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I love those carriages for the gentry!! It is an excellent image with oodles to look at ..but I have to go to the dentist :-(

Firstly, welcome back Carol - our lives were so much duller without your presence and posts! Secondly when I was growing up in Limerick this was more or less the centre of activity because (a) I lived not too far away and (b) my father worked on the railway. This scene had not changed much when I was growing up and I can remember some jarveys parked along that fence line though there was a line of taxis nearby as well. Those gates were still there right up to the 1960's if I remember right and the station building was and remains more or less the same. In our time the bus terminal for the country linking the trains with the outlying areas and towns not served by the railway were up there to the right of the shot and I remember the green single deckers with the luggage on the rack on the roof leaving there down through the years. Ah, them was the days!!! This was probably taken from the Railway Hotel which was directly across the street from the station?

I should mention that this is right in the heart of "Cookie" country, just up to the right was Careys Road and the Young Munster rugby club was centred in that area. The club which is 120+ years old was drawn from local workers and craftsmen and the name was cocking a snoop at those elitist clubs like the Old Belvederes, Old Wesleys etc.

What a contrast between the extravagant hats of the ladies and the caps of the urchins standing right next to them.

Vab2009 Ouch! Best of luck at the dentist...

Emmet St. OSI Street View

From Ian T Edwards's photstream

I see Emmet Street is called Blossom Gate Street now

Re Sports Poster - the top line says Gaelic Athletic Association From www.banteerhistory.ie/images/Hillary/1909.pdf Michael O Callaghan Inchemay and Arthur O Sullivan Nadd won All Ireland titles in the All Ireland sports held under GAA rules at Mallow on July 18th 1909. Michael O Callaghan won the four mile flat championship from M. Hourigan Ballingarry 2nd. On the last lap the Banteer man won going exceedingly strong and finished up with plenty to spare. Amid much excitement he received a standing ovation. Arthur O Sullivan won the mile championship from R. Barry Glanworth So looks like your 1909 is correct I would suggest August 1909

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002736270/ Daniel Clery - Draper in Sarsfield Street He has children aged 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 - early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and the father of a large family!!

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Situations Vacant, Freeman's journal, May 3rd 1892: DRESSMAKING; wanted a first class Dressmaker, R. C.; must be able to cut and fit well, and take entire charge of workroom; none but competent person need apply; state references and lowest salary. Leonard Brothers, Belturbet.

Niall McAuley Thank you very much! Now both photos are on our Flickr Map.

John Spooner So 1899 is not wildly out then? And I'm assuming R.C. was Roman Catholic - you wouldn't specify religion in an ad nowadays!

In April 1894 they were looking for a 'stylish Millener, R.C. and good Saleswoman'' The ad for a dressmaker appeared again in Agust 1894, so presumably the successful applicant in 1892 had moved to pastures new. Still expanding in January 1897 DRESSES; Leonard Bros, Belturbet, require a pushing Salesman, RC, of good appearance and address, for their Dress Department; give full particulars at once. Address 8502, Freeman Office.