respectfully to announce to the Nobility and Gentry of Bray and its vicinity that she purposes opening the House No. 6, Goldsmith Terrace, Quinsborough Road, Bray, on Tuesday December 15, as a Haircutting and Perfumery Establishment, to be conducted on precisely the same principles as have secured to her house in Molesworth-street such distinguished patronage for upwards of half a century.
The Stock will comprise every Toilet requisite of merit from the most eminent houses in Paris and London, together with an assortment of Fancy Goods.
The Haircutting Rooms will be attended by Assistants of ability and experience.
For the convenience of Ladies, Mrs. Birch purposes keeping a stock of Ornamental Hair. In this department orders can be executed with dispatch from the parent establishment in town [for emergency bad hair days presumably!].
In thus supplying a want long felt in Bray, Mrs. Birch hopes to receive encouragement and support, pledging herself to use every effort to merit it.

The Presbyterian Church looks very new (built 1858?), or at least the plants in the yard are recent.

Always fascinated by photos of Bray, as my relly, Jonathan Henn, lived and died there in 1873. He would have recognized the place as in this photo. It might even be him walking along the street ...

It's all about mobility. Up and including the first years of WW2, most European armies had troops that used bicycles for speed and mobility. It's quicker than walking which is how most soldiers got from A to B 😀

Who stole his saddle?

Flickr is sometimes amazing! Via Indread Coal who says before 1903

beachcomber australia Looks as if there was a proper clip type yokey to keep the gun in place. It's the local innovation, the proposed boot mechanism, that I fell in love with when I saw this letter.

Tintin et Milou As long as the roads are somewhat paved.