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Here at the National Library of Ireland we look after the largest collection of Irish printed, manuscript, and visual material in the world, and our collections span almost 1,000 years of Irish art, culture, history and literature. We first started on flickr in February 2010 with a range of items from our Ephemera Collections. These printed items - originally produced to be almost as quickly thrown away - are invaluable as a means of gaining snapshots of different periods in Ireland's social, political, economic and cultural history. Though transient items, they're sometimes very beautiful to look at, occasionally fascinating, and often unintentionally funny...

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Down and Out in Longford

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  • 32 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    12 March 1974 was a Tuesday ... not a Good News Day for A36R
  • beachcomber australia said:
    It happened on 27 February, a while before. Details here - irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/2432-longford-derailment/

    "... Fortunately there were no major injuries largely due to there being no passengers in the two carriages that went down the embankment. Only the driver was removed to hospital, for precautionary reasons. One passenger received medical attention at Longford station but was fit enough to continue their journey to Dublin. ... "
  • beachcomber australia said:
    "josefstadt" on the above site has a few colour photos of the recovery operation. Can anyone spot Mr O'Dea in his photos?
  • Suck Diesel said:
    Date pre 4/6 May, according to
    “A36R, which had come to rest in a very awkward position, was not recovered until the weekend of 4 / 5 May, by which time a large amount of the locomotive’s brass and copper had been removed by persons from a local ‘caravan park’!
  • Foxglove said:
    .... resting...not sleeping

In the earth and in the heavens

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Cúchulainn loved the Mód Direach!

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  • Mike Grimes said:
    Established in 1859, Dundalgan Press is one the oldest printing works in Ireland. The firm was started by William Tempest, and expanded under his son Henry (1881–1964).

    [From Facebook and Oxford Reference]
  • Mike Grimes said:
    Meet the founder.

    www.dib.ie/biography/tempest-william-a8491
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Here's Mr Tempest's shop (posted 15 years ago!).

  • Niall McAuley said:
    Tempest's Annual for 1905
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Can anyone find the charts online ?
    Please !

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